Senior Manager, Employment Law Compliance Counsel

Lockheed Martin Corporation • Full-time • Bethesda, MD, US • $184.10k - $366.85k / year • 2w ago

JOB ID: 734030BR

Date posted: Jul. 01, 2026

Description:

The Senior Manager responsible for Employment Law Compliance will manage and lead the enterprise’s investigations for both internal and external complaints relating to Lockheed Martin’s compliance with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws and regulations, as well as lead a centralized function to support the company’s defense of agency charges filed in federal, state, and local agencies. The Senior Manager will actively lead team members conducting investigations, responding to agency charges and complaints, and assisting with litigation and other actions for which the Employment Law COE is responsible. It is imperative that the individual selected for this role have experience managing employment law matters from their inception as internal or external complaints through the agency process and potentially into litigation. This role will not be responsible for overseeing litigation but will play a key part in supporting the attorneys responsible for that function. The Senior Manager will also develop trend analyses and partner with internal stakeholders in legal, the Business Areas, and HR to implement appropriate corrective actions when needed.

This position requires an understanding of the application of equal employment opportunity laws, regulations, concepts, and practices. The selected candidate must have experience conducting internal and external investigations, defending employers in state and federal agency processes, and litigating employment law matters in state and/or federal courts. Responsibilities include leading a team of enterprise wide employment law compliance specialists, conducting analyses to identify trends, and making recommendations to potentially reduce complaints and mitigate risks. This position will require travel.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

Lead a team of employment law compliance specialists responsible for conducting impartial, thorough, and timely investigations of complaints, responding to agency charges, and supporting litigation when necessary
Conduct thorough and complete investigations to include, race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, US military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information or mental or physical disability, as well as compliance with other internal and external requirements. These will range from routine to complex and include interviewing company personnel as a neutral fact finder, reviewing personnel documents, and analyzing employee data in a timely manner. *Prepare written reports and summaries of findings, with supporting documentation, that are fair, impartial and represent the facts.
Write Position Statements for submission to external agencies.
Provide Information to and attend discipline review committee meetings to provide investigation findings when necessary
Liaise with Business Area leads and HR to convey any findings resulting from investigations
Manage centrally, all internal and external employment law-related investigations, complaints, inquiries and charges across the enterprise
Responsible for responding to external inquiries and charges relating to employment law compliance
Conduct research and analysis to provide insight into legal trends as they relates to internal and external employment law-related concerns
Manage selection, performance, and development of direct reports.

This position can be located at any major Lockheed Martin facility.

Basic Qualifications:

J.D. degree
Proven leadership experience
Experience defending employers in administrative agencies and state and/or federal courts in employment law matters
Knowledge of principles and practices of investigation and research, including interview techniques, principles and procedures of record keeping and reporting, research techniques, and data collection
Familiarity with federal, state and local laws, as well as court decisions and trends, regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Critical thinking and the ability to analyze large amounts of information to interpret laws and internal policies applying them to various situations
Experience conducting complex internal investigations
Experience preparing well written investigative reports with supporting documentation
Experience collecting, analyzing and interpreting information received from investigations
Ability to direct and train others on investigations and/or reviewing others’ investigations to ensure that investigations are objective, thorough and timely
Proven experience in collaborating, teaming and working in a virtual team setting
Exercises sound judgment in safeguarding confidential and sensitive information
Performs detailed work with accuracy
Must be able to travel as required

Desired Skills:

Passion for personal accountability, achievement, learning and continual improvement

Diplomatic and articulate communication style
Strong project management and analytical skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage high-volume workload and complex priorities
Experience with AI tools relating to legal analysis and responding to employment law-related concerns and inquiries
Experience serving as employment advice counsel for a large employer
Proven ability to think strategically and effectively work across a large corporation
Business acumen, reliability and sound judgment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrates integrity and sensitivity to various cultures
Experience interfacing with government agencies at federal, state and local levels
Knowledge of Lockheed Martin policies and practices related to non-discrimination
Knowledge of company systems supporting this function (i.e., COMET)

Clearance Level:

None

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
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 $184,100 - $324,530. 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.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $211,700 - $366,850. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
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.
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Experience Level:

Experienced Professional

Business Unit:

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

Legal

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First

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