Director, RTX Rotational Programs; Remote

Role Overview

The Director, RTX Rotational Programs, is a strategic enterprise leader responsible for shaping and delivering RTX’s emerging professionals leadership pipeline. This role owns a portfolio of rotational programs that serve as a critical feeder for future functional and business leaders across RTX.

Operating at the intersection of talent strategy, business priorities, and executive engagement, this leader will define how rotational programs accelerate readiness, strengthen succession pipelines, and deliver measurable business impact. This role requires a deep expertise in rotational program design and outcomes.

• Define and evolve the enterprise strategy for emerging professionals rotational programs, ensuring alignment to RTX’s leadership expectations and long-term workforce needs
• Position rotational programs as a strategic talent feeder that delivers differentiated capability and bench strength across the enterprise
• Translate enterprise workforce and succession priorities into targeted program design, scale, and capability focus areas

• Serve as a strategic partner to senior executive and functional leaders across RTX
• Shape and influence enterprise talent decisions, including hiring targets, rotation placements, and final placement outcomes
• Enable and prepare executives to engage in key program moments (selection, development experiences, talent reviews)
• Influence enterprise talent decisions through clear insights, data, and strong executive presence

• Lead a portfolio of rotational programs across multiple functions, ensuring consistency in standards while enabling functional relevance
• Establish and enforce enterprise governance, operating rhythms, and decision frameworks
• Ensure programs are designed and executed as an integrated system, not standalone experiences

• Drive best-in-class program management discipline across all programs—planning, execution, risk management, and delivery at scale
• Oversee complex, high-visibility processes including enterprise-wide rotations, global mobility, talent reviews, and placement decisions
• Ensure operational excellence across all touchpoints, balancing scale, consistency, and participant experience
• Lead budget strategy and investment allocation, ensuring ROI and alignment to business impact

• Own program outcomes including quality of hire, readiness acceleration, retention, and post-program placement success
• Ensure rotational experiences are intentional, differentiated, and aligned to future leadership capability needs
• Partner across Talent, HR, and the business to ensure strong conversion into critical roles and long‑term leadership pipelines

• Use data and insights to evaluate effectiveness and inform ongoing program evolution
• Benchmark externally and incorporate leading practices to maintain a competitive, forward‑looking portfolio
• Continuously refine programs based on business feedback, participant outcomes, and enterprise priorities

• Lead and develop a team of Program Managers, building a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and enterprise mindset
• Elevate program management capability, ensuring the team operates with precision, scalability, and strong stakeholder alignment

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years experience
• Deep, demonstrated experience leading rotational or leadership development programs at scale (required)
• Proven ability to operate as a strategic partner to senior executives and influence enterprise‑level decisions
• Strong track record of leading complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives with measurable business and talent outcomes
• Exceptional program and project management discipline, with the ability to drive execution across a highly matrixed environment
• Experience building and managing governance models, operating structures, and scalable…