Remote Program Manager Jobs in Braintree, MA (NOW HIRING)

Date Posted:

2026-05-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-MA-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 information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

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 Corporate Enterprise Applications Team:

RTX Enterprise Services (ES) is seeking a Digital Technologies (DT) Associate Director – Program Manager (PM) to join the ES Applications Value Management Office (VMO). The VMO emphasizes multi‑mode value delivery, including traditional project management, Agile product delivery, and program financial analysis. While this role follows a traditional PM structure today, it is expected to increasingly lean into Agile delivery.

The Program Manager will lead the largest and most complex digital transformation initiatives within the HR and Payroll domains. This position blends deep HR and payroll expertise with strong program management, PMO governance, and technology‑driven change leadership. The role partners closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and external vendors to deliver scalable solutions, streamline processes, and ensure operations remain accurate, efficient, compliant, and aligned with enterprise strategy.

Our VMO is part of an enterprise shared services organization and is responsible for leading significant business technology programs that reach across the company. Our programs primarily focus on application development, enhancements, and modernization. Many are SaaS software implementations & customizations. We also execute infrastructure programs and business process improvements with a digital slant.  

Our PMs are delivery professionals who enable teams to perform to their highest potential.    

What you will do:

• Lead & drive our largest and most complex DT programs, showing up with an entrepreneurial sense of urgency and ownership, as if you were investing your own money in the program’s results.

• Serve as the primary point of contact between HR, Finance, Accounting, Technology, and third‑party payroll vendor. Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners to deliver payroll guidance during reorganizations, M&A, employee transitions, and policy updates and system enhancements

• Understand and support the Strategic Vision of the organization and ensure strategic alignment as a trusted advisor.

• Foster trust and cultivate a collaborative partnership with digital and functional executive sponsors, ensuring a deep understanding of their strategic priorities & perspectives to drive alignment and shared success.

• Ability to seamlessly navigate the political landscape amongst senior leaders in the function and DT.

• Oversee all the normal PM fundamentals: project schedule, key decisions, resources, financials, requirements, issues, risks, dependencies.

• Drive the program’s delivery cadence and maintain momentum and accountability, blending agile & waterfall techniques as needed.

• Continuously demonstrate progress, provide status reports/briefings. Create compelling materials to effectively communicate with senior/executive leaders the value delivery story for the program.

• Efficiently shepherd your programs through our phase-gated project governance framework. Maintain the team’s focus on critical cyber, architecture, and compliance artifacts and secure relevant approvals at each gate.

• With grit and tenacity, attack complex issues and challenges for your program. You will need to initiate and skillfully navigate tactful executive escalations to drive critical decisions while preserving trust, maintaining relationships, and fostering a constructive path forward.

• In addition to delivering exceptional results on your assigned program, you’ll participate in efforts to continuously enhance and mature our PM services while evolving our value management capabilities.

• Travel ~20% within US.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically a university degree and 12 years prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in related field and minimum 10 years experience OR in absence of a degree, 15+ years of relevant experience is required

• 8+ years experience with program management oversight of DT software development or infrastructure initiatives with 3+ years experience building and managing schedules in MS Project.

• Experience with managing HR and payroll systems such as Workday, ADP, Oracle, or similar platforms.

• Proven experience managing large scale programs involving complex enterprise systems, such as ERP, Payroll, Data Repository, or Engineering systems.

• Demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with concurrent Enterprise programs, managing dependencies, resources, and schedule.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Expert in creating visually appealing, executive-level PowerPoint presentations with advanced proficiency with Microsoft applications (MS Project add-ins/extensions, Excel pivots/analysis, SharePoint advance features, etc.)

• Experience developing & managing financial business cases & cost/benefit analyses for DT programs.

• Experience with integrating multiple project methodologies including waterfall & Agile frameworks like SAFe.

• Role model in exhibiting and intentionally developing leadership behaviors in yourself & others by Driving Results, Instilling Trust, Collaborating and Communicating Effectively, maintaining Customer Focus and demonstrating Courage and Strategic Vision.

• SAFe or similar agile certifications and Project Management certification (PMP, etc.)

Work Location:

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.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 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.

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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