Job ID: 704987BR Date posted: Sep. 22, 2025
Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and deliver solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to create a better tomorrow with you.

Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. Lockheed Martin builds the satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers. Connecting people. Advancing discovery. And protecting what matters most. Lockheed Martin-built satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide.

As we look to the future, we’re catalyzing innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. That’s why we’re crafting smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change. Your mission is ours. And as that mission evolves, we’ll be ready. Will you?

Every day, our 115,000 employees come to work with one focus – our customers’ missions. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of perseverance, 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.

Lockheed Martin. Your Mission is Ours.

We are seeking a Business Development Strategic Messaging Thought Leader to join our Global Situational Awareness (GSA) and Global Command, Control and Communications (GC3)) Mission Strategy and Advanced Capabilities (MSAC) team. This role will report to the GSA MSAC VP, and establishes an integrating thought leadership role for strategic messaging across our whole GSA/GC3 portfolio. In this role, you’ll partner with each of our GSA/GC3 MSAC Directors, and their internal customer National Security Space (NSS) Mission Segment (MS) Vice Presidents, to coordinate key strategic messaging campaigns tied to our capture and shaping strategies. You will be expected to grow familiar with the MSAC customer missions. understand the evolving dynamics of their most challenging problems, and also the solutions being developed by LM to address these challenges. You’ll also be working with MSAC Directors to understand their short term capture and long term shaping strategies, capturing key elements of these strategies for customer talking points and external customer engagement briefings. This is an excellent role to deepen your strategy skills, and broaden your exposure to the most compelling NSS missions.

The successful candidate must have demonstrated success with cross-organizational coordination, as they will be a critical partner and leader in working across MSAC Directors, MS VPs, Government Affairs and Protocol. They will need to be able to respond to stress with a positive attitude that seeks to solve problems, given the high intensity tempo surrounding many senior customer engagements and forums.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to senior and/or executive leadership
• Experience engaging the workforce at the line of business, program, and functional level
• Experience supporting engagement events/visits
• TS/SCI clearance required prior to start
Desired Skills:
• Experience coordinating with LM Space Protocol, LMC Government Affairs, LM Space LOBs on customer engagements
• Coordination of USGOV/Industry trade show/symposium attendance including engagement with USGOV senior leadership, and/or industry executive leadership
• Experience coordinating of talking points for LM senior leaders and supporting artifacts
• Demonstrated ability to be supportive and collaborative in stressful/dynamic situations including late breaking changes in content, attendance and timing
• Ability to find win/win collaborative solutions with external and internal stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively, transparently and pro-actively
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: TS/SCI
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
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, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $128,400 - $226,435. 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: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Business Development
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First