Strategic Defence Finance & Programs Lead

Lockheed Martin; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a senior finance leader to shape the financial strategy for Australia’s most advanced defence programmes. You will partner with leaders across Australia and the US to drive portfolio growth, cost discipline and delivery in a matrixed environment.

You’ll own short‑ and long‑term financial plans, forecasts and commitments, ensuring robust program cost controls and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Senior finance, business-operations or commercial experience in an engineering, project or program environment (defence highly desirable).
• Experience in delivering complex programs on time, on budget and within contractual risk boundaries.
• Strong cost-management, budgeting, financial analysis, estimating and proposal development skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategic financial leadership: Partner with leaders across Australia and the US to deliver financial insight and support portfolio growth.
• Planning & performance: Own short- and long-term financial plans, forecasts and commitments with risk flags.
• Program finance: Ensure robust cost and schedule controls, forecasting and reporting for all programs.
• Business development & proposals: Collaborate with BD, contracts and engineering to craft sound proposals and contracts.
• Operations ownership and coordination: Align resources and processes across Finance, Controls and Pricing.
• Transformation & continuous improvement: Lead cross-functional initiatives to refine processes and elevate finance capabilities.
• Stakeholder engagement: Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, customers and regulators.
• Team leadership: Coach and develop a high-performing, inclusive team across locations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Proposal development

Negotiation

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

AI prompting tools

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a senior finance leader to shape the financial strategy for Australia’s most advanced defence programmes. You will partner with leaders across Australia and the US to drive portfolio growth, cost discipline and delivery in a matrixed environment.

You’ll own short‑ and long‑term financial plans, forecasts and commitments, ensuring robust program cost controls and timely reporting.