Strategic Leadership Jobs in Silver Spring, MD (NOW HIRING)

Date Posted:

2026-08-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-108 ~ 1100 Wilson Blvd ~ ROSSLYN HQ

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon is seeking an Associate Strategy Director to join its Enterprise Strategic Planning and International Strategy team and serve as a key adviser to senior leadership. In this highly visible role, you will drive global, enterpriselevel strategic insight across Raytheon's portfolio, guiding longrange priorities that shape the company's international position and future growth trajectory.

You will lead rigorous qualitative and quantitative assessments to inform longrange planning, growth and innovation initiatives, portfolio optimization, and inorganic strategy including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and joint ventures. Partnering closely with leadership across business units, finance, engineering, and operations, you will define ambiguous challenges, build structured strategic hypotheses, and deliver clear, executiveready recommendations that influence the company's highestimpact decisions.

Success in this role requires exceptional strategic judgment, analytical depth, and executive communication capabilities, along with a strong understanding of the global aerospace and defense landscape, customer budget cycles, and competitive dynamics. The ideal candidate operates autonomously, manages multiple concurrent workstreams, and plays a pivotal role in ensuring Raytheon maintains and expands its competitive advantage globally.

This hybrid role is based near the following locations: Woburn, MA; Arlington VA; Farmington, CT; McKinney, TX; or Tucson, AZ.

Travel requirements may include domestic and international travel.

What You Will Do

International Strategy Leadership

• Lead development of Raytheon's international and regional strategies, ensuring alignment with Strategic Business Unit (SBU)s, functions, and enterprise priorities.
• Integrate geopolitical, financial, and competitive insights to shape global portfolio recommendations.
• Centralize and mature the strategic planning framework for international entities.
• Drive endtoend strategy engagements, including problem framing, hypothesis development, analysis, synthesis, and executive recommendations.
• Deliver major strategic outputs such as market entry strategies, growth roadmaps, portfolio assessments, and competitive response plans.
• Serve as a senior strategic adviser to international businesses, translating complex global dynamics into clear enterprise direction.

Enterprise Strategic Planning

• Lead strategy and analysis for enterprise-wide planning cycles.
• Shape strategic narratives, synthesize SBU and functional inputs, and translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans.
• Develop portfolio-level insights and recommendations to guide enterprise decision-making.

Business Unit & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with SBUs to understand markets, customers, and competitive environments.
• Translate enterprise strategy into actionable, unitspecific guidance.
• Facilitate workshops and structured discussions that drive strategic alignment.

Financial & Strategic Analysis

• Build business cases, scenario models, and sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic options and investments.
• Support assessment of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliances, including strategic fit and financial implications.
• Distill complex financial and strategic data into concise executive recommendations.

Executive Communication

• Develop high-quality presentations, decision memos, and visual storytelling assets for senior leadership.
• Enable strategic decision-making through clear logic, compelling narratives, and strong visualization.
• Create analytical tools, dashboards, and frameworks to support recurring strategic needs.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate strategy and analytics workflows.
• Embed consulting-style best practices to elevate rigor, speed, and consistency of deliverables.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's and a minimum of 12+ years prior relevant experience, or an Advance Degree in a related field and a minimum of 10+years' experience.
• Significant experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or a comparable strategic leadership role.
• Background in a toptier consulting firm and/or an internal corporate strategy team, with demonstrated use of structured strategic frameworks.
• Recent hands-on experience in the aerospace and defense sector and strong understanding of market structure, customers, and competitive dynamics.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multiworkstream initiatives and manage delivery under tight timelines.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and partnering across global teams.
• Advanced analytical capability, with experience in data analysis, business case development, market assessments, sensitivity modeling, and strategic visualization.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Graduate degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community structures, including budgeting, acquisition, and mission priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and complex investment evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence in highly ambiguous environments and drive alignment without formal authority.

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

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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:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader. #LI-HYBRID

Clearance Information: This position requires security clearance. The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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 172,900 USD - 328,700 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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