Description: Lockheed Martin Corporation headquartered in Bethesda, MD, is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 116,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2022 sales from continuing operations were approximately $66 billion.
Position Description
The Director, Technology Innovation & Transformation will:
Develop strategies to implement and leverage emerging technologies, including generative AI, across the company's Communications function.Develop strategies for internal and external communications and thought leadership to advance 21st century security priorities, technology innovation and transformation.Oversee critical enablement tools for the Communications function, including performance measurement and reporting, the annual communications strategy framework, budgeting and vendor management.Serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Communications Officer and Communications Senior Leadership Team.Design and implement transformation initiatives to advance ongoing development of Lockheed Martin's Communications Function.Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in communications with a minimum of 15 years of communications experience including public relations, executive communications, integrated communications, and corporate communications. Master's degree preferred.Leadership roles in aerospace/defense and publicly traded companies preferred.Experience transforming communications functions through implementation of emerging best practices and tools, including developing and evolving comprehensive communications measurement programs.Experience implementing generative AI for communications applications and workflow efficiencies.Ability to build new capabilities and integrate new tools, gaining trust among executives and inspiring new ways of working throughout Communications teams.Experience leading through influence in a matrixed, geographically distributed environment.Ability to translate corporate technology milestones, including AI, into news-making and storytelling opportunities that positively promote the organization's thought leadership and reputation.Proven expertise in crisis communications, including developing enterprise-wide responses to crises and playbooks.Experience designing and implementing communications strategies aligned with corporate strategy.Expertise in mass communications to promote emerging technologies.Ability to travel as required.Desired Skills:
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and compellingly.Strong leadership and team management skills, with a proven track record of managing high-performing teams and budgets.Ability to build strategic and tactical plans that drive perceptions, deliver key messages, and achieve results.Innovative and creative thinker, with a strong work ethic and a positive attitude.Demonstrate interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including executive management.Experience in a dynamic work environment, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.Clearance Level: NoneOther Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees.Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week.Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $180,000 - $300,000.Benefits offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalBusiness Unit: CORPORATE HEADQUARTERSRelocation Available: PossibleCareer Area: ManagementType: Full-TimeShift: First#J-18808-Ljbffr
