Lockheed Martin

Subcontract Program Manager,Sr. Staff

Lockheed Martin$122K — $216K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Subcontract Management, Program Management, or technical fields like engineering or production.
  • Demonstrated experience managing subcontractors over $20M and negotiating contracts over $100M.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and potentially internationally, with travel demands varying from minimal to 50-75%.
  • Proven track record of customer recognition for impactful contributions to missions.
  • U.S. Citizenship and the ability to maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI clearance are mandatory.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Subcontract Management Team (SMT) to ensure cost, schedule, and technical objectives are met.
  • Oversee the entire subcontracting process from RFP through to performance management.
  • Ensure subcontractor performance meets program specifications in terms of cost, schedule, and quality.
  • Manage the release of Statements of Work (SOWs) and Subcontract Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).
  • Facilitate programmatic and technical meetings with subcontractors and internal teams.
  • Identify and resolve issues affecting subcontractor performance to maintain progress.

Benefits

  • Active participation in community service, contributing over 850,000 volunteer hours annually.
  • Support for transitioning veterans through a dedicated Military/Veterans Network.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with matching and various leave benefits including Parental Leave and PTO.
Full Job Description
Job Description

✪ The work:
As a Subcontract Program Manager Sr Stf, you will oversee all cost, schedule, and technical performance aspects of our subcontractors and suppliers. You will be the lead of the Subcontract Management Team (SMT), ensuring that every facet of subcontract management - from request for proposal (RFP) to delivery - aligns with program objectives and performance goals. Your leadership will drive the collaboration between Subcontract Managers, Subcontract Administrators, engineering, specialties, and suppliers to ensure compliant execution within cost and schedule constraints.

✪ Key Responsibilities
• Lead the Subcontract Management Team (SMT) to develop and maintain a consistent business rhythm, ensuring that cost, schedule, and technical objectives are met.
• Oversee the end-to-end subcontracting process, including RFP activities, negotiations, awards, and performance management.
• Ensure subcontractor performance aligns with program specifications, including cost, schedule, quality, and earned value requirements.
• Manage and release deliverables, including Statements of Work (SOWs) and Subcontract Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).
• Lead programmatic and technical meetings with subcontractors and internal engineering teams, fostering clear communication and accountability.
• Identify, forecast, and resolve issues impacting subcontractor performance, ensuring continuous progress and delivery.

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• 10+ years experience in Subcontract Management, Program Management, or a technical field such as engineering or production
• Supply Chain Professionals: Experience in management of >$20M subcontractors and experience in negotiation of >$100M subcontractors, AND/OR, Technical Professionals: Experience in the development, production, or maintenance of hardware.
• Must be willing and able to travel to suppliers on short notice. Travel is primarily domestic, but could be international. Travel is expected to be minimal, e.g., for monthly 1-day PMRs-but could surge to 50-75% Mon-Fri if suppliers performance falters. As the responsible SPM, the ability to represent LM on-site at a supplier is required.
• Have tangible examples of customer commendation/recognition for your impact and your team's impact on our missions and key strategic priorities.
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and currently possess and be able to 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.

Desired skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
• Proven ability to operate in various capacities and levels in a fast-paced competitive environment with high pressure and the need to maintain composure and focus on the task at hand.
• Advanced understanding in the field. Advanced knowledge in navigating the processes, procedures, negotiation, and management of all phases of the subcontract lifecycle across programmatic and technical disciplines internally and at the supplier
• Work is performed without appreciable direction, including ability to assess, interpret cost/schedule/technical data and risks/opportunities as the scope owner or CAM and implement and communicate strategic execution/recovery plans.
• Manages complex assignments and exercises considerable latitude to accomplish objectives.
• Experience scaling a concept (engineering) or operation (manufacturing/production) from prototype to production as well as contributing to sustainment strategy.
• Understands, inspires, and coaches the team to make more effective decisions in within a cross functional, and accountable, environment.
• Communicates at all levels both internally and externally with impact (including as high as LM and Supplier Program Management Team, with occasional Executive and End customer interaction).
• At a minimum successfully manages a portfolio of Complexity level 2&3, with occasional Complexity level 1 suppliers, with significant NRE >50% or higher risk, including Fixed Price and Cost Type Contract Structures.
• Implements and leads strategic initiatives within global supply chain.
• Engineering Professionals: Experience as a Certified Principal Engineer or Responsible Subsystem Engineer
• Engineering Professionals: Deep understanding of requirements language, flowdowns, and mission assurance
• Supply Chain Professionals: Experience with Commercial Acquisition Procedures (CAP) and Lockheed Martin Acquisition Policies (LMAP)
• Supply Chain Professionals: Experienced with the Truth in Negotiation Act (TINA)
• Legal contracts subject matter expert (SME)
• Experience as Cost Account Manager (CAM)

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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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.

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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 $122,900 - $216,660. 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 $141,300 - $244,835. 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.

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