Customer Account Manager - Lockheed Martin

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in direct sales, business development, and/or account management within the Aviation or Defense industry

This role will require in-person attendance for New Hire Orientation on Day 1.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated credibility engaging directly with customers
• Experience presenting strategies and complex information to both peers and senior level leadership
• Strong customer mindset with a proven ability to engage customers, understand their problem statements, and develop strategies to deliver solutions and value
• Solid understanding of the Defense market, including airframer, competitor, and supplier positions in technology and product strategy
• Working knowledge of Department of Defense budgeting and acquisition processes and the ability to relate them to customer decision cycles
• Existing security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one
• Ability to travel as required by the business
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to partner constructively and drive alignment across a matrixed organization
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems, and to lead complex programs or projects through to execution
• Strong business acumen, including comfort with financial considerations, business cases, and customer value propositions
• Experience working directly with senior officials on security, defense, or commercial issues
• Willingness to ideate with product line and P&L teams on go to market strategy, new product developments, and changes in customer and competitor landscape
• Ability to inform strategies with data from sales teams and firsthand customer or competitor engagements
• Demonstrated alignment with GE Aerospace Behaviors (Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, Customer Driven), always with unyielding integrity

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

- This is a remote position

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