Strategic Planning Sr Mgr - L6

Lockheed Martin; Arizona; On-site; USD 179,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a seasoned competitive intelligence professional to lead a comprehensive program covering major aerospace and defense competitors, emerging entrants, suppliers, customers, and adjacent markets. The role emphasizes monitoring strategies, M&A activity, roadmaps, contracts, pricing dynamics, and performance metrics.

You will analyze public information, regulatory disclosures, and conference materials, partnering with strategy, business development, engineering, finance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, liberal arts, engineering, or related field.
• Experience and familiarity with business strategy, project management, and financial analysis.
• Data analysis and synthesis.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Powerpoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a competitive intelligence program covering aerospace/defense competitors and markets.
• Monitor competitor strategies, M&A activity, roadmaps, contracts, pricing, and performance.
• Conduct market assessments to support strategic planning and portfolio decisions.
• Analyze public sources, industry publications, government disclosures, and conf. materials.
• Collaborate with strategy, BD, engineering, finance, product, and leadership teams.
• Develop intelligence products including profiles, market updates, and executive briefings.
• Identify technologies and trends affecting competitive landscape.
• Build dashboards to track competition and strategic moves.
• Present concise, defensible recommendations to executives.

Skills

Business strategy

Project management

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Communication skills

Organization skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, liberal arts, engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive competitive intelligence program covering major aerospace and defense competitors, emerging entrants, suppliers, customers, and adjacent markets.
• Monitor competitor strategies, investments, M&A activity, organizational changes, product and technology roadmaps, contract awards, pricing dynamics, capital allocation, and business performance.
• Conduct market and competitor assessments in support of strategic planning, business development, portfolio decisions, and executive priorities.
• Analyze publicly available information, industry publications, government and regulatory sources, company disclosures, customer announcements, conference materials, and other appropriate intelligence sources.
• Partner with strategy, business development, engineering, finance, product, government affairs, and leadership teams to identify critical intelligence requirements.
• Develop recurring intelligence products, including competitor profiles, market updates, executive briefings, early-warning indicators, and strategic assessments.
• Identify emerging technologies, disruptive business models, geopolitical developments, and industry trends that could affect the competitive landscape.
• Build analytical frameworks and dashboards to track competitor performance, capabilities, program positions, and strategic moves.
• Support executive decision-making by synthesizing complex information into concise, defensible recommendations and points of view.

Standard Job Description

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive competitive intelligence program covering major aerospace and defense competitors, emerging entrants, suppliers, customers, and adjacent markets.
• Monitor competitor strategies, investments, M&A activity, organizational changes, product and technology roadmaps, contract awards, pricing dynamics, capital allocation, and business performance.
• Conduct market and competitor assessments in support of strategic planning, business development, portfolio decisions, and executive priorities.
• Analyze publicly available information, industry publications, government and regulatory sources, company disclosures, customer announcements, conference materials, and other appropriate intelligence sources.
• Partner with strategy, business development, engineering, finance, product, government affairs, and leadership teams to identify critical intelligence requirements.
• Develop recurring intelligence products, including competitor profiles, market updates, executive briefings, early-warning indicators, and strategic assessments.
• Identify emerging technologies, disruptive business models, geopolitical developments, and industry trends that could affect the competitive landscape.
• Build analytical frameworks and dashboards to track competitor performance, capabilities, program positions, and strategic moves.
• Support executive decision-making by synthesizing complex information into concise, defensible recommendations and points of view.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, liberal arts, engineering, or other related field
• Experience and familiarity with business strategy, project management, and financial analysis
• Data analysis and synthesis
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Powerpoint

Desired Skills

• Self-starter with ability to take initiative and collaborate with various stakeholders
• Familiarity with Aerospace and Defense or other related industry
• Familiarity with Competitive Intelligence
• Strong financial acumen and understanding and ability to analyze company financials, investor and other presentation materials
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $178500.00 - $331500.00

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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.