Workforce Development Senior Manager

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.As directed by Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, all current and newly hired employees, in the United States, are required to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022.Description: Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manager to join the Strategic Workforce Initiatives team to lead the expansion of its workforce and career development programs.The right candidate will have a passion for workforce development and have senior level experience leading the design and development of technical training programs, including those that incorporate external vendors and post-secondary institutions. This leader will be a strong meeting facilitator and a talent development subject matter expert.Basic Qualifications: Master’s degree preferred in business, human services, public administration, social work, or related field. Bachelor’s degree with commensurate experience will be considered. Minimum of 10 years previous workforce development experience, overseeing workforce, human services, government, education or social impact initiatives. Must enjoy fast pace and challenging/target driven environments Proven ability to prepare customer senior leadership with analytics and insightful data that aligns to workforce strategy Passion for economic mobility and demonstrates strong political and social acumen Knowledge of the national/federal workforce development system, trends and ability to apply this knowledge to implement practical solutions Exemplary customer service and meeting facilitation skillsDesired Skills: Strong verbal communication skills with an ability to present project results and recommendations to customer groups Strong project management and coordination skills with an ability to plan and designate project resources, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed Ability to conduct strategic consulting, working with customer to identify and assess workforce development needs and facilitate solutions; includes ability to listen to cutomer needs and collaborate on customized solutions Ability to understand internal corporate integration points and downstream impacts Leads and integrates well across teams, organizations and multiple business areas Ability to influence internal stakeholders and work in a multi-layered complex organization Ability to solve strategic and practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists Ability to organize thoughts, ideas and information in a presentation format is required Strong analytical skills, able to project, track, and report business results Must be able to see big picture and identify and communicate insightful workforce analytics that align to external and internal workforce initiatives Proficient in public speaking, outreach and partnership development Excellent organization, planning and decision-making skills essential, as is the ability to balance the needs of the business and the employees in preparing for the future of work Attention to detail is a must and ability to provide accurate data Strong team player, adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work across cultures and regions Develops solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativenessBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:job.QualificationsLockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.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