VP Strategic Programs

Rolls-Royce; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Healthcare & retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a VP Strategic Programs to provide strategic leadership and direction for large-scale Digital and IT initiatives, including the Rolls-Royce Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. You will ensure governance, risk management, and resource optimization across multiple programs, partnering with senior stakeholders to align with business objectives.

The role requires deep program management expertise and an understanding of cybersecurity within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 8+ years of related experience.
• Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 6+ years of related experience.
• PhD/JD in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 3+ years of related experience.
• US citizen or Permanent resident required.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages multiple complex programs, ensuring on-time, within-budget, high-quality delivery exceeding stakeholder expectations.
• Ensures all programs are strategically aligned with the overall business objectives and contribute to the achievement of the Digital Transformation agenda.
• Establishes and maintains a robust governance framework ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and promoting transparency and accountability.
• Oversees effective resource allocation across programs, ensuring projects have necessary resources and optimizing utilization.
• Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks across the program portfolio, minimizing disruptions and ensuring program success.
• Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment on program priorities and progress.
• Utilizes a risk-based approach to develop and implement Rolls Royce North America specific capabilities to ensure DOD regulator and customer compliance satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management

Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management

PhD/JD in IT, Computer Science or Project Management

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: VP Strategic Programs

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN or Reston, VA (Hybrid – 3 Office Days/Week)

Relocation assistance will not be provided.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

The VP Strategic Programs provides strategic leadership and direction for large scale Digital and IT projects and programs. This executive-level role is responsible for ensuring the ensuring the delivery of and ongoing compliance to the overall of the overall Rolls Royce Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC – US Department of Defense Cyber Compliance) program, aligning program delivery with overall business objectives, and managing the performance of program managers and their teams. The VP works closely with senior stakeholders to ensure effective program governance, resource allocation, and risk management. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills, along with a deep understanding of program management methodologies and best practices. It is preferred that the candidate also have an understanding of, or background in cybersecurity and with a range of key stakeholders, help ensure that Rolls-Royce maintains an appropriate level of CMMC compliance.

What you will be doing:

• Successful Program Delivery: Leads and manages multiple complex programs, ensuring on-time, within-budget, high-quality delivery exceeding stakeholder expectations.
• Strategic Alignment of Programs: Ensures all programs are strategically aligned with the overall business objectives and contribute to the achievement of the Digital Transformation agenda.
• Effective Program Governance: Establishes and maintains a robust governance framework ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and promoting transparency and accountability.
• Optimized Resource Allocation: Oversees effective resource allocation across programs, ensuring projects have necessary resources and optimizing utilization.
• Proactive Risk Management: Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks across the program portfolio, minimizing disruptions and ensuring program success.
• Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement: Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment on program priorities and progress.
• Adherence to Compliance: Utilizes a risk-based approach to develop and implement Rolls Royce North America specific capabilities to ensure DOD regulator and customer compliance satisfaction.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 8+ years of related experience OR
• Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 6+ years of related experience OR
• PhD/JD in IT, Computer Science or Project Management with 3+ years of related experience
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US citizen or Permanent resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience working within the defense industrial base (DIB), federal government, or aerospace and defense sectors.
• An understanding of readiness assessments and third-party audits by Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs), including managing interactions with external assessors.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are necessary to translate complex technical information for non-technical stakeholders, including executives and business leaders.
• Risk management: The ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with CMMC compliance across multiple projects within a program.
• Leadership and teamwork: Strong leadership skills to direct cross-functional teams and collaborate with business units, IT, security, and external partners.
• Problem-solving: Critical thinking and analytical skills to resolve complex, ambiguous issues that arise during compliance efforts along with the ability to influence others through reasoned discussion and clear articulation.
• Attention to detail: Meticulous organizational skills to manage schedules, documentation, and reporting for multiple concurrent projects.

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing Date: November 16, 2026

Job Category

Information Technology

Job Posting Date

09 Nov 2026; 00:11

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

$140,242 - $227,894-Annually

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.