Associate Director – PLM Manager (Remote)

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Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. 

Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

Innovation through diversity of thought. At Pratt & Whitney, we believe diversity of thought enables creativity, innovation, and a foundation for inclusion. By fostering an inclusive culture, we accept a shared accountability and responsibility to recognize, sponsor, coach, hire and promote talent equally. We welcome our employees to be their whole - best - selves at work because trust, respect and integrity, are a part of our DNA.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

We have an exciting remote opportunity for an Associate Director - PLM Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leader of the DT team of SMEs, analysts, developers, and administrators responsible for our Pratt enterprise PLM Platform (including CAD/CAM solutions; Teamcenter, NX, etc.).

• Responsible for day-to-day tasking, prioritization, and overall support of the deployed DT PLM team.

• Execute on solution delivery for all active PLM projects in coordination with cross-functional teams.

• Review our existing vendor service and project agreements, then propose optimizations to cost, deliverables, and execution.

• Be the focal for project management deliverables for the PLM team (schedules, risks, planning, issue resolution, opportunities, etc.).

• Lead the roadmap conversations to build near-term and long-term strategies (1-year to 5-year to 10-year vision with milestones), working with the Technical Fellows within DT & Engineering.

• Partner with our Engineering teams to provide service uptime and meet all SLAs (work to address any downtime and associated root-cause analysis).

• Create and manage the project structure of the team and resource assignment & allocation.

• Align with the overall DT infrastructure strategy, plus the broader RTX roadmap for PLM, Engineering Systems, hardware, datacenters, licensing.

• Vendor collaboration with our major hardware, software, and services suppliers, leveraging them for input on strategy, risk reductions, and partnership opportunities.

• Develop talent within the team, both technical and leadership, to ensure the appropriate skills and growth paths for employees; responsible for hiring, interviews, lateral talent moves as needed.

• Grow our PLM DevSecOps pipelines, in collaboration with SMEs / DT Infra DevOps / RTX, to enhance our ability to deliver new capabilities with high quality and minimal overhead.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree (preferred fields include Computer Science, Engineering, MIS) and 12+ years of experience in Information Technology; OR an Advanced Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 10+ years of experience in Information Technology.

• U.S. Citizen (required due to Government contractual requirements).

Other Required Skills:

• 7+ years’ experience within engineering, product lifecycle management, or other similar technical role.

• 5+ years’ experience with Project Management and leadership of a technical team.

• Knowledge of engineering processes (PLM, engineering analysis, workflows / approval routing, computational fluid dynamics or finite element analysis work).

• Experience with successful delivery of enterprise PLM deployments & major upgrades.

• Experience with PLM cloud options and DevSevOps (software pipelines; cyber security; testing best practices; automations of build/deploy steps).

• Multiple years of leading scrum / agile deliveries; able to run daily standups, planning sessions, demos / reviews (Certified Scrum Master preferred).

• Able to advise on Secure Classified Computing strategy (able to get a security clearance if required).

• Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, can develop clear, concise and logically written business communications, as well as deliver recommendations effectively to demanding audiences.

• Proven track record of delivering solutions and solving problems.

• Demonstrated effectiveness working in a complex, service-intensive, deadline-driven environment.

• Ability to build strong relationships to leverage information and insights across key groups.

• Strong personal leadership, organizational, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.

• Self-starter with self-confidence, enthusiasm, and strong customer service orientation.

Desired Skills:

• Advanced degree.

• Certified Scrum Master.

• Highly skilled at analyzing business processes for opportunities on digital solutions.

• Experience in supplier management, Project Management, SDLC, Waterfall and Agile methodologies; certified scrum master.

• Good communication skills, work ethic, and a high level of personal integrity and accountability.

• Highly self-directed and able to learn quickly with a solid ability to drive and deliver results.

• Strong analytical skills, demonstrated organizational and leadership skills, examples of effective teamwork, a track record of consistently meeting deadlines and due dates.

• Comfortable working with minimal daily supervision and balance priorities.

• Ability to remain calm and composed under pressure, in a fast-paced environment of complex business priorities.

• Experience designing and implementing automated solutions.

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

*This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award.  ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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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