Associate Director, F135 PDS Product Manager; Onsite

Overview

At RTX, the world 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. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems. The F135 Program Digital Solutions (PDS) team has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, F135 PDS Product Manager.

In this role, you will lead a portfolio of agile teams who develop, demonstrate, and own digital solutions for the F135 Program. In addition to providing strategic and tactical direction to execute the F135 Digital Roadmap, you will also guide team members to excel in the Agile Operating model and support the career growth of practitioners across our teams and in line with Pratt & Whitney values, CORE Operating System, and the Leadership Operating Model.

You will also be the supervisor of record to the Product Owners of the agile teams in the portfolio.

• Set strategic and tactical direction and priority for the F135 PDS agile teams in alignment with PW & RTX’s Enterprise Architecture and ensuring all solutions align with F135 Program business goals
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new processes, policies, standards or operating plans in support of strategic objectives
• Collaborate with Product Owners and the Product Manager of other agile teams, as well as the Stakeholders of your teams, and across other ME and CE programs to refine scope, requirements and deliverables to drive compliance with RTX guidelines for authorized solution deployment (Architecture Review Board (ARB), Authority to Operate (ATO), CLARA, etc.)
• Support the Product Owners in the communication of software status, issues, risks, and opportunities to audiences including team leadership, Program leadership, and external customers
• Partner with other Platform and Enablement teams across PW who are building foundational digital capabilities so that F135 digital requirements are well understood and supported by what they develop

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 12 years of computer science, software engineering, or program management experience; or an Advanced Degree with 10 years of computer science, software engineering, or program management experience required.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience with software engineering, Dev Ops, or generating digital solutions
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience leading agile teams or teams of teams
• Proficiency using Jira and Confluence as effective project management tools
• Must be a U.S. Citizen. This position may require access to systems/tools that are restricted to individuals who possess US citizenship

• Experience collaborating with business stakeholders and IT / DT department on multi-disciplinary issues
• Previous experience guiding teams to generate outcome-oriented objectives then decompose them into the pieces of work that must be delivered to produce value
• Qualified as an RTX CORE Champion or higher
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills to document and communicate software engineering approaches, and a proven ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches

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Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
Onsite

Onsite:
Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range…