Program Management Associate, Santa Barbara, CA
Lockheed Martin · Goleta, CA · 7 mo ago
AdministrativeFull-time
About the role
The Program Management Associate Manager will drive program success through disciplined execution and cross-functional coordination.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily program execution activities and ensure alignment with mission objectives.
- Oversee cost management, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Monitor schedule performance, identify risks, and implement corrective actions.
- Validate technical deliverables against requirements and quality standards.
- Cook with engineering, finance, and stakeholder teams to facilitate seamless collaboration.
Requirements
- Completed bachelors degree.
- Program Management experience (2-3 years) in the aerospace and defense industry.
- Project management experience with the ability to effectively lead teams to accomplish critical objectives.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of personnel and internal and external customers.
- Understanding of program execution and how program performance effects business operations.
- Experience in new business development, proposal management, design to cost and price to win, and capture management support.
- Innovative problem solver who can resolve complex issues.
- Able to accomplish business / program goals without day-to-day direction and tasking.
- Knowledge on program and program management methodology techniques and working knowledge of program cost/scheduling tools (MS project or OpenPlan ,SAP, Apriso, etc.).
- Minimal traveling to customer, supplier, and end-user facilities as needed.
Qualifications
- Ability to obtain a US-DOD Secret Clearance.
Skills
- Experience with development and manufacturing of IR sensors and associated technologies for military, scientific, and/or commercial applications.
- Program management experience managing complex technology programs.
- Communicates across multiple disciplines to provide leadership and vision for the program.
- Able to motivate and mentor team members.
- Possesses strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
Benefits
Lockheed Martin offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Flexible scheduling options.
- Support for work-life balance.
Pay
Commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Full-time.
Benefits
Details on benefits will be provided upon employment.