[Hiring] Accelerated Leadership Development Program Manager @RTX

Role Description

As the Manager of Accelerated Leadership Development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of leadership within our organization. You will support the Program Management Leader in the global delivery of impactful development programs for high-potential talent, ensuring alignment with business needs and organizational goals. Your expertise will drive the success of our leadership pipeline and enhance the learner experience.

• Program Readiness:
  • Support the Program Management Lead in the creation and maintenance of the program management project plan throughout the lifecycle of the program.
  • Track action items and milestones to closure.
  • Lead pre-program milestone readiness reviews to confirm participant enrollment, facilitator preparation, materials, technology, and logistics are complete.
  • Attend recurring meetings with the program vendor partners and track closure of action items.
  • Provide program status updates for weekly reporting and macro plan updates.
• Attendee Management:
  • Maintain attendee roster data for leadership development program participants.
  • Track confirmations of leaders requested to join the leadership development program for engagement opportunities.
  • Request and track leader inputs (biographies, dietary restrictions, and availability of preparation meetings).
• Data Maintenance:
  • Maintain organization of program file documentation in the SharePoint repository.
• Participant Communication:
  • Manage the program team mailbox, serving as a primary point of contact for participant questions by responding to inquiries, resolving issues, or escalating to the appropriate point of contact as needed.
  • Ensure a seamless participant experience.
  • Track completion status of participant pre-work actions and follow up to ensure timely closure.
• Learning Systems:
  • Manage architecture of program setup structure in the learning management system.
  • Track program attendance and completions.
  • Work with Learning Operations team to load attendance data into learning systems.
• Post-Program Follow-Through:
  • Coordinate post-program participant evaluations, participant follow-up, action items, and program closeout activities.
  • Analyze participant evaluation feedback, summarize into top themes, and assist Program Manager with activities to continually improve the program experience and delivery.
  • Support the Program Management Lead throughout program after action reviews (AARs) with key sponsors and stakeholders.
• Standardization:
  • Develop and maintain program playbooks, standard operating procedures, templates, and checklists to ensure consistent delivery across cohorts.
• Program Session Support:
  • Support onsite delivery of multi-day program sessions at major program partner locations as needed.
  • Up to 40% travel.

Qualifications

• 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 or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in project and program management, including developing actionable plans, managing timelines, mitigating risks, engaging stakeholders, and driving measurable outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, maintain visibility of critical paths and dependencies, and use data-driven analysis to generate actionable insights.
• Experience supporting accelerated or high-potential talent development programs and delivering executive-level communications and presentations.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including creating executive-ready presentations, developing visual content, and preparing professional communication materials.

Requirements

• Experience operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Experience supporting large enterprise-level change or transformation initiatives.

Benefits

• 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.