Technical Publications Senior Manager

Description: Technical Publications Senior Manager

Location: Marietta GA

What You Will Be Doing

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Publications Senior Manager to lead and oversee all technical publication efforts for our Air Mobility and Maritime Missions (AMMM) platforms, including the C-130, C-5, and P-3 aircraft.

In this role, you will drive the development, sustainment, and modernization of mission-critical documentation that supports flight and maintenance operations around the world. You’ll lead a team dedicated to producing a wide range of high-quality deliverables, including interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs), illustrated parts breakdowns, flight manuals, safety checklists, retrofit documentation, and complex wiring diagrams.

As the senior leader of this function, you will be at the forefront of technical publication innovation—guiding the team’s transition to the S1000D data standard, enhancing digital delivery methods, and ensuring alignment with customer expectations and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead all aspects of AMMM technical publications, ensuring scope execution is on time, within budget, and delivered with 100% quality

- Oversee the modernization and conversion of legacy documentation to the S1000D data standard to improve usability, consistency, and global integration

- Collaborate across Aeronautics Lines of Business and cross-functional teams to drive consistency, performance, and innovation in how technical data is delivered to the customer

- Partner with other Lockheed Martin Business Areas to leverage enterprise capabilities and best practices in technical publications

- Lead efforts to optimize the entire technical publication value stream, from development through delivery, with a strong focus on improving customer readiness and performance on the flight line

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the technical publications team

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 collaborative leader with a passion for delivering high-impact technical solutions that support mission readiness. You bring deep experience in aerospace technical publications, strong knowledge of S1000D standards, and a proven ability to lead teams through complex modernization efforts. Your ability to work cross-functionally, align with broader business goals, and enhance customer outcomes sets you apart.

This position is in Marietta, GA Discover Marietta.

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven ability to drive positive organizational change that delivers business results aligned with Aero 100 objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant technical experience.

• Experience in leading teams

• Experience with earned value management techniques and meet cost, schedule and quality commitments

• Experience fostering customer relationships

Desired Skills:

• Experience with operational excellence (continuous improvement) capability.

• Experience leveraging risk management processes to manage emerging challenges.

• The leader must have executive presence and be able to brief to senior customers and internal stakeholders.

• Experience supporting a government customer.

• Experience in leading technical talent and building pipelines to sustain technical expertise within the organization.

• Demonstrated ability to mature and transition technology

• Experience with and/or supporting agile methodology and execution of work

• Wide variety of customer experience

• Demonstrated business acumen and understanding of connectivity and support of Sustainment to the overall success of the business.

• Adept at working within matrix organizations for successful execution.’

• Excellent communication and relationship skills, both verbal and written, with the proven ability to communicate to all levels internally and externally.

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate solutions that produce a positive outcome with a variety of internal and external stakeholders

• Demonstrated Full Spectrum Leadership skills.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: 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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

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: Publications and Graphic Arts

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First