Associate Director, HR Employee Partner Leader

RTX

. Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners, building a strong performance culture, elevating employee engagement, and resolving complex employee matters.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeEast Hartford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,200 - $298,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners, building a strong performance culture, elevating employee engagement, and resolving complex employee matters.
Coach and develop leaders to build innovative, high‑performing teams aligned with the RTX People Strategy.
Lead implementation of employee relations, leadership development, and communication strategies that advance organizational objectives.
Solve complex organizational problems that matter most to your employees, leaders and HR function.
Develop a team of HR Partners while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, a sense of belonging and functional excellence.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with employees and leaders to provide advice and counsel to both on employee-related and organizational matters, serving as an employee advocate and as a coach to employees and leaders.
Partner with leadership to implement and raise awareness about HR programs which support the business goals and produce results in a complex matrix environment.
Support People Strategy through positive employee relations.
Monitor and proactively address engagement risks.
Drive employee engagement strategy with available data & tools including employee surveys.
Partner with leadership on workforce planning activities.
Support recruiting and retention strategy, efforts, and programs.
Conduct internal investigations with the utmost professionalism, discretion, and integrity; suggest appropriate plan of action and resolutions.
Drive human resource compliance and ensure standardization and consistency of application of HR and Company practices and policies.
Ensure compliance with all applicable governmental regulations, EH&S policies, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Lead and support special projects as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in a Human Resources role; or an Advanced degree and 10+ years of experience in a Human Resources role
Excellent communications skills (written and verbal)
Successfully managing multiple, and often conflicting priorities, while maintaining positive relationships with customers
Direct people leadership experience
Professional maturity and integrity in handling confidential information
Solid background and experience in employee relations
Manufacturing experience preferred
Commitment to positive workplace culture and ethical decision making
Ability to influence without direct supervisory responsibilities
High degree of professional maturity and integrity in handling confidential information is essential
Fluency in Workday and Excel

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsleadership developmentworkforce planningrecruiting strategyretention strategyinternal investigationshuman resource compliancedata analysisconfidential information handlingperformance culture

Soft Skills

communication skillsrelationship buildingcoachingproblem solvinginfluencingprofessional maturityintegrityconflict managementteam developmentcontinuous improvement