Associate Director, HR Partner, Customer Excellence & Strategy (CE&S) (Remote)

This is a remote U.S. role with travel as needed. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

About the role

Seeking a strategic and forward-thinking HR Partner to join our Customer Excellence & Strategy (CE&S) HR team. This team plays a critical role in delivering on the CE&S vision to drive the profitable growth of Collins Aerospace through customer relationships, differentiated solutions, and performance excellence.

In this role, you will serve as the primary HR Partner for our three global Collins Account Executive organizations — teams responsible for driving profitable growth across Collins through purposeful customer and channel engagement. You will shape the talent strategy, build organizational capability, and lead complex change initiatives to ensure these teams are positioned to perform at their highest level worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Talent Agenda
  • Provide guidance & support to leaders in aligning & executing people strategies with business objectives
  • Integrate RTX values into business & people processes to build & sustain a culture that develops talent & fosters employee engagement
  • Support enterprise-wide talent reviews to strengthen succession planning, accelerate employee development, and enable strategic key talent rotations
• Lead Change and Critical Initiatives
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop & execute projects across the organization that support organizational effectiveness, employee experience & successful adoption of change initiatives
  • Support managers in analyzing team structures & role responsibilities to ensure alignment with business objectives
  • Provide recommendations on reporting lines, spans of control & job leveling for smaller organizational changes
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to implement workforce planning initiatives & talent mobility programs
• Build Organizational Capability
  • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the business environment to proactively address challenges & opportunities
  • Operationalize strategies to meet current and future workforce needs in alignment with organizational priorities
  • Offer insights & actionable recommendations to enhance leadership capabilities & team performance
• Enable High-Performing Teams
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and ambassador for business leadership & employees
  • Provide HR counsel & expertise to optimize business process and performance
  • Support leaders in building effective teams by facilitating team dynamics workshops, conflict resolution & collaboration practices
• Partner Across the Business
  • Focus on brokering solutions to business problems
  • Collaborate and partner with Collins/RTX COEs and central functions for best-in-class solutions, and leverage best practices
  • Provide coaching, mentorship & facilitation to cultivate high-performing teams, capable of navigating challenges & change
  • Influence & guide decision making within the function
  • Demonstrate business acumen and understanding of the HR strategic partnership in driving business results
• Lead, Support and Collaborate
  • Support RTX and Collins strategic projects related to a variety of HR and CE&S priorities
  • Support standard US working hours and be able to flex to support the needs of a globally dispersed footprint
  • Collaborate across the CE&S SLT, variety of functional teams and HR organization
• Travel up to 15%, primarily domestically

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• Previous HR Experience is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace and Defense Industry experience
• Experience managing multiple priorities with agility and resilience
• Experience leading and supporting organizational change
• Experience working with stakeholders at all levels, including Senior Executives, while maintaining confidentiality
• Experience supporting global, geographically dispersed teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

Pay

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.