Strategic CTO — Learning Tech & Defense (Remote/Hybrid)

Raytheon UK; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Holiday entitlement

Company bonus scheme

Flexible Benefits

Enhanced family policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Training Transformation Services to define technology roadmaps that elevate training programs across the Defence and Government portfolio. You will lead on AI, XR, simulation, and digital learning initiatives while shaping future capability roadmaps and winning new business.

The role requires strategic planning, senior stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering innovative learning solutions for regulated customers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a Training Design setting.
• Proven ability to develop technology strategies, roadmaps and business cases that support organisational and customer transformation objectives.
• Strong understanding of learning science, adult learning principles and modern instructional design methodologies.
• Experience applying emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Learning, Extended Reality, simulation, synthetic environments and digital twins to learning and capability challenges.
• Experience working directly with military, government or regulated-sector customers, with an understanding of operational capability development and training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the technology strategy and roadmap for JSP 822 DSAT compliant Defence and Government training programs, ensuring alignment with broader MoD training goals and operational objectives.
• Provide appropriate expertise in non-MoD markets.
• Define next-generation learning solutions, integrating evidence-based learning methodologies with emerging technologies.
• Shape customer training transformation strategies and influence future capability requirements across Defence and Government markets.
• Develop strategic partnerships with industry, academia and technology providers to accelerate innovation and market differentiation.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for learning platforms, digital learning environments and synthetic training solutions, ensuring scalability, interoperability and security.
• Act as a senior learning and technology adviser to customers, providing thought leadership on capability, training transformation and future learning architectures.
• Support business growth and the R&C team through customer engagement, opportunity development, capture activities and bid support, helping to shape innovative and differentiated training solutions.
• Support the Mission Area to develop business strategy and business development in the capture of large training design programmes in the UK and worldwide.
• Recommend technology investment priorities and capability development opportunities to support long-term growth and competitive advantage.
• Maintain a technology horizon scanning process of candidate capabilities, lead innovation activities including horizon scanning, technology assessment, research programmes, defining prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrators.
• Collaborate with training design/media teams and wider functions to ensure training content is deliverable, engaging, interactive, and aligned with learning objectives.
• Engage with our supply chain/external vendors and technology partners to source, evaluate, and implement third-party training solutions as needed.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that training programs are regularly reviewed, updated, and refined to meet evolving operational needs.
• Specialise in individual training, with an appreciation of collective training
• Liaise with the lead technical roles on the adjacent but separate Omnia ACTS delivery. Delegate work packages to the team and manage progression of delivery in a high performing team environment.
• Act as the technical design Authority for new business proposals working alongside other functions such as project management, commercial and supply chain to produce cohesive and winning solutions.
• Demonstrable experience in simulation and synthetics, including a working knowledge of JSP939 and experience in requirements setting for simulation, synthetics and safety, and subsequent integration into a learning environment.
• Experience in implementing Learning management Systems and an understanding of virtual learning environments
• Contribute to Raytheon UK's intellectual property, future offerings and strategic technology within the learning and training domain.

Job description

Raytheon UK is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Training Transformation Services to define technology roadmaps that elevate training programs across the Defence and Government portfolio. You will lead on AI, XR, simulation, and digital learning initiatives while shaping future capability roadmaps and winning new business.

The role requires strategic planning, senior stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering innovative learning solutions for regulated customers.