Program Manager, Operational Workforce Planning (Remote)

This is a remote position open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.

About the role

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, we unite 185,000 minds to solve the world’s most complex problems. We push the boundaries of science and connect our world through innovation. As an experienced Program Manager, you will advance enterprise workforce planning by establishing robust processes and frameworks, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving continuous improvement. This role requires exceptional stakeholder management and consulting skills to lead complex, end-to-end implementations of Workday Adaptive Planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, budget, and timeline.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize workforce planning processes, integrate with financial and operational strategies, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Establish and manage program governance, including project plans, business case development, milestones, and risk assessments in partnership with the HR technology team.
• Provide guidance and facilitate key decisions and activity completions with working teams, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Support change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of Workday Adaptive Planning across the organization.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and consultants, ensuring deliverables meet organizational needs and standards.
• Support enablement and operationalization of enterprise governance, operating model, and change controls post go-live.
• Identify and develop enterprise requirements and standards along with key metrics for success, and review them for leadership.
• Provide regular status updates, reports, and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders to track progress, budgets, and outcomes.
• Travel up to 10%, or as needed.

Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in program or project management, with a focus on HR or financial systems implementations and business transformation.
• Direct experience implementing an Operational Workforce Planning solution or workforce planning technology platform (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Oracle, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience executing workforce planning processes post-implementation — not solely system deployment.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS Analytics, HR, or related field).
• Strong understanding of change management principles and experience driving successful adoption of new systems and processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Solid understanding of workforce demand planning, capacity modeling, and labor financial alignment.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including the role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, depending on the level of the position and whether it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.