Strategic Planner Sr - E3

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space, based in Littleton, CO, is seeking a Strategic Planner Senior to join our Enterprise Strategy team. The role supports long-range corporate and business-area strategies to drive growth, profitability, competitiveness, and mission success.

Strong analytical ability and cross-functional collaboration are essential for delivering actionable strategic plans. The candidate will synthesize market data and budgets, develop models and dashboards in Excel, and present findings to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years in strategic planning or related analytical roles.
• Excellent PowerPoint and strong Excel skills with large databases.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and communicate strategic issues affecting growth and market position.
• Maintain market and budget database to forecast budgets.
• Conduct environmental scanning and market surveillance for opportunities and trends.
• Develop, monitor, and report on profitability, productivity, and growth targets.
• Create executive-ready PowerPoint presentations of analyses, options, and results.
• Use Excel to develop models, dashboards, forecasts, and scenario analyses.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align strategic priorities and execution plans.

Skills

Strategic planning

Budget analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Strategic Planner Senior to join our Enterprise Strategy team in Littleton, CO! The Strategic Planner supports the development and execution of long-range corporate or business-area strategies that advance growth, profitability, competitiveness, and mission success. This role identifies internal and external factors affecting the organization, evaluates customer budgets and trends, conducts market and financial analysis, and translates insights into actionable strategic and operational plans.

Standard Job Description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Strategic Planner Senior to join our Enterprise Strategy team in Littleton, CO! The Strategic Planner supports the development and execution of long-range corporate or business-area strategies that advance growth, profitability, competitiveness, and mission success. This role identifies internal and external factors affecting the organization, evaluates customer budgets and trends, conducts market and financial analysis, and translates insights into actionable strategic and operational plans.

The successful candidate is a highly analytical, collaborative communicator with strong Excel, data-analysis, and PowerPoint capabilities. They can synthesize complex information into clear recommendations for senior leaders and work effectively across business development, finance, operations, engineering, and program teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and communicate internal and external strategic issues that could affect growth, profitability, competitiveness, customer priorities, or market position.
• Maintain market and budget database to understand current and forecasted budgets
• Conduct environmental scanning and market surveillance to identify business opportunities, industry trends, competitive developments, customer needs, policy considerations, and technology shifts.
• Maintain awareness of relevant aerospace, defense, technology, government, customer, and competitive-market developments.
• Perform market research to support strategic decisions, investments, partnerships, and potential acquisition candidates.
• Develop, monitor, and report on profitability, productivity, growth, and other strategic performance targets.
• Create clear, executive-ready PowerPoint presentations that communicate complex analyses, strategic options, recommendations, and performance results.
• Use Excel and other analytical tools to develop models, dashboards, forecasts, scenario analyses, and data-driven insights.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders— including finance, business development, operations, program management, engineering, and leadership to align strategic priorities and execution plans.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, business development, financial planning and analysis, consulting, program management, operations, or a related analytical role.
• Exceptional Powerpoint and strong Excel skills - demonstrated experience maintaining large database
• Experience using Powerpoint to communicate strategic insights, recommendations, and other complex ideas to executive level audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain TS/SCI

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in a related discipline
• Direct experience in or exposure to strategic planning or competitive intelligence
• Experience working in market forecasting or US Department of War Budget analysis
• Space, Aerospace & Defense, or related technology/manufacturing sector experience

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.