Principal/Senior Principal Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Remote Principal/Senior Principal Talent Acquisition Business Partner with Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, guiding full lifecycle recruiting, shaping hiring strategies, and driving talent initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for regional or division-specific roles across technical, administrative, hourly, and leadership levels.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract top talent in competitive markets.
• Assess candidates for technical capability, leadership potential, and mission alignment.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, guiding interviewing, candidate evaluation, and hiring decisions.
• Leverage data, market insights, and workforce intelligence to inform hiring approaches and influence decisions.
• Ensure recruiting activities align with compliance standards, diversity objectives, and established processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver a seamless and engaging candidate experience.

Requirements

• Principal path: Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years, or a High School Diploma/GED with 9+ years of experience.
• Senior Principal path: Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, or Master’s degree with 6+ years, or a High School Diploma/GED with 12+ years of experience.
• Proven track record of independently driving high-visibility projects to successful delivery, consistently meeting scope and achieving measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrated success filling hard-to-fill roles across multiple functions.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and preparing executive communication.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously with advanced recruiting strategies and meet aggressive hiring targets.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Technologies

• Eightfold
• Workday
• LinkedIn Recruiter

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• PTO for vacation and/or personal business
• Overtime eligibility
• Shift differential
• Discretionary bonus
• Annual bonuses
• Long term incentives

Relocation Assistance

No relocation assistance available

Travel

Yes, 25% of the Time

Clearance

• Clearance required for start: No
• Clearance type: None

Salary

• Primary level salary range: $77,000.00 - $141,200.00
• Secondary level salary range: $96,200.00 - $176,300.00