Data Governance Product Lead (REMOTE)

Date Posted:

2025-03-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UTTX1: Corp Remote Office TX Remote Location , Houston, TX, 77064 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Data Services (ES -Data) Team:

RTX’s Enterprise Data Services (ES-Data) group has an opening for an Associate Director, Data Governance Product Lead (Associate Director, Business Systems and Transformation) supporting RTX’s focus on Digital Thread/Data Strategy as part of our enterprise-wide Digital Transformation initiative.

Exciting Opportunity!

• Focused enthusiastic champion of data governance, offering BU’s consulting, adoption methods, training, and assistance to ensure their strategic and high-value projects leverage data governance, driving adoption and value for RTX. 

What You Will Do:

• Partner with BUs to understand strategic priorities to shape the Data Governance capability roadmap. 
• Develop and drive an enterprise data governance implementation roadmap around Product, incorporating strategic priorities as requirements. 
• Support the ongoing development of the enterprise- wide data governance framework, with a focus on improvement of data quality BU alignment.
• Capture and document requirements, performing system analysis into a data governance capability and services prioritized product backlog
• Coordinate data governance capabilities development and build out with internal infrastructure team inform business and corporate partners of availability.
• Resolve issues escalated from technical and functional areas data governance representatives. 
• Provide technical guidance and education to BU’s including regarding data governance best practices.  
• Coordinate external data sources to eliminate redundancy and streamline the expense related to those services. 
• Analyze and address data-related problems and identify new improvement opportunities
• Participate in the development and maintenance of data models and data dictionaries.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to identify and resolve data governance issues.
• Support data governance team to provide progress reports to ES-Data SLT and BU and Corporate Data Board management.  
• Support the development and implementation of data catalog, protection and quality standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise. 
• Support definition of indicators of performance and quality metrics and ensure compliance with data related policies, standards, roles and responsibilities, and adoption requirements. 
• Travel up to 25-30%

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Minimum of 12+ years’ experience in Data Governance with an emphasis on creating technical roadmap and strategy and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or Business or similar discipline or equivalent combination of related work experience and schooling in lieu of degree; Advanced degree and 10+ years’ of related work experience.
• Senior management role with Board level change or transformation leadership experience. 
• Experience leading data cataloging, protection and quality management practices in an organization. 
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection. 
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.   

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Internally and externally recognized subject matter expert that influence the way things are done. Ability to influence and change direction quickly
• Knowledge of risk data architecture and technology solutions. 
• Experience with Data Governance Tools; preferably Informatica Suite
• Experience in data/ BI analytics, large-scale database technologies, data ingestion, processing, cloud- based infrastructure platforms (AWS, Azure). 
• Experience with data analysis especially using Tableau, Qlik, PowerBI tools.
• Ability to Travel 25-30% 

Learn More & Apply Now!
Work Location: Remote
Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

Remote: This position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

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.

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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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