Communications Director, Technology Innovation & Transformation

$180,000 - $300,000/Yr

Lockheed Martin - Bethesda, MD

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Bethesda, MD

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Director, Technology Innovation & Transformation will develop strategies to implement and leverage emerging technologies, including generative AI, across the company's Communications function. This role involves developing strategies for internal and external communications and thought leadership to advance 21st century security priorities, technology innovation, and transformation. The Director will oversee critical enablement tools for the Communications function, including performance measurement and reporting, the annual communications strategy framework, budgeting, and vendor management. Additionally, the Director will serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Communications Officer and Communications Senior Leadership Team, and design and implement transformation initiatives to advance ongoing development of Lockheed Martin's Communications Function.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to implement and leverage emerging technologies, including generative AI, across the company's Communications function.
• Develop strategies for internal and external communications and thought leadership to advance 21st century security priorities, technology innovation, and transformation.
• Oversee critical enablement tools for the Communications function, including performance measurement and reporting, the annual communications strategy framework, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Communications Officer and Communications Senior Leadership Team.
• Design and implement transformation initiatives to advance ongoing development of Lockheed Martin's Communications Function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications with a minimum of 15 years of communications experience including public relations, executive communications, integrated communications, and corporate communications.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Leadership roles in aerospace/defense and publicly traded companies preferred.
• Experience transforming communications functions through implementation of emerging best practices and tools.
• Experience implementing generative AI for communications applications and workflow efficiencies.
• Ability to build new capabilities and integrate new tools, gaining trust among executives.
• Experience leading through influence in a matrixed, geographically distributed environment.
• Ability to translate corporate technology milestones, including AI, into news-making and storytelling opportunities.
• Proven expertise in crisis communications, including developing enterprise-wide responses to crises.
• Experience designing and implementing communications strategies aligned with corporate strategy.
• Expertise in mass communications to promote emerging technologies.
• Ability to travel as required.

Nice-to-haves

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to build strategic and tactical plans that drive perceptions and achieve results.
• Innovative and creative thinker with a strong work ethic.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Experience in a dynamic work environment, managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines.

Benefits

• 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