Job Description
The Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) Line of Business (LoB) within Lockheed Martin (LM) Aeronautics develops, builds, and sustains F-16 and F-22 air combat platforms in a prime role, and supports the development, co-production, integration, and sustainment of other air combat platforms for United States Air Force (USAF) and International Ministry of Defense agencies in 26+ countries.
The IFG Transformation IT Business Partner role is a key position in the Aero Business Transformation (BX) Strategy and Business Agility organization, serving as a member of the IFG Executive Staff, responsible for obtaining all IT capabilities needed to transform and perform on future and current contracts, as well as driving the roadmap, adoption, and value reporting for 1LMX transformational capabilities.
The IFG ITBP also leverages Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation (EBDT) capabilities and teams across the corporation.
The selected candidate will be critical in establishing a clear path to achieve the organization's business and digital transformation objectives.
This leadership role is over a small team which leverages in depth understanding of the IFG business to collaborate with LoB to formulate and implement enterprise-wide business, organizational and information technology strategies.
The team stays abreast of emerging technology, captures requirements, and secures resources in support of IFG portfolio of contracts in classified and unclassified environments.
As an IT Program Sr Manager, the selected individual will be accountable for leading all elements of the IFG business transformation portfolio including stakeholder relationships, strategic roadmaps (short term and long term), supporting affordability targets, and development of the IFG business partner team.
The selected candidate will work with the LoB, functional IT experience groups, and the 1LMX organization to meet LoB requirements, leverage business acumen to understand IFG business priorities, risks and opportunities, and collaborate with IFG, Aero BX, and EBDT to deliver business value via transformational capabilities in a measured, agile, and affordable way.
The selected leader will be responsible for applying Agile lean portfolio management to value streams, organization and staff, strategic alignment of portfolio developing and maintaining training plans for team around agile methodologies and lean portfolio management.
Primary Aero BX POC to LoB and Program leadership, supporting LOB Reviews and business rhythms
Responsible for managing the LoB digital portfolio, to include 1LMX / transformation and IT products and services.
Aligns Aero BX and 1LMX strategies to the LoB strategies across Programs
Captures LoB business needs and point points as inputs to Aero BX governance process to prioritize new transformation capability investment across Aero / 1LMX
Monitor capability deliveries to validate business value is realized and reported within the LoB
Aligns LoB business needs with 1LMX and Aero transformation capability portfolios and roadmaps. Drive development and maintenance of 1LMX LoB / Program Roadmaps
Educate Program on the 1LMX portfolio, ensuring the full transformation portfolio is understood and leveraged in business development and proposals
Collaborate with other LoB Transformation Business Partners to identify synergies and drive alignment and prioritization across LoBs to achieve strategic business outcomes
Ensure risks are identified, tracked and mitigated and opportunities identified to reduce cost and schedule while increasing and / or optimizing performance
Proactively keep LoB and Aero BX executive management apprised of issues / recovery plans
Desired skills
- Demonstrated self-motivation with a compelling desire to make a positive impact and the organizational / motivational skills to make it happen.
- Must demonstrate behaviors that align with the Full Spectrum Leadership Imperatives of Shaping the Future, Building Effective Relationships, Energizing the Team, Delivering Results and Modeling Personal Excellence, Integrity and Accountability.
- Knowledge of the Lockheed Martin organization, with a vision of the future and a sense of urgency to achieve it.
- Experience with Aerospace and Defense manufacturing and operations
- Experience with Aerospace and Defense Program Finance, Contracts, or Earned Value Management including Control Account Manager (CAM) or leader of CAMs
- Experience in processes for Business Development and Proposal Development
- Knowledge of the LoB product portfolio
- Ability to travel as required.