[Hiring] Senior Manager, Cyber Program Manager @RTX

Role Description

Join a team where bold ideas, real-world impact, and the thrill of defending our digital future come together. As a Cyber Program Manager, you won’t just run programs - you will lead strategic, mission critical initiatives that shape how we protect, detect, and innovate in a constantly evolving threat landscape. This is your chance to step into a fast-paced environment where curiosity and critical thinking is celebrated, challenges are embraced, and your leadership directly strengthens the organization’s cyber resilience.

If you’re energized by tackling complex problems, comfortable taking risks to drive change, and driving strategic programs that make a measurable difference, you’ll feel right at home here. We’re looking for someone ready to push boundaries, elevate our capabilities, and help us stay two steps ahead. Ready to lead the charge? Jump in - the future of cyber needs you!

• The role operates at a strategic level, focusing on aligning multiple strategically funded initiatives to deliver business outcomes.
• Build structured program roadmaps, milestones, and dependencies in Planview, ensuring full transparency and alignment.
• Align multiple strategic initiatives to key business outcomes.
• Ensure priorities stay aligned to evolving strategy and adjusts or stops work as needed.
• Convert strategic objectives into a clear program roadmap.
• Partners with senior leadership to shape program direction and success metrics.
• Manage interdependencies, sequencing, and integration across teams.
• Resolve program-level conflicts in priorities, resources, and timelines.
• Influence without authority and bridge communication between business and delivery teams.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly.
• Lead program governance and anticipate downstream impacts.
• Develop cross-team mitigation plans and identify gaps, overlaps, and synergies.
• Advocate for Cyber PMO Growth and Processes by mentoring team members and assisting with process growth and maturity.
• Ensure consistency in approach, messaging, and execution across projects.
• Travel is estimated to be 10% and may vary as required for key events or training.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.
• Minimum of 7 years project and/or program experience.
• Experience interfacing directly with senior leadership to positively influence and lead culture change.
• Deep experience managing large, multi-workstream technical programs, ideally in cybersecurity or technology risk.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience working under dynamic and uncertain business conditions.

Requirements

• Degree in a cybersecurity or IT related discipline.
• CORE Professional or equivalent certification.
• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices (PMP or other relevant certifications).
• Experience using Planview.
• Knowledgeable in agile ways of work (i.e. SAFe certifications or equivalent).
• Experience working in Enterprise Services and Business Unit environments.

Benefits

• Robust total rewards package with compensation.
• Healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits.
• Career development and recognition programs.
• Parental (including paternal) leave.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Achievement awards.
• Educational assistance.
• Child/adult backup care.