Description:Contracts Management, Senior Staff - Level 5

Location: Fort Worth TX

What You Will Be Doing
As a Senior Staff Contracts Manager (Level 5) supporting Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, you will serve as a trusted business advisor and key liaison between our customers and internal teams. In this influential role, you’ll lead complex contract negotiations, oversee proposal preparation, and manage post-award activities that drive program success. You’ll provide strategic guidance to contracts professionals, collaborate with senior leadership to shape business strategies, and ensure alignment across finance, program, and legal functions. This is a highly visible opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking aerospace programs that continue the Skunk Works legacy of innovation and excellence.

Key Responsibilities
1. Acting as the company voice with customer contracting officer while leading and supporting internal proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and post-award contract administration.
2. Providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to smaller teams of Contracts professionals.
3. Collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful contract execution.
4. Building and maintaining relationships with external customers and stakeholders
5. Developing and executing business strategies in collaboration with F&BO and Program Senior Leadership
6. Advising Contracts organization leaders and Program leadership of contractual risks, rights, obligations, and opportunities.
7. Leading cross-functional LM teams to negotiate contracts.

What’s In It For You
From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Who You Are
You are a strategic and influential contracts professional with a strong business acumen and a deep understanding of government and commercial contracting principles. You thrive in complex, fast-paced environments and bring a solutions-oriented mindset to every challenge. Known for your ability to lead with confidence and integrity, you skillfully balance risk and opportunity while fostering trust with both internal and external stakeholders. You are an exceptional communicator and negotiator who can translate complex contract terms into actionable business strategies. As a mentor and team leader, you take pride in developing others and driving excellence across your organization—all while upholding the values and innovation that define Skunk Works.

Fort Worth, TX
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Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline or 6 years experience in the absence of a Bachelors Degree

• Experienced leading proposal preparation, submittals, and negotiations of proposals and contracts in support of USG and/or commercial efforts.

• Experience working in classified programs environments, specifically in SAP, SAR, or TS/SCI environments.

• Expert level understanding of different USG Contract Types (FFP, FPIF, CPAF, CPFF, T&M) and appropriate applications.

• Experience in the application of acquisition regulations (FAR, DFARS, and others) and USG Intellectual Property terms and data rights assertions.
Desired Skills:
• 10 or more years experience working as a Contracts professional.

• Secondary education such as a Master’s Degree or Juris Doctorate, as well as professional certifications such as CFCP, CPCM, PMP, or APICS certifications.

• Ability to work independently under very limited supervision demonstrating strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Considered a subject matter expert in one or more contracts related areas: data rights assertions and intellectual property, international contracting, other transactional authority (OTA) contracts.

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated leadership skills integrating staff to support key initiatives, improvement activities, and

• Experience creating visual dashboards using Tableau, PowerBI, or equivalent data management tools.
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: 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: 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.
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: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Contracts
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First