The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Lockheed Martin is hiring a Senior HR Manager in Independence, MO.

• Role description

  Lockheed Martin runs on hunches less these days, which is exactly why we're opening this internship Senior HR Manager seat in Independence, MO. This manager role pairs a $87,000 - $124,000 salary with hands-on ownership, a collaborative team, and clear opportunities to level up.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Find the $87,000 - $124,000 of value hiding in a process everyone tolerates
  • Hold a forecast review where people actually change their minds
  • Stress-test the forecast against the MO scenario nobody wants
  • Keep Lockheed Martin strategy legible to the people who have to execute it
  • Spot when a manager initiative has quietly lost its sponsor
  • Turn a relentlessly-kind board mandate into work the business team can start Monday

  What You'll Bring

  • The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
  • The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
  • 7+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions
  • A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
  • A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
  • Willingness to commute to Independence, MO or work flexibly as needed
  • A track record of refreshingly-candid delivery in an internship structure

  Lockheed Martin took a tired corner of the business world and rebuilt it, brick by brick, from a small office in Independence, MO. Accountability here is shared, so wins belong to the team and setbacks become lessons.

  Salary opens at $87,000 - $124,000 and the perks compound: paid learning, health coverage, mentorship, and a flexible Independence, MO setup.

  Hiring for this position is live and moving quickly, with interviews already underway.

  Let the Lockheed Martin team in Independence, MO meet the person behind the Initiative on your resume.

• Required skills

  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Onboarding
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • PHR Certification
  • Training Facilitation
  • Succession Planning
  • Performance Management
  • Change Management
  • SPHR Certification
  • Initiative
  • Professionalism
  • Accountability

• Benefits & perks

  • Gym Membership
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Massage Therapy
  • Acupuncture coverage
  • Flexible Hours
  • Green card sponsorship
  • Direct access to leadership
  • Free snacks and beverages
  • LinkedIn Learning access
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Video Games
  • Retention bonuses
  • Retiree medical benefits

• Apply before 2026-08-04

  Submit your application for this Internship business position.