Associate Director, Value Stream Management

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Are you ready to take the lead on a high-impact program that supports one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world? Collins Aerospace is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Associate Director, Value Stream Management to oversee the F-35 landing gear program onsite at our Haltom City, TX (Fort Worth) facility. In this pivotal role, you will: 

• Lead and Inspire: Manage a team of Value Stream Leaders while driving collaboration across the Integrated Product Team (IPT). 

• Deliver Excellence: Ensure seamless execution of production deliveries and swiftly resolve issues, maintaining our commitments to Lockheed Martin. 

• Shape the Future: Play a critical role in the success of a key military program, working at the forefront of aerospace innovation. 

Reporting directly to the Director of Military Programs, you will be instrumental in driving performance, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and delivering superior results. If you are passionate about leadership, program execution, and aerospace advancement, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact. Join us at Collins Aerospace and lead with purpose!

What YOU Will Do:

• Manage and grow the customer relationship and ensure customer satisfaction.

• Establishes and oversees value stream goals and objectives to ensure alignment with the broader Military Landing Gear Business Unit and Landing Systems organizational targets and strategies.

• Directs the IPT in execution of all functions supporting the value stream projects to meet established targets and metrics.

• Facilitates and drives empowerment and inclusion amongst the IPT, recognizes achievements, and creates a highly motivated IPT to ensure customer commitments are met or exceeded.

• Responsible for negotiation and approval of contracts and associated agreements with Lockheed Martin and ensures cost management across the value stream is managed including internal supply sites to ensure P&L targets are met.

• Acts as the organization’s representative to interface with key internal and external stakeholders to present a positive image of the company.

• Supports annual strategic planning efforts for the business.

• Identifies and reacts to problems and supports solutions, such as allocation of resources and operational execution.

• Supervises the appropriate use of all resources allocated to the program to ensure efficient use of resources.

• Execution responsibilities include cost, schedule, technical performance, risk management, product support, manufacturing, and quality of all assigned product lines. 

• Supports the preparation of and presents value-stream strategy, progress, and results to Leadership and the Customer.

• Travel <5

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here:  https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

• Minimum 3 years of program and/or project management experience working with IPT/ cross-functional teams (i.e., Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, etc.)

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in program and/or project management or afterspanet program management and strong understanding of FAR regulations and contracts.

• Experience with the major elements of Business Profit Assurance.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

What We Offer

• Eligible for relocation

• 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 illness insurance, 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! 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.     

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

• Have prior experience in functional area of interest

• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us! 

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

• Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Please view the link below to learn more about our Landing Systems business unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v7qcXPa0ZCeE      

The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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