Digital Technology - AI & Data Change Manager (Hybrid)

Collins Aerospace; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a highly motivated Change Manager for Collins DT’s Data, Analytics, and AI team in the Charlotte, NC area. This hybrid role focuses on delivering comprehensive change strategies surrounding data governance, AI deployment, and enterprise analytics initiatives.

You will partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to ensure adoption, training, and communications are aligned with business goals, driving measurable value and sustaining change across the organization.

Qualifications

• Requires university degree with 8+ years relevant experience or advanced degree with 5+ years experience.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide change initiatives across Digital Technology, Data Platforms/Products, Analytics, AI, IT infrastructure, applications, and governance.
• Develop and execute change management plans including communications, sponsorship, training, and metrics.
• Partner with senior leaders to drive ownership and influence and align with enterprise strategy.
• Define, measure, and report success metrics for change efforts.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training and enablement

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

University degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Enterprise change tools

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-27

Country: United States of America

Location: US-NC-CHARLOTTE-2730 ~ 2730 W Tyvola Rd ~ TYVOLA

Position Role Type: Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

We are seeking a highly motivated Change Manager for Collins DT’s Data, Analytics, and AI team. You will have the opportunity to directly impact the successful adoption of Collins data and AI products and services. By leveraging enterprise data, AI technology, market analysis, and building a comprehensive understanding of Collins business and user needs you will deliver comprehensive change management plans, which include training, communications, sponsorship, and quantifiable measurement.

What You Will Do:

• Reporting through the Digital Technology Change Management and Training office , the successful candidate will partner closely with technical, business and executive stakeholders to ensure that new capabilities – ranging from data governance enhancements to enterprise AI deployment – are understood, embraced and integrated into ways of working.
• Direct change management activities and initiatives in collaboration with Collins DT organization leadership.
• Partnering with Chief Digital Officers and Chief Data & AI Officers in driving ownership and influence, championing the change
• Communicate goals based on organizational objectives.
• Align change advice and consultancy resources to organizational needs.
• Build change capability and maturity by providing training, communications and growing change advocacy within the broader organization.
• Create change management strategy for enterprise level initiatives and the application of a structured methodology, including leading change management activities, assessing change impact, user readiness, and communication strategy.
• Conduct impact analysis with key stakeholders and execute plans to address organizational and business readiness
• Partner with Data, Analytics & AI teams to design and implement adoption approaches for AI applications, data platforms, governance frameworks, process changes and automation solutions.
• Define, measure, and report success metrics and change efforts.
• Support and engage senior leaders through large scale change efforts as change sponsors.
• Ensure alignment with stakeholders and teams on methodologies and activities, including alignment with enterprise strategy, ensuring data and AI investments deliver measurable business value.
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and feedback. Share best practices and lessons learned.
• Self-motivated, self-driven and willing to take on new responsibilities.
• Responsible for the success of all change management deliverables assigned.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.(U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder).
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide changes in organizations stemming from changes to Digital Technology, Data Platforms/Products, Data Analytics, AI Solutions, IT infrastructure, Applications, or Governance changes.
• Experience with large scale enterprise change adoption impacting people, an understanding of the change lifecycle and how people adopt change.
• Experience with creating actionable deliverables for the five change management levers: communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, resistance management plan.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• SkillsChange Management Professional certification (Prosci or equivalent.)Experience with Project Management and Agile development.
• Experience working with data governance, data products, analytics platforms, or AI/ML solutionsExperience managing formal IT change processes, training, and go-live support.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills and able to develop executive-level presentations for ELT and Board level audiences.
• Must be able to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.Experience managing communications, training, and stakeholder engagement.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate. employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child, and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• And more!

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 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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