Senior Manager, Career Navigation (Remote)

Date Posted:

2026-04-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-NC-REMOTE

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Senior Manager, Career Navigation (Skills + Knowledge Management)

This role leads the strategy, design, and activation of enterprise skills and knowledge management (KM). This role is responsible for developing our RTX philosophy, standards, & processes on skills and knowledge management. This results in driving and influencing cross-functional projects that improve how skills/knowledge is captured, structured, shared/developed and leveraged across the organization.

What You Will Do

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the organization’s knowledge management roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with WFI on skills roadmap to align on process, tech, comms, change mgmt, etc.
• Partner with executive leadership and functional stakeholders to identify knowledge/skill gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Engage with Talent Management and Learning & Development to execute knowledge management solutions and scale across the enterprise.
• Establish RTX-wide knowledge transfer program and pilot in key functions.
• Establish KM governance frameworks and content lifecycle policies.
• Lead career navigation and internal mobility initiatives, enabling employees to explore growth opportunities and align career paths with organizational needs.
• Operationalize skills strategies across the Talent domain (TA, TM, TD&L) by translating into scalable processes, tools and practices, including hiring and selection, workforce planning, and employee development to support a more agile, skills-driven organization.
• Travel up to 30%.

Project & Program Management

• Manage/engage on end-to-end delivery of KM/skills initiatives, from discovery and requirements gathering through implementation and adoption.
• Define project scope, timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Utilize project management and CORE methodologies to mature skill / KM solutions.
• Track KPIs, risks, and dependencies; provide executive-level reporting and status updates.

Technology & Solutions Oversight

• Collaborate with Digital Technology and WFI to ensure system integration, compliance, and scalability.
• Partner with talent development & technical learning across the functions to ensure integration and application of standards/processes into associated platforms.

Change Management & Adoption

• Develop change management strategies to drive engagement and adoption of Skills / KM tools and processes.
• Design training materials, communication plans, and user enablement programs.
• Foster a knowledge-sharing culture across RTX and enable a skills-based organization.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading enterprise-scale workforce initiatives.
• Prior experience influencing and partnering with senior leaders across various functions, including HR such as Talent Management and/ or Leadership and Development.

Location

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

• Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 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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