Job Title: Operations Manager

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 in office days a week

Location: Washington, D.C.

An opportunity has arisen for a Defense Operations Manager in the Defense executive office, reporting to the Defense Chief of Staff.  In this role you will be part of a team of professionals who support the Defense President & RRNA CEO, the Defense leadership team, and the Defense employees at large in the delivery of Defense objectives.

What you will be doing:

• Provide efficiency to the President/CEO and Leadership team by organizing and executing Defense governance, supporting the DLT’s implementation and execution of governance, and implementing standard diaries.
• Lead/support special projects aligned to Defense’s objectives, to include supporting Business Reviews and VIP visits
• Developing executive level quality presentations and papers to inform senior leadership and support decision-making
• Contribute to optimizing the flow of information, governance, and decision making to enable Defense to achieve its objectives.
• Serve as a back-up to the President of Defense/CEO of RRNA’s Chief of Staff and executive assistant on an as-needed basis

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree and 7+ years of experience in business, project management or communications, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in business, project management or communications, OR
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in business, project management or communications, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 9+ years of experience in business, project management or communications in lieu of a degree
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen
  

Preferred:

• 5+ years of experience in the Defense business
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills: requires an individual who can work collaboratively with leadership and cross-functional teams, building strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to leverage their expertise to achieve business objectives
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: requires an individual who has excellent oral and written communication skills overall, with a particular ability to interact and communicate with executives, leadership, and individuals at all levels of the organization

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Job Expires: 6/22/26

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.