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Talent Acquisition Recruiting Senior Manager

Grand Prairie, Texas & Additional Locations

Grand Prairie, Texas; Orlando, Florida

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 699867BR Date posted: Aug. 05, 2025
Description:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager of Recruiting to lead our recruiting team in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent to drive business growth and success. The Senior Manager of Recruiting will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive recruiting strategies, managing the recruiting team, and fostering strong relationships with hiring managers and other stakeholders.

What You Will Be Doing
As a Senior Manager, you will inspire and guide a cross-functional team, ensuring operational excellence and delivering exceptional candidate experiences. You’ll foster an environment built on transparency, collaboration, and engagement, while implementing creative strategies that position Lockheed Martin as an employer of choice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactively develop and execute recruiting strategies to meet business objectives and ever-changing business needs acting with speed and agility.
• Lead and manage a team of recruiting leaders, providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities to ensure team success
• Act as key spokesperson for the MFC GTA organization in leading meetings and presentations across all levels and cross-functionally
• Collaborate with HRDs/HRBPs to understand recruiting needs and create effective recruiting plans
• Manage the sign on budget, ensuring effective use of resources and ROI on recruiting investments
• Develop and implement metrics to measure recruiting effectiveness, including time-to-hire, source of hire, and candidate satisfaction
• Lead the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), playbooks, and knowledge management systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and sustainability of recruiting operations.
• Develop and execute process improvements to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality within the recruiting team.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to identify areas for improvement and propose solutions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and company policies related to recruiting and hiring
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in recruiting, making recommendations for process improvements and innovations
• Full Life Cycle End-To-End Project Management for recruiting strategies

Why Join Us
We're looking for a collaborative and strategic leader to join our team as a Senior Manager of Recruiting. If you're a seasoned recruiting professional with a passion for driving business growth and success, we want to hear from you. This role stands out as an opportunity to lead a high-performing team and develop innovative recruiting strategies that position Lockheed Martin as an employer of choice. With a strong track record of success in recruiting and leadership, you'll thrive in our fast-paced environment and make a meaningful impact on our business. Apply now to take your career to the next level and join our team of talented professionals.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position will be located in Dallas, TX or Orlando, FL.
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Basic Qualifications:
• 15+ years of experience in Human Resources, with at least 3 years in Recruiting and 5 years in a Sr. Manager role
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of operational excellence concepts, including continuous improvement, waste reduction and performance metrics
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects including, stakeholder identification, developing project plans, preparing corresponding communication plans, identifying milestones, deadlines, and metrics
• Track record of implementing process improvements and optimizing operations to achieve increased efficiency, productivity and quality
• Proven track record of success in developing and executing recruiting strategies, managing recruiting teams, and driving business results
• Strong knowledge of recruiting principles, practices, and technologies, including applicant tracking systems (ATS) and candidate relationship management (CRM) tools
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal and executive presence skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
Desired Skills:
• Proficient in change management principles and methodology
• Secret Clearance
Clearance Level: None
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: 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. 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
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.
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.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Human Resources
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

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About

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

  • Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
  • Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
  • Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions

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Qualifications

See what it takes to be a successful Lockheed Martin employee.

  • Collaborative

    There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.

  • Curious

    The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.

  • Goal-oriented

    From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.

  • Proactive

    The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.

  • Problem Solver

    You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.

  • Strategic

    You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.

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Quote

“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”

Ryan J., Enterprise Operations

Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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