Associate Director, Talent Partner – Air & Space Defense Systems

RTX

Associate Director of Talent Partner for Air & Space Defense Systems at Raytheon, leading talent strategy and organizational readiness initiatives. Collaborating with senior executives to enhance leadership and critical-talent pipelines.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,200 - $298,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ray

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the strategic talent partner to senior executive leaders and HR Business Partner (HRBP), influencing talent decisions that align with Raytheon’s business strategy and RTX & RAY priorities.
Diagnosing ASDS organizational talent needs and partner with HRBPs and Center of Excellences (COE) to design and implement holistic talent solutions across workforce planning, succession, leadership development, skills planning and high-performing teams.
Use data and insights to anticipate capability needs, identify gaps, and drive targeted development and readiness actions.
Lead the annual talent and succession planning process for ASDS to build a future-ready pipeline.
Identify and accelerate readiness of critical talent; collaborate with HRBPs and Talent COEs to deliver cohesive, enterprise-aligned talent solutions.
Support PULSE and PLES organizational leadership assessments and enable leaders to implement changes that drive effectiveness, agility and cultural alignment.
Provide trusted, thought leadership and coaching to executive leaders on talent issues, organizational dynamics, leadership effectiveness and culture-building efforts.
Build leadership capability by advising on high-impact development actions and high-performing team effectiveness.
Lead or participate in enterprise-wide initiatives, frameworks, and process improvements leveraging CORE | LEAN processes that elevate maturity and consistency of talent practices across RAY.
Strategize and enable organizational readiness for transformation initiatives, including org redesign, operating model changes, initiative rollouts, and workforce transitions.
Leverage change management methodologies to improve adoption and sustainment of new ways of working.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a university degree with 12 years prior relevant experience OR an advanced degree with 10 years of related experience.
10+ years of progressive experience in HR, talent management, or executive leadership development.
Experience with talent assessment, succession planning, workforce analytics, and leadership development.

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

Talent AssessmentWorkforce PlanningSkills PlanningOrganizational ReadinessHigh-Performing Teams

Soft Skills

CoachingInfluencingThought Leadership