Senior Manager, Total Rewards (Remote)

RTX (Raytheon); United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Manager, Total Rewards to act as a strategic compensation partner for Corporate Office groups. You will guide pay decisions, support annual planning, and collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, and Total Rewards teams to align with market practices and internal equity.

You will lead data-driven compensation initiatives, develop dashboards, and ensure governance across populations while accounting for local requirements. A remote-friendly role with enterprise-scale impact.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Experience in salary administration, job classification, and job evaluation.
• 7+ years of experience with annual compensation planning and analysis.
• Experience partnering with HR teams to address and resolve compensation-related issues.
• Technical knowledge of global HR policies and compensation practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a compensation advisor to Corporate Office functional groups, partnering with HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and Total Rewards teams on pay decisions and program implementation.
• Evaluate escalated pay recommendations and exception requests, balancing business needs with market competitiveness, internal fairness, compensation guidelines, and governance requirements.
• Lead compensation support for the annual planning cycle, including data review, guidance to HR and leaders, issue resolution, and accurate execution of pay decisions.
• Develop and maintain a Corporate HR compensation dashboard that provides actionable insights into pay trends, workforce priorities, and areas requiring attention.
• Analyze compensation data to identify emerging pay issues, assess the impact of proposed actions, and recommend solutions.
• Communicate the rationale for compensation decisions clearly and consistently to HR partners and business leaders.
• Collaborate with global HR and Total Rewards teams to apply compensation policies and practices consistently across populations while accounting for local requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders to resolve complex compensation matters and improve tools, processes, and governance that support effective decision-making.

Skills

Salary administration

Job classification

Job evaluation

Compensation planning

Global HR policies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-13

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CT-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

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

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. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

As Senior Manager, Total Rewards, you will serve as a strategic compensation partner to Corporate Office functional groups, providing guidance on pay decisions, program implementation, and workforce priorities. You will collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and Total Rewards teams to develop compensation approaches that support business objectives, reflect market practices and internal equity, and align with company policies and governance standards.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a compensation advisor to Corporate Office functional groups, partnering with HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and Total Rewards teams on pay decisions and program implementation.
• Evaluate escalated pay recommendations and exception requests, balancing business needs with market competitiveness, internal fairness, compensation guidelines, and governance requirements.
• Lead compensation support for the annual planning cycle, including data review, guidance to HR and leaders, issue resolution, and accurate execution of pay decisions.
• Develop and maintain a Corporate HR compensation dashboard that provides actionable insights into pay trends, workforce priorities, and areas requiring attention.
• Analyze compensation data to identify emerging pay issues, assess the impact of proposed actions, and recommend solutions.
• Communicate the rationale for compensation decisions clearly and consistently to HR partners and business leaders.
• Collaborate with global HR and Total Rewards teams to apply compensation policies and practices consistently across populations while accounting for local requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders to resolve complex compensation matters and improve tools, processes, and governance that support effective decision-making.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Experience in salary administration, job classification, and job evaluation.
• 7+ years of experience with annual compensation planning and analysis.
• Experience partnering with HR teams to address and resolve compensation-related issues.
• Technical knowledge of global HR policies and compensation practices.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Microsoft applications, specifically Excel and Power BI.

This position is classified as: Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

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 132,400 USD - 251,600 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.