Talent & Workforce Strategy Lead

Prattwhitney; Texas; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Incentive programs

Job summary

RTX seeks an Associate Director, Digital Workforce Strategy & Talent Development to lead talent strategies, workforce planning, and early career programs for the Digital Organization.

Reporting to the Director of Digital Operations and Governance, you will partner with HR, talent acquisition, and business leaders to align workforce planning with strategic priorities and build resilient leadership and technical talent pipelines. This is a remote U.S.-based position.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience building strategic workforce plans tied to digital technology.
• Experience designing or leading leadership development or employee engagement programs.
• Master’s degree in organizational psychology or related field.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or similar regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience with skills taxonomies and skills-based talent practices.

Responsibilities

• Build supply-and-demand gap analyses and develop learning opportunities for critical skills in AI/ML, data, cloud, etc.
• Establish a digital skills taxonomy in partnership with HR for planning, hiring, learning and mobility.
• Design and coordinate a structured intern experience with mentorship and leadership engagement.
• Lead a strategic roadmap for the Digital Leadership Development Program and rotations.
• Benchmark and establish cadence for talent reviews and succession planning.
• Partner with leaders to align priorities, technologies, and future workforce needs.

Skills

Organizational effectiveness

Workforce planning

Talent development

Leadership development

Education

Master’s degree in organizational psychology

MBA or related

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-14 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-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 certain necessary systems. 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.

Raytheon Digital Technology (DT) seeks an experienced Workforce Strategy Lead to support the Digital Program Office. Reporting to the Director of Digital Operations and Governance, the Associate Director, Digital Workforce Strategy & Talent Development is responsible for developing and executing talent strategies that build critical capabilities, strengthen the workforce planning pipeline, and supports the long-term growth and success of the Digital Organization. This role partners with senior leaders, human resources, talent acquisition, and business stakeholders to align workforce planning, employee career development, and early career programs such as the intern program and the Digital Leadership Development Program (DLDP). The role leads initiatives that enhance career mobility, strength technical and leadership talent pipelines, improve workforce predictability and readiness, and create development opportunities that enable employees to grow while meeting the organization’s current and future talent demands.

What You Will Do

• Build a supply-and-demand gap analysis and predictability models for critical skills (AI/ML, data, cloud, etc.) and develop learning opportunities for each identified area.
• Establish and govern a digital skills taxonomy, in partnership with human resources, as the common language for planning, hiring, learning and mobility to strengthen workforce resiliency and organizational effectiveness.
• Design and coordinate a structured intern experience, including identification of meaningful work, mentorship, and program briefings to the leadership team to lead to successful conversions of the intern program.
• Lead and create a strategic roadmap for the Raytheon Digital Leadership Development Program (DLDP) to ensure proper rotations, visibility and development of high performing talent.
• Benchmark and develop with human resources a cadence for talent reviews and help ensure succession plans are in place for all critical roles.
• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities, organizational changes, emerging technologies and future workforce requirements.
• Establish metrics to monitor workforce trends, talent pipeline health, and progress against strategic workforce initiatives.

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 8 years years of experience in organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and talent development, with 5 years leading teams.
• experience building strategic workforce plans tied to digital technology.
• Experience designing or leading leadership development or employee engagement programs.
• Master’s degree in organizational psychology, business administration or similar.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or similar regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience with skills taxonomies, skills-based talent practices, or similar.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD.
• 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.
• Holidays.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.

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.

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.