Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin SpaceSpace is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision.
We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
What does this role look like?
This Director role is for the
Deputy to the MSAC Vice President of the newly integrated GSA/GC3 Mission Strategy and Advanced Capabilities Deputy (MSAC) Organization (Global Situational Awareness/Global Command, Control and Communications).
As the MSAC Deputy, you will partner with the MSAC VP to lead Strategy Development, Technology Development and New Business Capture for Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) missions. This position is aligned to the National Security Space (NSS) Line of Business (LOB), supporting all five NSS Mission Segments.
In this role will offer you the following daily key responsibilities:
- This position integrates both an internal and external set of leadership responsibilities.
- In the external role, this leader partners with the MSAC VP to mature and approve the mission based strategies to replenish $6-7B/year of sales, coaching and overseeing the capture plans across a team of approximately 8-10 Directors.
- This includes successful technology development of Government CRAD and LM IRAD to position LM for best value mission focused solutions.
- In the internal role, the Deputy is the designated leader for the MSAC financial team that oversees CRAD and IRAD performance, the External Engagement Team, overseeing all internal and external senior level visits, and the interface to LM Space and Corporate Strategy and Business Development.
- As the empowered Deputy to the MSAC VP, this role requires a high level of executive presence, senior leader communication skills and the ability to guide high impact decision making based on based on data and a disciplined approach to strategy.
- The chosen leader must be able to demonstrate all facets of Full Spectrum Leadership under stressing conditions, drive process and financial discipline, enforce leader accountability across the MSAC director team, and be a trusted partner to the MSAC VP, acting routinely in their place with other internal and external senior leadership.
Basic Qualifications:To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications: • 15+ years of experience in new business captures and/or system acquisition, development and operations of DoD or Commercial aerospace systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing or working within a complex capture organization.
• Demonstrated strategic mindset with the ability to chart clear growth paths for complex organizations with a disparate stakeholder group.
• Demonstrated experience leading growth of business including directing resources, and leading capture of new business.
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and
currently possess and be able to maintain a US DoD 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:• Executive presence and engagement including management of executives or senior managers
• Leading the execution of capture strategies for emerging and existing programs based on a foundation of mission engineering and technology maturation.
• Assessment of new opportunities and markets, assisting in the disposition of opportunities based on LM Space strategy and probability of win.
• Familiarity with customer community both domestically and abroad, to span a variety of communication systems, including understanding of key customer priorities & limitations (e.g., budget, policy) that drive the community toward constrained solutions
• Oversight of budgets with emphasis on prioritization of spending based on strategic alignment
• Demonstrated Cross organization collaboration with demonstrated new business results. Experience leading leaders in complex environments
• Coaching and mentoring of next generation leaders
• Experience with FVEY and International captures a plus.
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.
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Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI
Other Important Information You Should KnowExpression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities 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.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $195,000 - $310,500. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. 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.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $195,000 - $359,375. 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.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Business Development
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
