CORE Operating System (OS) Execution Lead

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At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

The CORE OS Execution Lead is responsible for executing, sustaining, and scaling the organization’s CORE operating system across the ES Applications. This role translates strategy into action by enabling adoption, reinforcing standards, driving education and certification, tracking performance metrics, and cultivating a strong CORE community and culture.

Fully remote position, open to candidates located anywhere in the United States

High collaboration with CORE Focals, leaders, and cross-functional teams

Significant autonomy with clear accountability for execution and outcomes

What You Will Learn:

This position partners closely with the CORE Lead, Strategic Initiatives & Advisory Lead, and CORE OS Alignment lead to ensure consistent execution, engagement, and measurable business value. The role is highly visible, employee-facing, and requires a blend of operational rigor, communication excellence, and hands-on coaching.

This role is critical to ensuring CORE is not just a strategy, but a lived capability across the organization. By owning execution, education, engagement, and storytelling, the CORE OS Execution Lead enables employees at all levels to understand, apply, and benefit from continuous improvement in their daily work.

What You Will Do:

Orchestrate the operational rhythm of CORE, including:

• Own the day-to-day execution of the CORE OS, ensuring standard work, governance, and cadences are consistently applied across ES Applications

• Identify adoption gaps, execution friction, and systemic breakdowns, driving targeted interventions to improve consistency and effectiveness

• Act as the primary escalation point for execution challenges, providing initial coaching, hands-on support, or connection to SMEs

• Onboard new CORE practitioners by clearly defining expectations, roles, and timeframe

Cultivate community, Culture, and Engagement

• Continue building and strengthening the CORE community and culture

• Actively coach, guide, and engage teams and individuals seeking CORE support or direction

Administer CORE Education, Training, and Certification

• Training programs

• Certification proficiency pathways

• Office hours and coaching sessions

• New employee orientation content

• Track participation, completion, and certification progress

• Proactively encourage and support employees to meet required CORE training and certification expectations

Track Metrics, Reporting, and Adoption

• Track and report CORE adoption, training completion, certification status, and engagement metrics

• Partner with CORE Focals and leaders to ensure metrics are meaningful, transparent, and actionable

• Use data to identify adoption gaps and drive targeted engagement strategies

Lead CORE communications and recognition efforts to socialize impact, highlight accomplishments, and reinforce CORE culture.

• Success stories tied to measurable business value

• Upcoming trainings, events, and opportunities

• Internal communications across RTXConnections, SharePoint, and Teams

Produce Video and Content

• Develop short, engaging 3–5 minute videos to:

• Make CORE tools and methods accessible and relatable

• Highlight CORE successes and business value delivered

• Reinforce key concepts in a practical, easy-to-understand way

• Partner with CORE Focals and leaders to align messaging and ensure consistency

• Operate independently in a fully remote environment

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 experience

• Demonstrated experience executing and sustaining CORE OS and operational excellence

• Strong subject matter expertise in CORE methodologies (e.g., Voice of Customer/MFA, problem-solving, RCCA)

• Experience designing and delivering training, certification, and enablement programs with a proven ability to track metrics and drive adoption through data-informed engagement

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Experience creating short-form educational or instructional content (video, articles, or similar) with strong coaching, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement capabilities

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certified CORE Professional, Expert, Principal or equivalent

• Experience supporting domain-wide CORE initiatives

• Experience with SAFe or other lean-agile methodologies, and -awareness of AI trends and approaches

• Comfort working with internal communication platforms and learning management systems

• Experience building or sustaining CORE communities of practice

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Work Location: Remote

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

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.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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