Senior Manager - CORE, Strategic Engagements (Remote)

Location: US-MA-REMOTE (Hybrid role requiring frequent domestic travel of 25% or more)

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. The ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. government issued DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one.

About the Role

Join RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, where 185,000 professionals unite to solve complex global challenges. As Senior Manager of CORE Strategic Engagements, you will lead high-visibility, high-impact initiatives spanning Raytheon’s businesses and functions. This role partners closely with managers to translate strategy into action, solve complex business challenges, and deliver measurable results using advanced CORE methods and tools. You will collaborate across the organization to optimize operations, drive transformational change, and mentor emerging CORE experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead Raytheon-wide CORE strategic engagements, collaborating across the organization to solve complex problems and deliver results that maximize customer success.
• Partner and manage improvement initiatives, including scope, cost, schedule, financial forecasting (including EAC), project/resource planning, and risk/opportunity mitigation.
• Define, track, and maintain key project metrics, milestones, critical paths, and overall initiative performance.
• Prepare and deliver clear, compelling communications and updates for leadership.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by coaching, mentoring, facilitating, and training CORE methods and tools.
• Accelerate the development of "CORE Experts-in-Training" to expand certified capabilities and impact.

What You Will Learn

• How to influence and guide complex, cross-functional initiatives that accelerate business results.
• Approaches to inspire innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement across diverse teams.
• Advanced team-building skills centered on problem-solving, collaboration, and shared goals.
• How to transform functional or program expertise into continuous improvement strategies that strengthen business priorities.
• Deep proficiency in advanced and expert-level CORE methods and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ relevant work experience.
• Experience in Raytheon program processes/cadence.
• Experience partnering and influencing managers and stakeholders across the organization.
• Experience driving transformational change, process improvement, efficiencies, and/or cost reduction/avoidance using project and change management skills.
• CORE Expert or equivalent certification (e.g., Six Sigma Black Belt). CORE Expert-in-Training with advanced progress in the EiT journey map will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead and execute at the pace, urgency, and dynamic demands of the business.
• Success in building and strengthening internal customer relationships.
• Experience leading, training, and coaching Lean and Six Sigma methods & tools.
• Background in cost reduction, EAC improvement, or synergy creation.
• Master’s degree in Business, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• Advanced certification in Lean/CORE/Six Sigma or equivalent external certification(s).

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.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement).

Pay

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD – 251,600 USD. The range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.