Enterprise & Program Risk Manager

Competitive Salary + Employee Incentive Plan

At Lockheed Martin Australia, we're looking for a skilled and forward-thinking Risk Manager to lead and evolve our program and enterprise risk management capability. This is not just a compliance role—it's a strategic, high-impact position at the intersection of governance, innovation, and performance.

The Opportunity:

Location:This position can be based at any of our Lockheed Martin sites -Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle

You'll partner closely with executives, business area leaders, and project teams to embed best-practice risk and opportunity thinking—shaping how we manage uncertainty, seize opportunity, and deliver with excellence.

You will embed risk and opportunity management into the lifecycle of LMA's major programs to enable informed decision-making and performance assurance.

Lead end-to-end risk and opportunity management across priority programs, aligned with AS ISO 31000 and ASDEFCON.

Provide governance, guidance, and coaching to Program Manager, IPTs, and developing risk managers on identifying, evaluating, and managing program risks.

Represent risk and opportunity positions in internal and customer-facing program reviews, and advise and partner with executives, project teams, and customer stakeholders on risk-related decision-making.

Develop and present program-level dashboards, trends, and risk health metrics that drive insight and action.

Drive a portfolio view of risk and opportunity performance for LMA Enterprise Operations and each of the Business Areas.

Engage with Programs and related Business Areas to support bid and proposal activity by embedding risk planning and cost/schedule/technical mitigations into submissions.

Ensure high-quality risk and opportunity management products and services meet cost, schedule, and technical requirements (AS31000, COSO).

Enterprise Risk Management - Shape and Govern Strategic Risk Thinking

You will be a strategic partner to LMA's executive leadership, ensuring enterprise-level risks are governed effectively, surfaced transparently, and acted upon with rigour.

Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support to the LMA Director for Program Performance, Quality, and Operations in ERM.

Coordinate and facilitate ERM Working Groups and the ERM Board, ensuring governance forums are well-prepared and insight-driven.

Maintain LMA's Enterprise and Board-level Risk and Opportunity Register, ensuring currency, relevance, and strategic alignment.

Collaborate with business leaders to assess, escalate, and monitor enterprise-wide risks and opportunities, including interdependencies.

Develop enterprise risk insights to inform business planning, investment, and strategic decision-making.

Capability Building – Enable Risk Maturity and Organisational Confidence

You will lead and uplift the risk management culture, capability, and systems across LMA.

Maintain and continuously improve the LMA Risk Management Framework, including integration across program and enterprise layers.

Lead the Risk Management Community of Practice, facilitating knowledge-sharing, coaching, and uplift of practitioner skills.

Drive adoption of digital risk tools and dashboards (e.g., Active Risk Manager), enabling real-time insights and self-service analytics.

Conduct targeted training, workshops, and reviews to build capability and consistency in risk practices across functions.

Support LMA's broader continuous improvement agenda by embedding risk thinking into business processes and innovation initiatives.

Align tools, templates, and terminology across enterprise and program risk to ensure a consistent experience for users and stakeholders.

About you:

Extensive experience in Program and the ability to bridge your strategic mindset across Enterprise Risk Management

Proven leadership in driving governance, insight, and performance across both delivery teams and executive forums.

Expert knowledge of AS ISO 31000, COSO, and ASDEFCON risk requirements.

Highly effective communicator and influencer—able to navigate senior stakeholder environments and build strong cross-functional relationships.

Tertiary qualifications from an accredited institution in Risk Management, Enterprise Excellence or a related discipline.

Special Requirements:

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance and employment may be contingent on the provision of further personal information including citizenship to ensure compliance with international export control legislation and regulations.
Employment may be contingent on the satisfactory result of criminal and/or other background screens, which require the collection and transfer of personal information.

What we offer you:

When you join Lockheed Martin, you work on projects you won't experience anywhere else. We offer you a range of benefits built to suit you, no matter what stage of life you are in.

Flexible work & Hybrid work options

Access to our online discounts program offering immediate discounts or cashback

A variety of leave options including Purchase Leave to support you and your family

Additional benefits such as Novated Leasing and Fitness Programs

Learning & Development platforms to encourage ongoing self-development

Lockheed Martin Australia supports Equal Employment Opportunity and values diversity in the workplace by creating a place of employment that is, free of unlawful discrimination and is harassment free, fair, ethical, inclusive, and values the contribution of all its employees. By leveraging our employees' unique talents and experiences, we will deliver innovative, affordable solutions and unparalleled customer value.

As part of our endeavours to increase participation of Indigenous Australians, we welcome applications from all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are selected for this role, we would be happy to discuss any accommodations that will help you to be successful.

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The people of Lockheed Martin Australia are committed to helping build a stronger, more secure nation. We're delivering the stealth and speed required to dominate the skies, sensors that provide over-the-horizon surveillance of aircraft and ships, and a combat system that can evolve to meet future threats—and that's just to start. Whether in the air, on land, at sea, or in space, together we've got Australia covered.

The people of Lockheed Martin Australia are committed to helping build a stronger, more secure nation. We're delivering the stealth and speed required to dominate the skies, sensors that provide over-the-horizon surveillance of aircraft and ships, and a combat system that can evolve to meet future threats—and that's just to start. Whether in the air, on land, at sea, or in space, together we've got Australia covered.

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