Associate Director - Requirements and Capabilities, Future Opera

Date Posted:
2025-10-02
Country:
United States of America
Location:
RNH99: RTN Remote, New Hampshire
Position Role Type:
Remote
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance:
Secret - Current

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.

Raytheon is seeking a Requirements and Capabilities (R&C) Associate Director that will be responsible for supporting Future Operations for Land and Air Defense Systems (LADS) business opportunities. The Associate Director will be responsible for identifying and understanding market needs for growth, working with existing customers and establishing new customers, developing strategies and deploying tactics to execute and meet the Land and Air Defense System's (LADS) Long-Range Plan.

This Associate Director provides critical support to R&C US Domestic Requirements Lead for LADS by ensuring a cohesive and harmonized customer message campaign. This role is intended to provide direct support to LADS senior leadership across all major Sub-Strategic Business Units (SSBUs) and Strategic Captures. Future Operations' purpose is to provide qualitative improvements by synthesizing strategic messages for speaking engagements, talking points, white papers and externally/customer-facing content as well as providing target research to answer critical information requirements; to include executive support for key leader engagement preparation, scheduling and planning. Typical duties would include preparation, management and dissemination of planned engagements, as well as deriving potential positions, asks and offers, Toplines, Redlines and Talking Points. While serving as a crucible of thought, Future Operations will also lead the R&C effort to standardize and harmonize the entire LADS customer data collection. Additional management duties include - provide effective task management to increase timely response, efficient knowledge management to facilitate dissemination as well as increasing standardized, repeatable workflows. Lastly, Future operations will provide oversight to consultant management for continuity of tasked actions and information management.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the Land & Air Defense Systems lead for customer messaging providing a focal point for the R&C, SSBUs and Strategic Captures to ensure alignment with external messaging, capability requirements and increase capture success
• Lead white paper development, talking point development, and customer-facing information content. Must continuously listen to the customer, collaborating with business units associates to offer discriminators, solutions and strategies that address the most important requirements and priorities, providing integrated solutions to improve system-of-system capabilities and mission performance.
• Spearhead the preparation of senior leadership engagements by deriving potential customer positions, asks and offers, toplines, redlines and refined talking points
• Ensure consistent messaging and themes across the SBU. Strategizes across LADS SSBUs while communicating with the customer to meet the customers' mission needs and gaps
• Provide targeted research to formulate a better understanding of the customer challenges and potential positions, for example Policy changes, organizational changes and potential USG portfolio risks
• Develop concepts and manage sensitive projects that require close coordination with senior leaders and multiple staff and overall provide a deeper cycle preparation for our senior leaders
• Serves as the focal point for R&C task management, knowledge management, concept development and consultant task management. Contributes strong knowledge on Army and Joint Requirements and Force Modernization processes to facilitate Raytheon efforts
• Act as R&C lead for cross-SBU integrated assessments, market assessments and competitive assessments
• Support the LADS R&C team to identify, and develop new business opportunities, and position new business resources to achieve LADS growth objectives
• Support development and marketing strategies to achieve business goals aligned with customer plans and programs
• Focus on the customer, understand strategic environment, threat capabilities, problems, priorities, limitations, and requirements. Understand how the customer perceives Precision Fires and Maneuver, Short to Medium Range Air Defense and Ground Based Air Defense
• Develop and implement internal and external customer contact plans
• Collaborate with RTX Global Government Relations (GGR) at Federal, State, and Local levels on Public Policy to advocate and develop new technologies and solutions
• Approximately 50% annual domestic and international travel for customer engagements and tradeshows

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years' experience working with Department of Defense, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 10 years' experience
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in business development or program management with Army and/or Air Force acquisition
• Former US Military Officer with experience supporting Pentagon and/or Legislative Affairs
• Experience with US Military requirements development process

Qualifications We Prefer

• A good teammate with excellent leadership, team building, and networking skills
• Knowledge of cross site and enterprise level planning and implementation practices
• Experience with Raytheon Capture Manager and Gating practices
• Experience with US Government Planning, Programming, Budget and/or Execution (PPBE) process
• Ability to identify potential Raytheon growth opportunities and proven ability to develop effective professional relationships through personal influence

What We Offer

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

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• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Remote : This position currently is designated as remote. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home) but may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. The successful candidate for this role will be required to reside and work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. territories).

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The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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