Lockheed Martin

Business Development & Strategy Lead

Lockheed Martin$109K — $192K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Engineering, Business, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in Aerospace and Defense
  • Experience in flight testing, design engineering, operations analysis, or systems engineering
  • Familiarity with Mission Architecting
  • Knowledge of Department of War program structures, milestones, and timelines
  • Proven leadership in business development and competitive capture initiatives
  • Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to brief stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Lead new business pursuits and strategy development through competitive analysis and program transition
  • Identify emerging markets and analyze customer budgets to discover growth opportunities
  • Utilize non-traditional business models to shape market strategy and engage with key customers
  • Develop mission value leveraging internal technology and customer insights
  • Cultivate a positive brand identity across technical portfolio in customer communities
  • Create advocacy plans for core customers and identify successful value propositions
  • Assess customer capability gaps and advocate for advanced program technology solutions

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) match and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Education Assistance and Parental Leave
  • Paid time off and Holidays
  • Incentive plan eligibility
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Strike, Deterrence and Missile Defense Mission Strategy and Advanced Capabilities (SDMD MSAC) team is seeking a Business Development & Strategy Analyst Stf to support our pursuit of new business opportunities, strategic growth, and creation of new partnerships.

The selected candidate will aid in the development and execution of customer-focused strategy and capture opportunities, primarily within the Targets & Countermeasures business but also inclusive of Missile Defense capabilities. They will be accountable for identifying and supporting shaping of new and recompeted business through a balanced focus on customer value, the competitive environment, and the corporation's best interests. They will support capture strategies by identifying potential customers and/ or relevant solicitations and informing business solutions for pursuit of opportunities; executing competitive assessments and evaluating potential teaming partners; helping inform position-to-win (PTW) narratives; and participating in bid and proposal activities across a matrixed and highly integrated team of professionals. This role will play a major part in exploring non-traditional business models, partnerships and other go-to-market activities to evolve Lockheed's position. The selected candidate will support internal cross-functional briefings - up to the executive level - to socialize and gain appropriate approvals to pursue new business; particularly when there are non-traditional business models involved.

Engagement with key external customers and the ability to build customer relationships is key to success in this role. The ideal candidate will bring a strong perspective on how to shape market requirements and evolve Lockheed Martin's capabilities to meet future requirements competitively. A mix of Department of War and federal government contracting with strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills is key. A technical baseline of capabilities with the missile defense industry is strongly preferred, but not required.

In this dynamic role, your key responsibilities will include:
• Lead new business pursuits, shaping strategies, whitepaper and proposal development by conducting reviews, competitive analysis and developing the business case. Work cross-functionally to lead Capture Teams from shaping through program transition.
• Identify emerging and growing markets and opportunities while maintaining continuous, detailed insight into customer budgets and allocations. You will also perform economic analyses and explore business models best suited to growing markets.
• Understand and apply non-traditional business models and go-to-market motions to help think and execute differently; socialize and gain internal traction on new ways of doing business within the missile defense portfolio, proactively acknowledging and burning down risks. Includes proactive shaping and/ or seeking out of CRAD, CRADA, SBIR, BAA etc opportunities for growth.
• Develop mission value through the application of our IRAD technologies, work closely with customers to define mission success and accelerate our technical capabilities.
• Develop a positive and evolved LM brand identity in the customer communities covering the full spectrum of the technical portfolio.
• Develop detailed senior customer advocacy plans for core customers in DoW and for new and expanding customers in other national and international federal agencies. Identify our value proposition for each, our messages to shape opportunities and deliver value, and milestones for achieving agreement on specific issues.
• Assess customer strategic capability gap requirements and advocate advanced program technology solutions, planning, business opportunity identification and validation, capture plan development and execution, and customer interaction management - specifically within the Targets and Countermeasures and Kinetic Effectors portfolios.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Aerospace, Engineering, Business or related field
• +5 years of experience in Aerospace and Defense
• Prior experience in flight testing, design engineering, operations analysis, or systems engineering
• Experience with Mission Architecting
• Basic understanding of typical DoW program structures, milestones and timelines
• Experience in leading business development and/or competitive capture initiatives with a track record of success within the Department of War
• Proven management and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to interact confidently with peers, executives, both internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to proactively collaborate, drive change, and navigate complex matrixed environments with competing priorities
• Detail oriented and ability to multi-task; strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated expertise in communicating/briefing managers, employees, and customers
• US Citizen with Active DoW Secret Clearance is required

Desired skills
• Ability to leverage technical and managerial relationships to assist with the identification of opportunities that align with the strategy
• Demonstrated, excellent written and oral communication skills
• Prior experience as technical and/or programmatic lead
• Prior experience with MDA, Navy, Space Force, Air Force, and/ or Army customers
• Demonstrated success leading capture teams, proposal teams, strategy development, and customer solutioning
• Strong grasp of non-traditional, commercial and / or disruptive business models and implications to financing, contracting, programmatic and legal risks
• Executive-level presentation skills with the ability to tell a concise and compelling story
• Expert-level Microsoft suite skills, including PowerPoint

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $109,200 - $192,510. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $125,600 - $217,695. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

Lockheed Martin Careers

Joining Lockheed Martin provides more than just a job opportunity; it offers a platform to be part of a leading team dedicated to advancing global security and aerospace innovation. As a cornerstone of technological prowess, Lockheed Martin invites you to contribute to a legacy of impactful achievements in defense and technology.

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Market Cap
$126.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.8 billion
Founded
1995
5 Year Trend
+7.2%
Revenue
$65.3 billion
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