Job ID: 715052BR Date posted: Feb. 12, 2026
Description:DESIGN. DEPLOY. DOMINATE. Accelerate innovation. Accelerate victory. In today’s contested battlespace, speed becomes the warfighter’s decisive edge. By designing cutting edge systems, deploying them at unprecedented pace, and dominating the operational spectrum, we turn rapid innovation into tangible battlefield advantage.

Part of Technology & Strategy Initiatives (T&SI), Lockheed Martin’s Rapid Action Team (RAT) blends defense‑mission engineering with leading commercial technology to deliver scalable capabilities in under 24 months. Working “left of requirements,” we spot mission gaps early, prototype solutions with a lean, flat, agile structure, and partner with top commercial firms to get innovations directly to the warfighter. As a self‑starting, special‑operations‑style unit, we never wait for a budget line or formal requirement; we design, deploy, and dominate with the risk tolerance and agility the modern battlespace demands.

What You Will Be Doing:
As Head of Strategic Growth you will translate market and mission gaps into a prioritized capability pipeline and drive end‑to‑end product development with the RAT Technical Product Managers. Your core responsibilities will include the following:

• Conducting early‑stage market/technical analyses, building business cases and cost‑benefit and ROI models, and securing funding; partnering with Business‑Area BD teams to capture prospects using the “left of requirements” approach and position concepts for rapid transition before formal requirements are issued
• Cultivating strong relationships with government stakeholders, industry partners, academia, and national labs across the pursuit pipeline
• Leading regular customer briefings and establish voice‑of‑customer loops to surface warfighter needs
• Forging and managing partnerships with Fortune 50 commercial firms
• Collaborating with Lines of Business, analysts, customers, and technologists to validate gaps and deliver value‑added solutions
• Working with domestic and international counterparts to anticipate market shifts, identify partnership opportunities, and position the organization for growth
• Owning the portfolio strategy and innovation funnel, steering concepts from ideation through prototype and ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Performing continuous industry, technology, and competitive‑intelligence gathering
• Producing executive summaries, slide decks, and dashboards that turn technical and business details into clear strategic impact

Who You Are:
You are a customer centric strategic leader who thrives in fast paced, ambiguous environments and has a proven record of identifying and converting warfighter needs into fielded capabilities. With a solid foundation in program management, systems engineering, and product development, you excel at collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Why Join Us:
RAT offers a rare blend of customers, products, technologies, and business models, delivering growth and high‑performance opportunities. You’ll work on unique projects spanning air, space, sea, land, and cyber domains.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This is a hybrid role requiring up to 50% travel, both domestic and international. A Top Secret clearance is required to start.
Basic Qualifications:
• Extensive business development and program management experience with DoD and/or engineering/technical programs within commercial industry
• Proven track record of developing business cases including cost benefit analyses and ROI models, managing multi-million dollar budgets and securing internal/external funding (CRAD, SBIR/STTR, co-funded programs)
• Robust technical acumen across systems engineering, software/AI, and/or hardware domains
• Demonstrated ability to assemble, lead, and motivate cross functional teams that deliver high complexity projects
Preference for LM Hub for access to secure space
• Hands on experience taking concepts from ideation to fully developed, prototype ready solutions
• Strong written and oral communication skills, capable of influencing senior leadership, customers, and external partners
• Naturally proactive with a passion for creative problem-solving and outside-the-box thinking
• Interim TS clearance
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%
Desired Skills:
• Demonstrated track record of shaping and winning competitive funding and contract awards (e.g. CRAD, SBIR/STTR, etc.) and securing Internal R&D allocations for self-initiated projects that delivered high ROI and progressed into field-ready capabilities
• Experience in the conversion of mission requirements into total systems solutions that account for design and technology maturity constraints of the system, and in the development of systems and system element architecture, design, and interface definition
• Demonstrated experience with DfX, R&D, and Manufacturing for project execution
• Domestic and International business experience
• Experience with International Counter-Trade
• Hands on keyboard programming/AI tools
• Experience balancing workload assignments and staffing across a team
• Energized self-starter with outstanding team leadership and communications skills
• Active Final TS Clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
Other 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. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Full-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $173,900 - $301,415. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $151,200 - $266,570. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
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.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Program Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First