AI Assist Project Manager

AI Assist Project Manager | Lockheed Martin

The Senior AI Project Manager is a high-autonomy, technically grounded individual contributor-leading role responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary artificial intelligence business development use-cases and initiatives. Operating with minimal oversight, this individual owns the full project lifecycle, from discovery and scoping through deployment and continuous improvement, while simultaneously advancing organizational AI maturity, governance practices, and cross-functional alignment. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in software development or AI/ML development, has transitioned into or alongside project and program management, and is equally fluent in technical architecture discussions and executive stakeholder communications. This person thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, proactively identifies risk, and continuously improves delivery frameworks, ideally, using Agile, Six Sigma, or data-driven retrospective practice Primary job responsibilities include:

• Serve as the primary accountability point for AI Assist for Capture project status across technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive sponsors, adapting communication depth and style to each audience while maintaining full fidelity to program health.
• Own the complete lifecycle of business development AI/ML projects from initiation and requirements definition through delivery, hypercare, and lessons-learned retrospectives, operating independently with authority to make scoping and prioritization decisions.
• Define and maintain comprehensive project artifacts, charters, WBS, risk registers, resource plans, and executive dashboards, tailored for technical AI initiatives.
• Establish and enforce clear milestones, success criteria, and acceptance frameworks, ensuring all AI project outputs meet defined quality, performance, and compliance standards before release.
• Apply earned value management (EVM), critical path analysis, and schedule compression techniques to maintain delivery velocity against aggressive timelines.
• Mentor junior project managers and technical leads, champion Agile and continuous improvement practices across delivery teams, and evaluate AI tooling and vendor solutionspresenting data-backed findings and recommendations to leadership.

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.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $128,400 - $226,435. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: 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. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible.