Lockheed Martin

Program Manager

Lockheed Martin$180K — $325K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Program Management or equivalent complex P&L roles
  • Demonstrated formal leadership skills
  • Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM)
  • Proven ability to create agile execution plans
  • U.S. citizenship required with the ability to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance

Responsibilities

  • Oversee P&L for multiple GPS contracts while meeting technical and budget goals
  • Lead program teams across domestic and international sites
  • Establish relationships with senior stakeholders in government and Lockheed Martin
  • Collaborate seamlessly with various program managers for integrated PNT enterprise operations
  • Coordinate resources between contracts and functional organizations
  • Drive customer satisfaction and mission success across the portfolio
  • Foster a culture of inclusiveness and accountability

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Education assistance programs
  • Life and Disability insurance options
Full Job Description
Standard Job Description

Our National Security Space team is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager Director. In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for leading an organization that would consist of a broad Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) portfolio.

As a portfolio manager, responsibilities include:
• Overall P&L responsibility of the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract including AEP-Modernization, GPS On-orbit Operations and Sustainment contract, and SBAS portfolio contract scope including driving the successful execution of program cost, schedule, technical, and product quality objectives while meeting/exceeding customer expectations
• Leading Program teams across multiple sites both domestic and international
• Building relationships with senior government, customer, and Lockheed Martin Executive leaders
• Seamless collaboration with GPSIII/IIIF Program Managers and collaboration with Navigation Systems Segment leadership ensuring an integrated, effective, and profitable Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) Space Vehicle and Ground enterprise. Drive enterprise road to mission activities for GPS IIIF
• Seamless collaboration and successful execution with Zeta, LM Australia and subcontractors for SouthPAN
• Responsible to balance execution, start-up, and domestic/international growth
• Responsible for driving and enabling PNT/GPS Ground Strategy and Growth, including driving innovation and transformation
• Responsible for leading capture of SBAS Expansion
• Coordinating resources between multiple contracts and operating locations, and building partnerships with the functional organizations, such as Engineering and Technology, Business Development, Business Operations, Contracts, Subcontracts, and Planning to meet contracted commitments
• Achieving 100% mission success and fully utilizing technical resources across the Lockheed Martin Corporation and teammate companies to achieve the Program objectives
• Driving and fostering a culture of inclusiveness, accountability, and openness
• Remain up to date with relevant mission knowledge and have the ability and willingness to develop innovative approaches for satisfying the diverse customer requirements that are technically superior and efficient
• Some international travel will be required.

Candidate will be located near one of our Lockheed Martin Space facilities; with the expectation that the incumbent will spend 50% of their time in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• 5+ years of Program Management or equivalent experience managing a complex P&L functional assignment and proven prior experience across complex software development and/or sustainment programs.
• Demonstrated formal leadership experience.
• CAM experience.
• Experience creating streamlined, agile execution plans and delivering high-value solutions.
• Must have the ability to travel extensively.
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US Top Secret SCI clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Please note: No clearance is required to apply, nor prior to start.

Desired Skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
• Have strong interpersonal skills with teamwork and transparency as a priority, demonstrable written communication and oral presentation skills
• Possess effective executive-level verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting internally (SSC and LMC executives) and externally (customers)
• Experience managing in both fixed-price and cost-plus environments
• Demonstrated self-motivation with a compelling desire to make a positive impact and the organizational/motivational skills to make it happen
• Proven track record of successfully partnering with engineering and supporting organizations to achieve common objectives, including driving enterprise behaviors and innovation/process improvements.
• Experience developing strategies and relationships and operationalizing them
• Proven ability to examine multiple strategic options and select a course of action and direction for future business requirements
• Possess financial acumen and planning skills,
• Past experience with Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) Mission and/or Products
• Past experience in firm fixed price agile software development programs
• Have prior experience working with operations and sustainment
• Past experience in Subcontract Program Management and Earned Value Management
• Past experience with leading international programs
• Negotiation experience
• Capture experience
• Experience working with a geographically distributed team
• Understand the customer organization and budgets in a fast-paced development environment
• Demonstrate your ability to build Customer confidence and intimacy across multiple Mission Partners, LM Business units and Program Areas
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $180000.00 - $325000.00

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (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.

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.

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