Date Posted:2026-07-16
Country:United States of America
Location:US-IA-REMOTE
Position Role Type:Remote
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.
Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status: Not Required
The Cutover Lead will refine the cutover strategy, templates, and detail plans. This individual will drive execution tasks with various team members and stakeholders, track progress, and escalate issues. The Cutover Lead will be expected to follow project management processes and best practices to ensure all tasks, activities, and resources are aligned to meet the overall program and organizational goals.
You are the ideal candidate if you have experience managing large scale, complex programs and projects related to business process and system transformation.
What You Will Do: - Cutover planning and execution of comprehensive step-by-step mock, rehearsal and production cutover management plan.
- Drive cutover progress, including task completion, milestone achievement to adhere to overall timeline.
- Lead Daily meetings with cross functional thread leads.
- Understanding team member workload, task timing, potential resource constraints, and ensure optimal resource utilization throughout the cutover process.
- Proactive risk management: identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor potential risks with real-time alerts for critical issues.
- Monitor and track cutover metrics, including issues and task timing.
- Communicate expectations and instill accountability in team members.
- Resolve conflicts, promote work sharing, and motivate teams toward common goals.
- Manage multiple cutover activities, tasks and resources through effective organization prioritization, and time management practices to meet program objectives.
- Additional responsibilities include documentation and reporting, internal stakeholder communication, and identifying areas for improvement to enhance quality and efficiency of cutover activities.
- Ability to travel ~ 25%-50% to other major RTX US sites (Farmington, Richardson, Cedar Rapids, and Charlotte).
Qualifications You Must Have: - Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience OR in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, Planview, Jira, or similar tools.
- CORE or equivalent (i.e. Six Sigma or Change Management) and project management experience.
- Experience with multiple project methodologies including waterfall and agile Scrum methodology.
Qualifications We Prefer: - Effectively lead and manage change within a matrix and team environment while collaborating across lines of business including process and digital.
- Experience with agile frameworks/iterative approaches to software development and implementation projects.
- Work productively in a fast-paced, demanding environment (virtually as well as in-person) while managing multiple activities concurrently.
- Guide and influence at multiple levels of the organization to include executive leadership.
- SAP knowledge, prior implementation experience.
- Project Management (PMP) and Agile certifications.
What We Offer: Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- 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
- And more!
Learn More & Apply Now!Role Type: RemoteThis position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.
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 107,500 USD - 204,500 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.
