Program Management Director

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 195,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Sustainment Business Unit seeks an experienced sustainment program director to lead global services, strategy and international programs, including cradle-to-grave management of sustainment contracts and development of multi-year plans.

The role requires navigating senior US and international stakeholders, shaping investment funding, driving performance against projections, and partnering with JPO, OSD, and FMS customers to sustain growth and program effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Experience with aerospace sustainment, production, or supply chain.
• Prior business development or strategy and program management and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead global services, strategy and international programs across the F-35 sustainment portfolio.
• Direct cradle-to-grave program and portfolio management activities for sustainment contracts.
• Develop sustainment strategy, funding, and multi-year discussions with key stakeholders.
• Partner with the JPO, OSD, international partners and US Service stakeholders to deliver performance.

Skills

Capture management

Proposal management

Team leadership

Customer relations

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Standard Job Description

The F-35 Sustainment Business Unit has an immediate requirement for an experienced sustainment program director to lead global services, strategy and international programs. This is a highly visible, large OSEC impact position. This organization is responsible for annualized services, software sustainment, reliability improvement programs, maintenance and international programs. In addition, this director will lead the overall F-35 sustainment strategy, key investment funding, and multi-year discussions. This director is responsible for driving actions to close the current risk gap on current performance projections and will ensure F-35 Sustainment performance by successfully partnering with the JPO, OSD, international partners and US Service stakeholders. This Director role is critical to partnering with the JPO on the multi-year and with international customers on commercial growth, and drives focus on the program performance for contracts within the portfolio.

Standard Job Description

The F-35 Sustainment Business Unit has an immediate requirement for an experienced sustainment program director to lead global services, strategy and international programs. This is a highly visible, large OSEC impact position. This organization is responsible for annualized services, software sustainment, reliability improvement programs, maintenance and international programs. In addition, this director will lead the overall F-35 sustainment strategy, key investment funding, and multi-year discussions. This director is responsible for driving actions to close the current risk gap on current performance projections and will ensure F-35 Sustainment performance by successfully partnering with the JPO, OSD, international partners and US Service stakeholders. This Director role is critical to partnering with the JPO on the multi-year and with international customers on commercial growth, and drives focus on the program performance for contracts within the portfolio.

The position includes cradle to grave program and portfolio management activities for sustainment contracts while developing and continuing relationships with US Services, international partners, foreign military sales (FMS) customers and industrial suppliers and partners. In addition, this role is responsible for the overall F-35 sustainment strategy development, key investment funding, and the Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) growth initiatives. They are also the lead for the sustainment business unit on the multi-year contract (MYP-S) including overall strategy and sustainment content. LM sustainment, strategy, program management and corporate expertise in the execution of these contracts is essential to the technical and business solution results. This daily support includes interaction with 40+ USG senior leaders, Partner leaders and decision makers.

• You must hold a Secret clearance prior to start to apply

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or higher, or a combination of equivalent education and experience
• Experience with aerospace sustainment, production, or supply chain
• Prior business development or strategy and program management and leadership experience

Desired Skills

• Experience with capture and proposal management, including negotiation within both US DOD and DCS contract types
• Experience with team building and managing large functional organizations
• Strong customer relationship building skills across both domestic and international customers
• Sustainment program management and portfolio management experience
• Aerospace platform sustainment domain experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $195000.00 - $350000.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.