Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in core sourcing skills (job requirements gathering, technical sourcing, social media, phone screening, etc.).
- Demonstrated experience working in a high-volume environment and delivering quality pipelines of candidates under very tight timelines.
- Demonstrated ATS/CRM (applicant tracking system/customer relationship management) experience with sourcing, tracking and managing candidates.
- Demonstrated experience designing sourcing strategies and techniques to fit unique business needs.
Job Description
At Lockheed Martin, your work helps connect exceptional talent with some of the most advanced aerospace programs in the world. As part of our Aeronautics Talent Acquisition team, you will play a critical role in identifying and engaging engineers, technologists, and innovators whose work supports national security, scientific discovery, and groundbreaking aviation capabilities. This is an opportunity to shape hiring strategies, influence business decisions, and help build the workforce that powers the future of aerospace.
As a Talent Sourcing Strategist, you will develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies that help attract highly skilled technical talent across a wide range of engineering and technology disciplines. Working closely with business leaders, recruiters, and hiring teams, you will leverage market intelligence, sourcing expertise, and emerging technologies to identify and engage both active and passive candidates. Your work will directly impact Lockheed Martin's ability to deliver on critical customer missions and long-term business objectives.
What You Will Be Doing
In this role, you will serve as a strategic talent advisor focused on identifying, engaging, and attracting top technical talent across the country. You will partner with stakeholders to anticipate workforce needs, develop targeted sourcing strategies, and continuously explore new ways to reach exceptional candidates. Key responsibilities include:
- Source active and passive candidates through social media, online research, talent communities, referrals, and direct outreach
- Develop innovative sourcing approaches to identify and engage highly skilled engineering and technology talent
- Create and execute sourcing strategies that align with evolving business priorities and hiring demands
- Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to build robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
- Consult with senior leaders and executives to provide insights on talent availability, market trends, and sourcing strategies
- Leverage competitive intelligence, labor market data, and sourcing analytics to influence talent acquisition decisions
- Utilize customer relationship management platforms, social media campaigns, networking events, and other sourcing tools to attract qualified candidates
- Continuously evaluate and adopt new sourcing technologies, techniques, and best practices to improve hiring outcomes
What’s In It For You
We are committed to supporting your work life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Who You Are
You are a curious and strategic talent professional who enjoys uncovering hard to find talent and building meaningful relationships. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, use data to guide decisions, and are energized by helping organizations solve complex hiring challenges through creativity, persistence, and innovation.
Desired Skills
- Experience sourcing candidates for technical engineering, manufacturing and production related positions in aerospace and defense.
- Experience sourcing candidates for positions requiring security clearances.
- Understanding of human capital analytics and key workforce metrics.
- Ability to influence stakeholders using multiple methods and data.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to process changes and hiring adjustments.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships, collaborate with others, engage in constructive conflict, and manage interpersonal dynamics.
- Strong decision making, judgement, oral and written communication.
- Demonstrated business and financial acumen.
Other Important Information
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
Full-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work remotely full time at a location other than a Lockheed Martin designated office/job site. Employees may travel to a Lockheed Martin office for periodic meetings.
