Job Description

What does this role look like?

The Protocol & Events Representative Staff is a senior individual contributor and go-to expert on the Lockheed Martin Space Protocol & Events team.

You'll independently lead the enterprise's most complex, high-visibility engagements - think flag-officer visits, national ceremonies, large-scale customer receptions, and multi-day executive programs. Senior leaders will look to you as a trusted advisor, and your work will directly shape how customers and government partners experience Lockheed Martin Space.

You'll also help build the function itself - contributing to the standards, governance, and playbooks that raise the bar for the whole team.

In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities:
• Lead full lifecycle planning and on-site execution of major events - Tier 1 government/military visits, ceremonies of 500+, executive summits, international programs, launch events, receptions, and trade show/airshow activations.
• Own assigned programs end to end: scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder communication, and on-site operations.
• Brief and advise VP-level and above executives on event strategy, protocol requirements, and risk.
• Apply expert-level protocol knowledge - military and government honors, diplomatic protocol, VIP visit management - including precedence, seating, and introductions.
• Manage Legal, Ethics, and Hospitality approvals for visitor engagements, including DoD, government, and foreign national guests.
• Build and run event production frameworks: run-of-show documents, staffing matrices, contingency plans, and vendor coordination.
• Oversee logistics end to end - venues, catering, AV, transportation, lodging, security, signage - plus international logistics like visas and entry documentation.
• Manage event budgets, vendor contracts, POs, and invoice reconciliation.
• Produce executive-ready after-action reports with performance data and recommendations.
• Mentor IC-2 and IC-3 team members and represent Protocol & Events in cross-functional and One LM forums.

This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility one of the Coolest places to work: Denver, Colorado , and be expected to work in the office.

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in event planning, protocol, or corporate hospitality.
• Track record as senior lead on complex, multi-stakeholder events with 200+ attendees, owning scope, budget, logistics, and execution.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. military and government protocol, honors and courtesies, and VIP visit management.
• Experience advising VP-level and above executives and government/military officials.
• Experience managing vendors, negotiating contracts, and overseeing multi-line budgets.
• Proficiency with event platforms and business tools (Microsoft Office, Cvent, Airtable, or similar).
• Willingness to work flexible hours - early mornings, evenings, weekends - as needed.
• Ability to travel within the United States (possibly international on occasion) up to ~20 percent of the time.
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US TOP SECRET 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:
• Bachelors degree in Hospitality Management, Communications, Business Administration, or related field.
• Certifications such as CGMP (Certified Government Meeting Professional), CMP(Certified Meeting Professional) or other Event Management credentials.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or government contracting, including high-security or classified facility events.
• Sound independent judgment under pressure in high-stakes, fast-moving environments.
• Familiarity with international protocol and events involving foreign delegations.
• Experience building governance frameworks, career architectures, or SOPs.
• Track record mentoring junior staff or informally leading event support teams.
• Strategic stakeholder management and influence without direct authority.
• Familiarity with government ethics rules on gifts, travel, and hospitality thresholds.
• Experience with trade shows, airshow activations, or industry conferences.
• Active TS security clearance.

PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits of Employment:

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.

We are also committed to enabling transitioning veterans to connect with their communities and find new purpose as they reintegrate into civilian life. By clicking on the link, you can find out more on how we proudly support the Military/Veterans Network:
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Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities

At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach - and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. ...just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!

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 $85,400 - $150,650. 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 $98,300 - $170,315. 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.