Associate Director - Change Management

RTX Corporation; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

RTX Corporation is seeking a Change Management Leader to shape and lead organizational change management across major digital technology transformations. The role requires building and guiding a high-performance team, coordinating with portfolio, program, and product leaders, and embedding change activities into delivery roadmaps.

Remote U.S. work is supported; the successful candidate will influence senior leaders, drive adoption, and sustain value across enterprise-scale initiatives in

Qualifications

• University degree required with substantial change management experience.
• Advanced degree preferred; master’s in organizational development or related field is a plus.
• 10+ years leading change in large-scale digital transformations across functions and sites.

Responsibilities

• Define and standardize change management strategy across digital transformations.
• Scale support based on initiative complexity and business impact.
• Lead and develop a team of change practitioners; allocate resources.
• Drive large-scale transformations including ERP and application modernizations.
• Assess readiness, identify adoption risks, and translate findings into action plans.
• Engage executives and managers to communicate the business case and reinforce adoption.

Skills

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Coaching

Executive influence

Education

University degree

Advanced degree

Master’s in organizational development or related field

Tools

Prosci Methodology

ADKAR Model

CCMP

ERP/digital transformation

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-19 Country: United States of America Location: US-OH-REMOTE Position Role Type: Remote U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's 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. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings 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. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We are seeking a Change Management Leader to shape and lead organizational change management for significant digital technology transformations.

What You Will Do

• Define the change management strategy: Establish the approach, standards, tools, and governance for organizational change across the digital transformation portfolio.
• Scale the level of support to each initiative’s complexity and business impact.
• Lead and develop the team: Manage four direct reports, establish clear accountability, coach practitioners, and allocate resources across priority transformations.
• Lead large-scale transformations: Direct change management for initiatives such as enterprise platform implementations, application consolidation, process redesign, automation, and changes to the operating model.
• Assess organizational impact and readiness: Identify affected employee groups, changes to responsibilities and workflows, readiness gaps, and adoption risks.
• Translate findings into targeted action plans.
• Activate executive sponsorship: Coach senior leaders and people managers to communicate the case for change, demonstrate expected behaviors, address concerns, and reinforce adoption.
• Integrate change into delivery: Partner with portfolio, program, product, and implementation leaders to incorporate change activities, resources, and readiness criteria into roadmaps and deployment decisions.
• Drive engagement and proficiency: Lead stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and change champion networks that help employees understand and perform in the future state.
• Manage competing demands: Evaluate cumulative change impacts across initiatives and recommend sequencing or interventions to address organizational capacity and change fatigue.
• Measure and sustain adoption: Establish baselines, adoption targets, and dashboards. Use employee feedback, technology usage, proficiency assessments, and process performance to identify barriers and guide corrective action.
• Build lasting capability: Develop reusable playbooks, strengthen leaders’ change management skills, and establish ownership for reinforcement after implementation.

Qualifications

You Must Have

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or and Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience Ten or more years of relevant experience in organizational change management, transformation, or organizational effectiveness, including at least five years leading complex change initiatives. Experience leading the people side of large-scale, multiyear digital transformations affecting multiple functions, locations, and employee populations. Experience managing and developing direct reports and coordinating internal teams, consultants, and implementation partners.

We Prefer

Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, with demonstrated application of the Prosci Methodology and ADKAR Model. Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) from the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP). Advanced change management certification or equivalent evidence of deep practitioner expertise. Experience supporting ERP implementations, enterprise application modernization, digital manufacturing, data and analytics, or AI adoption. Experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or another complex, regulated environment. Familiarity with Agile delivery, Lean Portfolio Management, and traditional program management. Proven ability to establish or mature an organizational change management function, including methods, governance, staffing, and performance measures. Practical experience applying structured change management methodologies and adapting them to the organization’s needs. Demonstrated results in improving adoption, employee proficiency, process compliance, or business performance following technology implementation. Strong executive influence, facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to translate technical changes into clear business and employee implications. Master’s degree in organizational development, business administration, or a related discipline.

What We Offer

• 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.

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). 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 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. 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.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.