Stinger Launcher Program Manager

RTX•Tucson, AZ

8d•$157,200 - $298,800•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. The Stinger Portfolio is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as the Stinger Launcher Program Manager. This role offers an opportunity to support the initiatives in change management, transformation, and focus on execution into a high-performing, results-driven program, while fostering innovation in programmatic execution. This role is responsible for the successful program and flawless execution of over $70M annually. Additionally, this role owns the customer relationship and drives cost, schedule, and performance for the Launcher product line and programs within the Stinger portfolio. The Stinger Launcher Program manager will lead and develop a team of Program Leads responsible for the execution management of the Stinger Launcher Production. This role reports to the Stinger Director.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 12 years of relevant experience OR an Advanced degree and minimum 10 years of experience is required
Experience in Program Management and Risk & Opportunity Measures
Experience with production programs
CORE certification or process improvement equivalent
PMX Certification Level 3, or ability to obtain within 12 months
Experience with financial analysis tools and project management tools and/or systems
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Establish and maintain key program metrics which will act as critical process indicators to meeting and/or exceeding program deliverables

Nice To Haves

Experience working with cross-functional teams
Experience in managing development and/or obsolescence mitigation projects
Proven ability to effectively lead a cross-functional and geographically dispersed team
Demonstrated ability to effectively work with and establish relationships with external Customers and/or Suppliers
DoD, FMA and/or DCS Program Management experience
Working knowledge of EX/IM and Security requirements
Experience working US Government programs
Experience developing and reviewing TINA compliant cost proposals and synthesizing Proposal Review and Contract Start-up packages for management review and approval
Prior experience in program recovery or program turnaround

Responsibilities

Manage multiple Stinger launcher programs.
Accountable for Stinger launcher production programs as well as manage team of PMs
Drive team accountability while promoting a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence
Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering professional growth, mentorship, and talent development.
Own the customer interface across multiple US, FMS and DCS customers for your programs, fostering a collaborative "One Team" culture with the customer and ensuring exemplary standards of service and value proposition.
Effectively manage financial controls (EVMS), Risk and Opportunity and RLPM to drive execution excellence, process and consistency across programs
Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging RLPM and CORE
Deliver projects on time and on schedule through leadership of cross-matrixed teams
Establish, drive, and maintain key programmatic metrics, define milestones and critical path, monitor adherence to program budgets and schedules, and direct work to achieve these metrics
Develop and present the program Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and financial forecasts outlook and commits to specific financial goals and obligations
Accountable for program EACs, PMRs and business forecasting reviews.
Interface with multiple internal and geographically dispersed team members, ensuring consistent and effective communication.
Drive and support growth of Stinger launcher portfolio through obsolescence management and investment recommendations internally and externally
Lead multiple internal and geographically dispersed team members, ensuring consistent and effective communication to drive programs and issues to resolution.
Ability to travel 25% of the time as needed