Manager, Value Stream Leader

Date Posted:

2025-02-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HOK31: Oklahoma City, OK 2601 Liberty Parkway Suite 290, Oklahoma City, OK, 73110-2835 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

This position is for an experienced professional in Program Management to lead programs within the Legacy Tankers portfolio, focusing on KC-135 and KC-10 tanker pursuits. The successful candidate will provide expertise in order capture and program execution, ensuring the integration and modification of systems. Experience with the U.S. Air Force acquisition process and Collins Aerospace's Pursuit and Order Capture Process is highly desirable.

In the order capture role, the candidate will lead a team to identify discriminators and develop strategies to meet the customer’s Most Important Requirements. This includes managing the development of schedules, WBS, SOW, and proposal artifacts. The position also requires guiding the establishment of cost, schedule, and technical baselines for successful proposals and program execution.

In the program execution role, the individual will ensure adherence to the program baseline and serve as the primary customer point of contact, maintaining schedule, performance, cost, sales, and order forecasts. The role also includes presenting proposals, status reports, and customer updates to leadership.

This is an onsite role located at Midwest City, OK.

What You Will Do:

• Manage and execute various KC-135 programs with Tinker AFB “SPO.”
• Develop and implement business plans and strategies to grow the Legacy Tanker business within the Strategic Financial and Annual Operating Plans.
• Lead pursuit and order capture activities, including strategy development, customer engagement, proposal development, and negotiation.
• Co-lead contract negotiations and prepare proposals, business plans, work statements, operational budgets, and financial conditions to ensure compliance and protect organizational interests.
• Lead the development of new products, processes, standards, and operational plans to support functional goals.
• Oversee Profit & Loss for assigned programs, including developing plans and schedules to meet financial, technical, and schedule objectives.
• Identify and resolve program issues to ensure successful program completion.
• Maintain responsibility for schedule, performance, cost attainment, sales, and order forecasts, and present proposals, status reports, and customer updates to leadership.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Business Development, and Program Managers to leverage product line solutions and capabilities.
• Build strong working relationships both internally and externally.
• Lead geographically separated Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) to achieve overall objectives.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically required a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience OR
• Advance degree and 5 years of relevant experience OR
• In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience in Life Cycle Value Stream (LCVSM) or Program Management, with a strong understanding of CMS, RLPM or United States Airforce acquisitions.

U.S. Citizenship required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Must have or be capable of obtaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strong communication skills with customers, engineering, business development, and senior leaders.
• Proven ability to lead geographically separated teams to achieve overall goals.
• Demonstrated positive sense of urgency and the ability to instill it in teammates to drive results.
• Experience working within the U.S. military acquisition system (Tinker Program Office).
• Program Management Professional Certification.
• Willingness to travel as required.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

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Minimum Program Qualifications

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

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to 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.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other - propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 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 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.

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