Chief Product Owner (CPO)

RTX•Fullerton, CA

3d•$145,600 - $276,800•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's 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 Sensors Space & Airborne is looking for a Chief Product Owner (CPO) for the Sentinel product line. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing Program Increments, driving Agile maturity, and ensuring predictable, value-focused delivery across a $300M scope spanning 6–8 programs within USG and NASAMS portfolios. The CPO leads coordination across approximately 80 multidisciplinary engineers and partners closely with the Chief Engineer (CE), Program Manager (PM), Lead Systems Engineers (LSEs), and Software Technical Directors (SW TDs) to align product execution with long-term vision, capability roadmaps, and technical acceptance criteria. This servant-leader role focuses on cross-team synchronization, dependency management, PI Planning leadership, and fostering Agile execution.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience in Agile organizations using Lean, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, XP, or similar frameworks.
Minimum 5 years serving in roles such as Product Owner, Product Manager, Release Train Engineer, Value Stream Engineer, Scrum Master, Project Manager, or similar Agile leadership functions.
Demonstrated experience building and managing product roadmaps and aligning feature delivery across multiple teams.
Proficiency with Agile management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, or equivalent).
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.
Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting large-scale defense or aerospace programs, including cost/schedule alignment and technical milestone integration.
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and Agile EV or equivalent data-driven performance methodologies.
Deep understanding of Agile principles and the ability to differentiate between “being Agile” and merely “doing Agile.”
Excellent mentoring, coaching, and servant-leadership capabilities supporting Product Owners and cross-functional teams.
Proven experience delivering complex systems involving software, hardware, integration, and test in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to visualize product-line execution using metrics, projections, dependency maps, and value-stream insights.
Strong problem-solving, systems thinking, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated ability to engage program leadership, engineering teams, and external partners effectively.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills across all organizational levels.
Ability to influence strategic thinking, problem-solving, and continuous improvement without relying on positional authority.
Commitment to empowering teams, supporting ownership, and fostering a culture of innovation and disciplined delivery.

Responsibilities

Execute the Program Increment, ensuring alignment between roadmap intent, backlog priorities, and team-level delivery.
Hold regular Scrum of Scrums with Product Owners to surface blockers, coordinate external needs, and drive cross-team communication.
Coordinate with stakeholders outside the teams to remove impediments and ensure alignment across engineering disciplines, suppliers, and program partners.
Execute the product roadmap; support CE and LSEs in long-term feature scheduling, selection, and sequencing.
Set increment-level objectives jointly with CE and PM to support strategic priorities and technical milestones.
Partner with Product Owners to ensure teams deliver in alignment with acceptance criteria established by CEs and aligned technical leadership.
Organize and lead PI Planning activities; gather, evaluate, and deliver retrospective feedback, including improvement opportunities, to the CE.
Support the PO team across all Scrum activities, enabling strong backlog health, predictability, and execution discipline.
Provide product-line Agile metrics, delivery status, projections, and performance insights to PMs and leadership.
Drive adoption of Agile principles, ensuring alignment with program execution needs.
Promote collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement across the product line, influencing effective delivery and minimizing cross-team dependencies.