Operational Excellence Manager - Data & AI

RTX

2d • Remote

About The Position

RTX 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 195,000 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, Virginia. The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services Team: RTX Enterprise Services - Data (ES-Data) group is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual (CORE Champion – Data & AI Operations) to help drive our RTX CORE operating model objectives. This role is pivotal in maintaining our control tower, improving maturity across our RTX data domains and operating systems, and ensuring alignment with our strategic goals. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise to support continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of excellence. This role requires hands-on mentorship, strong teamwork, communication, and organizational skills to drive progress and decisions across various areas within and outside of the (ES-Data) organization. Success requires diplomacy, highly disciplined execution and coordination between cross functional disciplines and teams. Knowledge of the RTX CORE Operating system is required and prior experience working in a factory highly preferred.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data management, continuous improvement, or a related field.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Nice To Haves

• CORE Champion certified with experience in aerospace and defense
• Strong knowledge of CORE, RTX strategy, and continuous improvement tools (Six Sigma/ACE)
• Proficient in data management and analytics
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Adaptable, learning-oriented, and effective in fast-paced environments
• Experience or willingness to learn how to lead engagements to improve organizational efficiencies
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills; openness to different perspectives
• prior experience working in a factory highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the CORE embedded lead with the deployment and configuration of the CORE operating system within ES-Data, aligned to RTX strategy
• Maintain and enhance the control tower to track and visualize key business metrics
• Assess data domain maturity against CORE standards and drive improvement actions
• Assist CORE Embedded lead with goal alignment for long-, mid-, and short-term objectives and cascade goals to subdomains
• Execute and monitor continuous improvement plans using CORE tools
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure control tower targets are met and enable collaboration
• Provide training and support on CORE methodologies to foster continuous improvement in ES Data
• Ensure effective data management to support data integrity of control tower reporting
• Develop and analyze reports to track progress, trends, and decision-making
• Champion the REPM process, reinforce accountability to standards, and report monthly progress

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees