Execution Director - Advanced Common Products

Execution Director

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 Advanced Common Products (ACP) product area within Naval Power is seeking an Execution Director to drive execution to meet current customer commitments and capacity expansion. The Execution Director will be responsible for optimizing performance and execution for all ACP related development, transition to production, and production activities. The Execution Director is a critical focal point in integrating and de-conflicting complex schedules across a challenging spectrum of customers and suppliers and leading the execution of the strategic road map, which includes both customer and internal investments.

The ACP portfolio currently serves three Raytheon Strategic Business Units (SBUs) across six programs. Ultra electronics are used in two munitions acceleration programs that will require more than a 4x increase in output to meet the demands. This position will play a key role in driving execution to meet capacity increases for Ultra.

Will You Will Do:

• Program planning, program execution, product costing, problem resolution and decision making, R&O management, financial execution to budget, staffing, personnel development, product technical roadmap, and customer relationship
• Ensure performance to technical, cost, schedule, and quality requirements
• Drive affordability and continuous improvement using Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE), RTX Lifecycle Program Management (RLPM), and RTX Team Fundamentals.
• Ability to collaborate across Raytheon SBUs and functional teams
• Establish and maintain an integrated execution schedule for all work including the increase of capacity needed to meet munitions acceleration activities
• Develop relationships with the various functions and internal customers to manage and prioritize the work that is being executed.
• Execute daily program cadence i.e. daily build stand-ups, risk review boards, customer reviews, failure review boards, program milestones, line of balance and working mitigation(s) and decision reviews to achieve customer commitments.
• Manages the program risk and opportunity, in accordance with specific financial goals and obligations.
• Ability to travel domestically as needed to coordinate with internal teams, customers and our suppliers

What You Will Learn:

• Raytheon and RTX Business Acumen
• SBU & SSBU organizational structure, responsibilities amongst the programs and the functional areas, and deliverables

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 14 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 7 years' experience
• Prior experience in program management, production, or capacity expansion.
• Proven expertise in EVMS, Integrated Master Schedules, and Risk and Opportunity Management.
• Prior experience building and leading high performing teams.
• Prior experience working in cross functional matrix environment (ex: Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, etc.)
• Prior experience working with and supporting customers internally and externally to drive outcomes.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Exceptional communication, writing and presentation skills.
• A demonstrated understanding of development, transition to production, and production.
• Strong business acumen to proactively identify and resolve issues efficiently.
• Ability to operate independently to navigate organizational complexities and to obtain resources (through influence) to move initiatives forward.
• Demonstrated skills in planning and execution for both short-term requirements and long-term opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with special focus on achieving active participation of appropriate individuals across the business.

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation – NOT AVAILABLE