DT Associate Director- Program Manager (Hybrid)

About the role

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. The Digital Technology Program Management Office is currently searching for a seasoned Program Manager to manage our Prime Program. Prime is the Collins program to align all strategic and functional business units under one overall governance model. This individual will partner with Collins DT Leaders, Collins functional partners and RTX Enterprise Services. This is a hybrid position, with the ideal candidate based in one of the following locations: Cedar Rapids, IA; Charlotte, NC; Windsor Locks, CT; or Richardson, TX.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective execution of committed projects in the portfolio.
• Drive processes and meeting cadences for scope management, risk and opportunity management, financial reporting, technical reviews, issue escalation, and stakeholder communications across the portfolio.
• Manage the program financials by working with controllers, financial analysts and functional leads across Digital Technology; analyze the data to ensure teams are delivering to plan.
• Partner with Digital leaders for resource assignments and development of integrated schedules and milestone commitments.
• Lead teams to develop and implement effective risk mitigations and issue resolution.
• Lead teams to develop effective stakeholder communications.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Experience partnering with a variety of customers, stakeholders, and teams to develop and deliver complex systems and services.
• Experience implementing management systems with applicability to a portfolio of projects including program financials, risk and opportunity management, schedule and scope management, and other project management fundamentals.
• Collaborate effectively to build teams; build trust and demonstrate accountability to customers, stakeholders, and staff.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Be a voracious learner and disciplined problem solver who perseveres through technical and organizational challenges to deliver change and inspire teams to do the same.

What You Will Learn

• Foster relationships with Digital, Collins and RTX peers all over the world that work and want to work at RTX.
• Build Program Management skills and knowledge through process harmonization.
• Strengthen project management skills through leading multi-million dollar programs.
• Advance executive communications and your network by leading conversations and program reviews across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future; RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position (U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder).
• Demonstrated history of success in multiple positions of increasing scope and responsibility, with a significant duration of experience and expertise spanning qualifications of this role.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated program management experience.
• Experience with program management systems including resource management, program scheduling and cost controls (i.e., Planview).
• Experience working in a government and/or manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of aerospace policies, procedures and system requirements including quality, manufacturing, and program management.
• Experience interfacing with internal customers.
• Experience with using change management frameworks and methodologies.
• Understanding of key digital transformation topics and technologies.

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: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and 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 – $298,800 USD. 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.