Associate Director, Program Management
About The Position
The Raytheon Advanced Technology Advanced Systems Associate Director leads the capture and execution of strategic advanced-development business as a growth engine for Raytheon. The role leads multiple cross-functional teams executing current CRAD contracts and IRAD projects, and supports and leads capture activities, including proposals, win strategies, cost-estimating approaches and analysis, and gate reviews. The position develops and communicates strategies and tactics to reduce cost, improve quality, performance, and reliability, and strengthen the competitiveness of Raytheon Advanced RF System technology product lines. It also leads the transition of technology into emerging EMD programs of record. The role interfaces daily with customers and program management to communicate program progress, financial status, issues, and opportunities. It ensures risk and opportunity management plans are comprehensive and executed to meet program and business commitments, and ensures execution of annual and five-year business plans. The position identifies potential growth markets and opportunities and develops complex strategies and roadmaps to increase win ratios and grow Raytheon’s business. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in special-program-access-required security environments. This is an onsite position in El Segundo, California. An active and transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and the candidate must be able to obtain program access and Top Secret clearance after starting.
Requirements
- Typically a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience.
- Experience leading teams and working with EMD or advanced-development programs.
- Experience managing program cost, schedule, and performance using tools or processes such as EVMS, IMP, IMS, risk and opportunity management, or Scope Board.
- Proposal experience.
- Active and transferable Secret U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date, with the ability to obtain program access and Top Secret clearance after starting.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Program Management Level 4 Certification, or ability to obtain it within one year.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve financial results.
- Experience with RF components, RF subassemblies, and RF subsystems.
- Active Top Secret clearance and experience working in closed-area environments.
- Demonstrated success working with customers to shape requirements.
- Experience managing strategic business to drive growth.
Responsibilities
- Partner at multiple levels across the enterprise to capture new business and ensure successful execution.
- Establish and maintain strong customer relationships and communicate program status.
- Work with customers to shape requirements for new pursuits and lead collaborative efforts to turn needs into solutions and conceptual programs.
- Communicate clearly and remove barriers to execution.
- Present program status to leadership using business and project-management tools and procedures, including IPDS, EVMS, IMS/IMP, risk management, financial forecasts, and EAC status.
- Attract, retain, supervise, and develop talent.
- Lead cross-functional teams executing current CRAD contracts and IRAD projects.
- Support and lead capture activities, including proposals, win strategies, cost-estimating approaches and analysis, and gate reviews.
- Develop and communicate strategies and tactics to reduce cost, improve quality, increase performance and reliability, and improve competitiveness of Raytheon Advanced RF System technology product lines.
- Lead technology transition into emerging EMD programs of record.
- Ensure risk and opportunity management plans are comprehensive and executed to meet program and business commitments.
- Ensure execution of annual and five-year business plans and identify potential growth markets and opportunities.
- Develop strategies and roadmaps to increase win ratios and grow Raytheon’s business.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 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 may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
- Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
