About The Position

At RTX, the world 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. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon Shipboard Missiles, a sub strategic business unit within Naval Power, is seeking a highly motivated candidate to serve as the Program Management Associate Director for the Standard Missile 3 Blk IIA (SM-3 Blk IIA) Under Layer Development contract. This is a highly visible program within both Raytheon and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position reports directly to the SM-3 IIA Associate Director for Development/DMSMS Programs and is responsible for executing this critical development contract on time and within the aggressive schedule needed by the customer. SM-3 Blk IIA is a critical munitions program, and this effort is the building block in capturing a key growth opportunity. This Leader will also be responsible for establishing priorities, optimizing performance and execution, supporting both internal and external customers, ensuring the development schedule supports multiple flight tests over the next 4 years, and ensuring the strong SM-3 culture is maintained. This Leader's responsibilities include strengthening customer relationships, managing multiple IPTs across the country, program execution, and accountability for achieving results within needed timeline. Additionally, the SM-3 IIA Under Layer Associate Director will expand on the strong, collaborative nature of the team and work to drive continued improvement with respect to overall Raytheon performance. The SM-3 IIA Under Layer Associate Director has accountability for profit and loss, AOP and financial metrics. This role leads a team with approximately 200-300 matrixed employees responsible for a $500M development effort over 4 years. This is an onsite role in Tucson, Arizona facilty. Relocation Assistance is NOT available currently

Requirements

  • A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years’ experience
  • Prior People Leadership & Management Experience
  • Prior Program/Project Management Experience
  • Prior experience with program management tools such as Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
  • Prior experience with Estimate at Completes (EACs), Risk & Opportunity, and/or IMP/IMS
  • Prior experience working within Defense Industry supporting the product life cycle.
  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
  • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice To Haves

  • The leader needs to have broad and substantive management experience
  • PMP or Raytheon Program Manager 4 Certification or higher or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Understanding of the DoD acquisition environment and processes, along with MDA and/or other service branches programs (large programs preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience managing large/complex programs with experience managing program staffing, assignments, and resources
  • Capture/proposal development, negotiations and contract execution experience for US
  • Strong proficiency in developing and presenting AOP and responsibility for executing approved plans
  • Understanding of various contract types including domestic, Cost-Plus, CPIF, FFP & FPIF, and how to execute within those contract types

Responsibilities

  • This role has direct customer program/mission/engagement accountability and customer relationship responsibilities (both internal and external) with a strong understanding of DoD, and global military customer infrastructure to shape and drive business growth.
  • Drive growth for the future by building outstanding customer relationships (both internal and external), identifying underlying needs, maturing and finding new applications for capabilities.
  • This role is responsible for engagement and decision-making with internal and external customers.
  • Poor decisions and/or management will impact not only the AOP for the SSBU but will impact the future of SM-3 Blk IIA.
  • Lead all aspects of program execution, including meeting contractual requirements
  • Establish and maintain key program metrics, define program milestones/critical path, and monitor adherence to program budgets and schedules
  • Drive tactical execution while meeting strategic objectives
  • Support the resolution of escalated program risks across the portfolio and similarly escalate as appropriate
  • Develop and lead a team of direct and indirect reports. Focus, evaluate, motivate, and reward the program team, enabling them to achieve desired results
  • This P&L leadership role is responsible for all pursuit/new business content related to the execution of the contracts.
  • Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence the business leaders within multiple businesses.
  • This role will have significant interaction with internal and external customers, vendors and government employees and will be tasked with influencing them to accept a solution mutually agreeable by all parties.
  • Drive enhancements in execution to improve schedule.
  • Ability to travel domestically - approx. 25% of the time

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short-term disability
  • long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • flexible work schedules
  • employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • holidays
  • annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Manager

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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