Senior Manager, Global Benefits

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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 Senior Manager, Global Benefits – Americas will lead the strategy, design, and execution of employee benefits programs across Canada and Latin America, with a particular emphasis on Canada and Mexico. This role serves as a regional subject matter expert within RTX Corporation, ensuring benefits programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with business and workforce needs.

While the role operates within a U.S.-headquartered environment, responsibilities are focused outside of the U.S., with coordination required for global systems, governance, and vendor relationships.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of benefits programs across Canada and Latin America, including insurance programs, time away from work and retirement plans balancing company requirements with employee experience.
• Serve as the primary benefits expert for Canada and Mexico, ensuring alignment with local regulations, statutory requirements, and market practices.
• Partner with U.S.-based HR teams and cross-functionally, Legal, HRIS, Payroll, Finance and Communications teams to ensure alignment on governance, systems, and approvals (without direct ownership of U.S. benefits programs).
• Design and manage benefits programs for globally mobile employees, including expatriates, inpatriates, and cross-border employees.
• Partner with Global Mobility to align mobility policies with regional benefits (e.g., international health coverage, local plan integration, and compliance requirements).
• Manage relationships with regional brokers, consultants, insurers, and third-party administrators, as well as global vendors where programs are interconnected.
• Establish and maintain a clear governance framework for Canada and Mexico benefits programs, defining US based collaboration partners, escalation paths, and alignment with global standards.
• Conduct benchmarking and market analysis specific to Canadian and Latin American markets to maintain competitive positioning.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, including Canadian provincial regulations and Mexican statutory benefits.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of multinational risk strategies, including pooling arrangements (global & regional) and captive insurance participation.
• Drive RFP processes and implementation of regional or global benefits vendors, particularly where solutions span multiple geographies.
• Develop data driven reporting, analytics, and governance processes to support regional decision-making and global alignment.
• Oversee vendor performance, service delivery standards, and operational issue resolution across Canada and Mexico, ensuring quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to harmonize benefits programs across the region while maintaining local relevance.
• Monitor legislative and market developments in Canada and Latin America, including impacts to globally mobile populations.
• Manage regional benefits budgets, including forecasting and cost tracking.
• Present insights and recommendations to regional and global leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects in a complex, matrixed environment.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 10+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 7+ years.
• Minimum 6 years of benefits experience with a strong focus on Canada and/or Latin America (Mexico strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated expertise in Canadian benefits (including provincial considerations) and/or Mexican statutory and supplemental programs.
• Experience supporting globally mobile employees, including expatriate and cross-border benefits.
• Experience working in a U.S.-headquartered or global organization with centralized governance models.
• Proven ability to manage regional programs within a global framework (systems, approvals, shared vendors).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience communicating complex topics to senior leadership level.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) or similar designation.
• Strong understanding of multinational benefits financing, including pooling and/or captives.
• Familiarity with globally mobile benefits vendors and international health solutions.
• Experience navigating cross-border compliance and tax considerations for mobile employees.
• Experience in a large, global, matrixed organization.

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Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

• 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.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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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