RTX

Operations Director

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Canberra • Australia

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Demonstrate leadership in a fast-paced environment
  • Coordinate the operations of the function responsible for strategy, business development and growth
  • Plan, organise, manage and ensure the delivery of compelling bids and offers
  • Ensure the team are trained, developed, certified and ready to solve the customer’s problems in novel and efficient ways
  • Contribute as a key leader in the R&C team and act as the delegate for the Chief of R&C and Head of R&C as required
  • Maintain and enhance R&C processes and supporting enablers to support opportunity development in the Australian context
  • Coordinate and ensure compliance of captures in accordance with the company capture operations, lifecycle program management and business development policies, procedures, processes
  • Provide operational management to capture manager resources to support opportunities in accordance with schedules
  • Engage and collaborate with peers and other leaders across R&C, Operations, and the broader organisation to develop and deliver strategic operational plans; targeted goals and objectives specifically related to opportunities in both new and existing programs across the business
  • Manage the organisation’s Industry Engagement and Australian Industry Capability arrangements supporting growth
  • Plan, coordinate and ensure delivery of required R&C team and capture support training, competence assessments and professional development in alignment with parent company frameworks
  • Define, implement and report against key performance metrics and indicators for the R&C function
  • Lead coordination activities in support of targeted opportunity analysis, including inputs to inform updates to the company strategy, competitive analysis activities and environmental assessments
  • Manage the R&C Function budget planning, allocation, operation and reporting
  • Meet business reporting and review requirements and ensure compliance with business audit and investigation outcomes.

Requirements

  • Proven experience making recommendations and implementing new processes, policies, standards, or operational plans in support of business strategies
  • Previous experience and responsibility for making significant improvements to entire processes or systems
  • Ability to leverage past experience and/or in-depth understanding of leading practices in the industry / area of specialty to improve the competitive position of the organisation
  • Proven experience in managing business development / growth activities
  • A very strong understanding of the Australian Defence environment, Commonwealth processes and the Australian Defence industry environment
  • Ability to interpret and apply market and competitive intelligence, and company knowledge to optimise strategic positioning
  • Ability to manage and build key business relationships, identify key customers and stakeholders within networks and effectively establish and maintain ongoing networks/relationships
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Requires a University Degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Science or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience (when a University Degree is held)
  • Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead operational teams in captures and the function
  • Experience in the defence or aerospace industry sectors
  • Significant expertise in relevant domain concepts and technology
  • Proven experience in strategy development in an Industry environment.
Benefits
  • Flexible work and career growth backed by global expertise and a supportive culture
  • Access to best practice tools, systems and processes
  • Tailored learning and development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
business developmentprocess improvementoperational managementbudget planningperformance metricscompetitive analysisstrategic planningproject managementtraining and developmentcompliance management
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationrelationship managementproblem-solvingorganizational skillsanalytical skillsstrategic thinkingadaptabilitynetworking
Certifications
University Degree in Project ManagementUniversity Degree in BusinessUniversity Degree in EngineeringUniversity Degree in Science