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Top Secret/SCI
$180,000 - $287,500
Unspecified
Highlands Ranch, CO (On-Site/Office)
Job Number 709870BR
Description: The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.
What does this role look like?
The Capture Excellence (CE) team within Lockheed Martin (LM) Space Strategy & Business Development (S&BD) is responsible for enabling the business's growth objectives by leading with the talent, processes, training, and tools necessary to shape captures and build compelling and compliant offerings to our customers. Additionally, CE is at the forefront of operations and digital transformation for all of Space S&BD.
CE is seeking a director that will lead the Operations & Transformation (O&T) organization within CE. In the deputy role, the successful candidate will partner with the CE Vice President to set the goals and objectives for the CE organization. As the director for the O&T organization, the successful candidate will own the end to end execution of key business operations that enable Space S&BD to execute, make informed business decisions, and deliver transformation initiatives focused on improving S&BD effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability.
You the following daily key responsibilities:
• GBDS 1LMX Oversight: Serve as the Space executive representative for the GBDS-X efforts collaborating with cross-Business Area and Corporate teams to position 1LMX initiatives, advocate for Space needs, and derive Space benefits. Within Space, direct the planning, execution, and sustainment of the 1LMX activities and tools, driving adoption and utilization across Space S&BD.
• Analysis & Reporting: Build and maintain robust reporting mechanisms for S&BD performance indicators, delivering timely analytics that drive decision making and continuous improvement. Responsible for reporting Key Performance Indicators to Corporate as well as preparation of quarterly analysis and briefing materials.
• Independent Lessons Learned (IL2) Process: Oversee the IL2 function to reflect, synthesize, and disseminate IL2 findings from each capture cycle, and champion the implementation of corrective actions that raise win potential and reduce cycle time.
• Business & Process Efficiency Initiatives: Oversee high impact transformation projects such as AI Assist integration, capture process redesign, and holistic integration of transformation across people, processes, and tools, measuring outcomes against defined efficiency targets.
• Strategic Business Consultants: Oversees the processes and vetting of external consultants to ensure alignment and value to Space S&BD.
• Content Development & Publication: Oversee the production of high quality graphics, narrative writing, and publication assets for capture teams, embedding best in class storytelling and visual communication practices.
• Tool Evaluation & Adoption: Evaluate, select, and institutionalize commercial off the shelf (COTS) and emerging transformation tools that enhance capture proposal development, data management, and collaborative workflows.
The O&T Director position offers a unique platform to shape the future of Space S&BD capture excellence, driving both the strategic rhythm of the organization and the operational engine that powers mission success.
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Progressive experience in capture, proposal management, or business development within the aerospace/defense sector.
• Ability to understand S&BD operations and processes and develop relationships quickly.
• Change agent comfortable leading high visibility initiatives, managing ambiguity, and delivering results in fast paced, mission critical settings.
• 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:
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple teams / projects and simultaneously.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders and stakeholders as well as staff and team members.
• Proven experience in leading and managing diverse and distributed teams and demonstrated success in driving projects such as process and tool transformations at scale.
• Expertise in capture and/or proposal development processes, with a deep understanding of key functional organizations' systems and processes that enable it.
Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess:
• Experience working collaboratively across Enterprise Operations and/or LM Business Areas.
• Strong analytical acumen, understands driving to root cause analyses, and translates insights into measurable performance improvements.
• Strategic thinker who can balance day to day operational demands with long term transformation goals.
• Demonstrated financial acumen including budget planning and analysis.
• Prior demonstrated success in capture management and/or proposal operations.
• Active Top Secret / SCI
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:
Hiring Our Heroes
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!
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 Know
Expression 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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $180,000 - $287,500. 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.
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 Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Business Development
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Description: The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.
What does this role look like?
The Capture Excellence (CE) team within Lockheed Martin (LM) Space Strategy & Business Development (S&BD) is responsible for enabling the business's growth objectives by leading with the talent, processes, training, and tools necessary to shape captures and build compelling and compliant offerings to our customers. Additionally, CE is at the forefront of operations and digital transformation for all of Space S&BD.
CE is seeking a director that will lead the Operations & Transformation (O&T) organization within CE. In the deputy role, the successful candidate will partner with the CE Vice President to set the goals and objectives for the CE organization. As the director for the O&T organization, the successful candidate will own the end to end execution of key business operations that enable Space S&BD to execute, make informed business decisions, and deliver transformation initiatives focused on improving S&BD effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability.
You the following daily key responsibilities:
• GBDS 1LMX Oversight: Serve as the Space executive representative for the GBDS-X efforts collaborating with cross-Business Area and Corporate teams to position 1LMX initiatives, advocate for Space needs, and derive Space benefits. Within Space, direct the planning, execution, and sustainment of the 1LMX activities and tools, driving adoption and utilization across Space S&BD.
• Analysis & Reporting: Build and maintain robust reporting mechanisms for S&BD performance indicators, delivering timely analytics that drive decision making and continuous improvement. Responsible for reporting Key Performance Indicators to Corporate as well as preparation of quarterly analysis and briefing materials.
• Independent Lessons Learned (IL2) Process: Oversee the IL2 function to reflect, synthesize, and disseminate IL2 findings from each capture cycle, and champion the implementation of corrective actions that raise win potential and reduce cycle time.
• Business & Process Efficiency Initiatives: Oversee high impact transformation projects such as AI Assist integration, capture process redesign, and holistic integration of transformation across people, processes, and tools, measuring outcomes against defined efficiency targets.
• Strategic Business Consultants: Oversees the processes and vetting of external consultants to ensure alignment and value to Space S&BD.
• Content Development & Publication: Oversee the production of high quality graphics, narrative writing, and publication assets for capture teams, embedding best in class storytelling and visual communication practices.
• Tool Evaluation & Adoption: Evaluate, select, and institutionalize commercial off the shelf (COTS) and emerging transformation tools that enhance capture proposal development, data management, and collaborative workflows.
The O&T Director position offers a unique platform to shape the future of Space S&BD capture excellence, driving both the strategic rhythm of the organization and the operational engine that powers mission success.
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Progressive experience in capture, proposal management, or business development within the aerospace/defense sector.
• Ability to understand S&BD operations and processes and develop relationships quickly.
• Change agent comfortable leading high visibility initiatives, managing ambiguity, and delivering results in fast paced, mission critical settings.
• 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:
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple teams / projects and simultaneously.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders and stakeholders as well as staff and team members.
• Proven experience in leading and managing diverse and distributed teams and demonstrated success in driving projects such as process and tool transformations at scale.
• Expertise in capture and/or proposal development processes, with a deep understanding of key functional organizations' systems and processes that enable it.
Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess:
• Experience working collaboratively across Enterprise Operations and/or LM Business Areas.
• Strong analytical acumen, understands driving to root cause analyses, and translates insights into measurable performance improvements.
• Strategic thinker who can balance day to day operational demands with long term transformation goals.
• Demonstrated financial acumen including budget planning and analysis.
• Prior demonstrated success in capture management and/or proposal operations.
• Active Top Secret / SCI
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:
Hiring Our Heroes
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!
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 Know
Expression 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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $180,000 - $287,500. 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.
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 Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Business Development
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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