Senior Manager, ES Strategy & Transformation

Senior Manager, ES Product Strategy

RTX is searching for a strategic, tech-savvy leader to help shape the future of our digital and AI ecosystem. As a Senior Manager on our ES Product Strategy team, you will identify, develop, and scale strategic partnerships with modern technology companies including AI/LLM innovators, hyperscalers, frontier labs, and other emerging tech players. Your work will directly enhance RTX's competitive advantage across the Aerospace & Defense industry.

Who You Are:

• A systems thinker who can distill complex technologies into strategic insights
• Curious, analytical, and comfortable navigating both business and technical conversations
• Skilled at evaluating industry dynamics and identifying true differentiation versus hype
• A listener and relationship builder who can engage partners, influence stakeholders, and articulate compelling strategies

What You Will Do:

• Identify and evaluate modern technology partners (AI, LLM, hyperscalers, deep-tech platforms, frontier labs) that can strengthen RTX's enterprise capabilities
• Analyze competitive trends across the Aerospace & Defense landscape to understand how strategic partnerships drive industry advantageand where RTX can lead
• Engage new and existing partners to explore emerging technologies and shape collaboration opportunities aligned to RTX's priorities
• Build strong relationships across the tech ecosystem to expand RTX's access to innovation
• Translate business objectives and technical requirements from internal stakeholders into actionable partnership strategies
• Produce clear, concise briefings, partner evaluations, and strategic roadmaps that influence senior leaders and executive sponsors
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across Enterprise Services and RTX business units by providing continuous market insight
• Support leaders in defining differentiated value propositions and future capabilities for RTX customers

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience
• Proficient in analysis, executive-level storytelling, presentation, positioning, and messaging development.
• Skilled in crafting clear strategy documents and translating strategies into actionable roadmaps and plans.
• Experienced in driving alignment across senior leadership and managing diverse stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledgeable in AI/emerging tech strategies with a focus on quantifying and prioritizing customer value and impact.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Strategic thinker with execution discipline
• Experience at a top tier consulting firm or bank (McKinsey & Co, BCG, Bain, Accenture, JP Morgan, Moelis & Company, Goldman Sachs)
• Experience in commercial Aerospace or Defense (A&D)

What We Offer:

• 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
• This position may be eligible for relocation
• And more!

Location/Type: Hybrid

• Farmington, CT is the preferred location