Associate Director, Lead Program Manager - Digital Transformation (Remote)

About the position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. The following position is to join RTX Corporate: The Transformation team within Enterprise Services (ES) is looking for a passionate Associate Director, Lead Program Manager - Digital Transformation to lead ES Service adoption activities in support of the oneRTX strategic initiative. The Transformation team is focused on using lean principles to maximize cost effectiveness, quality and employee experience through increased adoption of services provided by ES. The role will require working with leaders within the RTX corporate organization and the 3 RTX business units to develop and execute plans that create the greatest value for our employees and shareholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of RTX digital optimization strategies.
• Collaborate with Digital Technology (DT) leaders and subject-matter experts to identify digital needs across the organization.
• Propose new service offerings, develop business cases, secure senior leader buy-in and build and manage execution of deployment roadmaps.
• Help design and execute a strategic blueprint to transform ES Digital Services for enterprise scale.
• Evaluate current Digital Services against industry benchmarks and best practices.
• Accountable for ensuring that all functional program milestones are developed and align to oneRTX operating model and financial targets.
• Identify and leverage various program interdependencies to ensure synergy between and across all teams to promote efficiency realization.
• Achieve program milestones, resolve issues, and remove the barriers that may hinder project execution.
• Proactively evaluate program activities, build contingency plans, and execute corrective action on a timely basis to mitigate risks such as scope and/or budget variances.
• Ensure that quality measurements and monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that deliverables meet or exceed expectations and integrate with overall program objectives.
• Adhere to CORE and project management methodology by leveraging and promoting the use of existing tools, capturing best practices, and identifying areas for process improvement.
• Complete other tasks related to this position as assigned.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum 12 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum 10 years experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience developing digital strategies and implementing digital services.
• Prior experience in digital strategy consulting, including client engagement, stakeholder management and solution delivery.
• Prior experience with collaborating and effectively communicating with all levels of leadership within an organization.
• Prior experience in Microsoft Office tools (specifically in Excel and PowerPoint).
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience in a industry leading consulting firm i.e Big 5 Consulting Firms.
• Prior experience leading digital transformation initiatives, particularly in the areas of process standardization and enterprise technology adoption.
• RTX CORE Certification or other Lean Continuous Improvement experience.

Benefits

• Robust total rewards package with compensation;
• Healthcare, Wellness, Retirement
• Work/Life Benefits
• Career Development and Recognition Programs
• Parental (including paternal) leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Achievement Awards
• Educational Assistance
• Child/Adult backup Care
• +many other great benefits