Program Manager

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Space 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.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you!

Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, CO seeks a Program Management Manager to be part of the Stinger Ground leadership team as the P267/P277 Ground IPT Lead.

This position works to ensure business goals, contract requirements, financial targets, scheduled delivery dates, and customer requirements are achieved. To be successful you must be comfortable working in a highly dynamic customer environment.

As the P267/P277 Ground Program Management Manager you will:

• Be responsible and accountable for the cost, schedule, and technical execution of the ground scope of these critical LM Space programs
• Be expected to coordinate across functions to execute program objectives, work collaboratively with leads across the Stinger campaign elements (program, technical, capture and business development) and leverage the LM enterprise
• Interface with and build effective relationships across the customer community
• Employ Full Spectrum Leadership values to lead, motivate, challenge, and interact with the team.

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

• Demonstrated experience with project management or project engineering
• Demonstrated experience in planning and execution of events, tasks, or projects
• Demonstrated experience building key relationships across organizations internally and externally to achieve organizational and program goals
• Demonstrated experience with customer interfacing
• Demonstrated strong communication skills
• Experience with the following principles: Financial Management, Risk and Opportunity Management, Integrated Planning
• Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance prior to start

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (or related technical field) or equivalent experience/combined education
• 10+ years of aerospace operations and/or engineering experience
• Experience in Earned Value Management and Agile principle
• IPT Lead or CAM experience for Software Development teams
• Knowledge of planning processes, including critical path analysis, risks, and Earned Value Management (EVM) implementation from a planning perspective
• Experience with collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, or equivalent)
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and tackle numerous tasks as part of the daily program operations
• Demonstrated ability to get results from teams without direct authority
• Proven track record of good judgment and programmatic execution necessary to meet technical requirements while balancing schedules and budget obligations
• Knowledge of program lifecycle execution from concept phase through end-of-life phase
• Experience briefing status to senior and executive leadership
• Experience with the Stinger enterprise and/or related legacy programs