Strategic Modeling Lead - M6 - (Remote)

RTX•Austin, TX

10d•Remote

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring 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. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Raytheon Associate Director, Strategic Modeling Lead position offers a unique opportunity to help lead Raytheon’s transformation in response to the supply-constrained defense market. Raytheon’s customers need increased volumes of munitions and other defense products driving a need for substantial investment both internally and across Raytheon’s supply base. Sitting at the intersection of Munitions Acceleration Finance and Ops Supply Chain Quality Finance, the Strategic Modeling Lead will influence Raytheon’s approach to these investments. The Strategic Modeling Lead is expected to have experience building sophisticated deal models in the investment banking, private equity, venture capital, big four consulting, or equivalent finance sector. This leader is expected to be a player coach, utilizing data and analysis to model economic outcomes for strategic business decisions and leveraging their experience to help others across Raytheon Finance do the same. This high-visibility role will lead a team of individuals with similar deal modeling skillsets and experience. Work-scope will be handled on a project basis with a minimal monthly cadence to ensure consistency and alignment on priorities. Daily interactions will go beyond this position’s immediate chain of command and include leaders and teams across Raytheon’s Strategic Business Units as well as Functionals such as Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering. Engagements will vary depending on the specific projects being worked at any given time. Successful candidates will be fluent in integrating micro-economic and finance principles into sophisticated business models with summarization for executive-level consumption. This fluency should include strategic navigation of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow data along with a comfort teaching a strategic commercial financial perspective to other finance professionals. Successful candidates will also be comfortable using data to guide a business through transformative actions. To effectively enable transformation, candidates must be willing to build an in-depth understanding of key products to engage on an equal footing with business leaders responsible for delivering these products. Creating consensus through influential communication involving disparate groups of cross functional stakeholders is also an important ingredient for success. The Munitions Acceleration Finance, Strategic Modeling Lead position offers an exciting opportunity to join a team that is focused on one of the most critical business priorities. It also offers an opportunity to those with urgently needed financial skills to lend their ability to a critical national defense priority. This position is currently designated as fully remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories).

Requirements

Typically requires: 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
Commercial experience building deal-type models in any of the following: Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Big Four Consulting or equivalent
Experienced Excel modeling ability – case study submission will be required for all candidates to demonstrate ability
Experience presenting complex information in a way that tells a clear concise story
Experience building cross-functional teams through influence without formal authority
Leadership experience guiding teams of at least 3 individual contributors
Experience in change management and large-scale business transformation
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.

Nice To Haves

Higher education in Finance, business, or related field
Business operating experience
Business strategy or capital allocation strategy experience
Proven ability to create broad-based consensus through influential communication

Responsibilities

Support key Raytheon leaders in establishing economically viable business strategies under the recently announced Pentagon shift to commercial-style procurement practices
Conduct in depth financial modeling of strategic customer deals
Conduct in depth financial modeling of supply base and other capacitization investment deals
Lead a team of analysts to proactively deliver strategically impactful analytical work product outlined above.
Manage a monthly reporting cadence to ensure priority alignment on multiple critical projects running simultaneously and report progress against established KPIs
Create consensus among senior executive leaders around best path to enabling Raytheon to deliver accelerated production and associated financial benefits to their stakeholders
Must have a “Can do” approach and be comfortable taking initiative in the context of imperfect information
This role will likely require >25% travel, it also requires flexibility to shift work tactics in line with business needs
Success requires building an in-depth understanding of key products and production processes which likely goes beyond typical expectations for Finance functional partners