Ethics & Compliance Officer

Date Posted:

2025-03-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CT502: 10 Farm Springs Rd, Farmington 10 Farm Springs Road , Farmington, CT, 06032 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

RTX Global Ethics & Compliance (“GEC”) has an outstanding career opportunity for a Global Ethics & Compliance Officer (“ECO”) to lead, grow, and transform the RTX ECO program. The Global ECO will be responsible for leading all aspects of the program, working closely with GEC senior leadership to develop and drive a strategic, proactive, collaborative, and harmonized approach that fosters and enhances our values-based culture of compliance across the global RTX enterprise. This position is for an experienced Director and will report to the Vice President & Counsel, Global Ethics and Compliance Program. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and executing on a strategy to drive a “OneRTX” program that: aligns on and implements best practices; engages with key leaders across the business to improve the understanding and communication of GEC initiatives; leverages data to identify emerging issues and implement corrective actions;  establishes training requirements, best practices, and recertification requirements for the ECO network; and prioritizes the development of a global network of ethics and compliance professionals with the knowledge and tools to champion and improve the ethics and compliance culture across RTX.

This role requires the successful candidate to partner extensively across RTX and BU GEC functions, as well as with key partner functions (e.g., Human Resources, Security, Controllership, Internal Audit, etc.)  to effectively drive and support existing and/or new compliance governance programs.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will work well in a high-energy, fast-paced environment, developing relationships with internal customers and collaborating with multiple business functions as a trusted business partner in providing guidance on GEC topics and championing our values. The responsibilities of the Director will include:

• Continuously identifying, adopting and leveraging best practices across the enterprise in a collaborative and flexible manner
• Utilizing all available data and information – from across GEC and other functions – to identify and assess emerging risks/trends, and develop appropriate responses, engaging with other functions as necessary
• Supporting and embracing stakeholders with ownership of top compliance risks to harmonize processes, policies and procedures
• Reviewing and enhancing processes around selection, training, recertification, and engagement with the RTX enterprise-wide ECO population
• Expanding, maintaining and leveraging programmatic relationships and engagement with key functional partners, including controllership, IA, HR, Communications, Quality/PSO, DT/Cyber, etc. to ensure relevant information flows to the ECO population
• Championing ethics and compliance as a whole-of-company responsibility and engraining RTX’s Code and values into the fabric of everyday work life
• Cultivating an informed, knowledgeable workforce that understands risks, policies, and rules relevant to them, and that is confident and safe in speaking up without fear of retaliation
• Enabling, empowering and developing a global network of ethics and compliance professionals with the knowledge and tools to serve as effective gatekeepers, who are accountable and committed stewards of our ethics and compliance culture.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years experience.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, e.g., EU Whistleblower Directive, U.S. post-government employment rules, FAR Mandatory Disclosure, etc.
• Demonstrated experience leading a cross-functional, matrixed organization
• Strong knowledge and understanding of SAP and similar ERP systems
• Experience with Tableau, PowerBI and/or similar tools
• Experience setting and drafting policy and procedure documentation
• Experience using CORE, SixSigma, or other business processes improvement programs to drive efficiencies and improvements
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver crisp, relevant messaging up, down and across the organization.
• Demonstrated history of collaborating with others and managing multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience developing command media and policy.

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.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Candidates must be located in and willing to work in a hybrid capacity from RTX hub in Farmington, CT, or Arlington, VA.

Relocation eligible: No

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

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. A deviation to work remotely would be considered for the candidate that meets all criteria.

The salary range for this role is 176,000 USD - 352,000 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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