Director of Corporate Cyber Mission Support

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Date Posted: 2026-09-08 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-RICHARDSON-C07 ~ 1707 Cityline Dr ~ CITYLINE C07 Position Role Type: Hybrid 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's 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 Corporate Cyber Mission Support (CMS) Team Lead is a senior leader responsible for guiding, developing, and enabling Corporate Cybersecurity & Compliance Leaders (CCLs). Reporting directly to the Corporate CISO, this role ensures the CMS organization delivers consistent, business-aligned, and risk-driven outcomes that strengthen cybersecurity posture, compliance readiness, operational resilience, and mission assurance across the enterprise. The CMS Team Leader, as a Deputy to the Corporate CISO, Lead shapes the strategic direction, performance, governance, and cohesion of the CCL function—ensuring CCLs operate as a unified, high-performing organization while supporting business environments. The role blends leadership, coaching, governance, risk integration, and cross-functional coordination to elevate cybersecurity across all business domains. What You Will Do: Our Teams Guiding Principles: Business First, Cyber Always: Every engagement starts with business outcomes and ends with secure enablement. Standardize Where Possible, Tailor Where Needed: Consistency breeds efficiency; flexibility ensures relevance. Proactive over Reactive: Drive forward deployment and early alignment, not last-minute fire drills. One Team, Many Voices: Maintain unity across CMS while respecting each BU’s unique mission and terrain. The RTX Corporate CISO organization is looking for someone who can: 1. Leadership & People Management Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Cybersecurity & Compliance Leaders across all corporate functions. Build a culture anchored in clarity, accountability, trust, inclusion, and high performance. Drive talent strategy, hiring, skill development, succession planning, and role clarity for the entire CMS organization. 2. Strategic Alignment & Business Integration Ensure CCLs effectively translate enterprise cybersecurity strategy, risk frameworks, and compliance requirements into business-relevant action plans. Maintain deep alignment between CMS activities, business priorities, and RTX Enterprise Cyber programs. Partner with Digital Technology (DT), Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality leadership to drive cybersecurity integration across programs and transformation efforts. 3. Governance, Risk & Compliance Leadership Oversee the enterprise rhythm of cyber risk reviews, compliance readiness assessments, surge-risk forums, and other governance mechanisms orchestrated by CCLs. Create a unified, integrated view of cyber and compliance risks across all business domains for the CISO and executive leadership. Define and enforce high standards for risk communication, escalation pathways, and business accountability. 4. Performance, Metrics & Continuous Improvement Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and operating standards for the CCL cohort. Drive consistency in measurement, reporting, and visibility of cyber posture across all business units. Identify systemic improvement opportunities; ensure CCLs are equipped to influence enterprise teams (engineering, operations, compliance, DT) toward solutions. 5. Communication, Narrative & Stakeholder Engagement Shape the enterprise-level cyber risk narrative for executive audiences. Provide communication frameworks, templates, and coaching to help CCLs deliver clear, concise, and impactful messaging. Ensure consistent articulation of cyber priorities, compliance expectations, and risk posture across all business-facing interactions. 6. Operating Model Development & Process Evolution Continuously refine the CMS/CCL operating model, including RACIs, governance structures, handoffs, communication paths, and role definitions. Partner with cybersecurity engineering, compliance, and DT to streamline workflows and eliminate process friction. Standardize roles, deliverables, and expectations while enabling tailored execution based on business context. 7. Executive Partner to the CISO Serve as a strategic advisor to the CISO, providing synthesized insights on enterprise cyber posture, emerging risks, and cross-domain themes. Support executive-level briefings, audits, board materials, regulatory engagements, and customer interactions. Represent the CISO as needed in governance forums, compliance discussions, and senior leadership touchpoints. Qualifications You Must Have: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related discipline with 12+ years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and 10+ years of experience. 12+ years experience in cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF/800-171, CIS, ISO 27001), risk governance, and regulatory requirements in regulated industries. 10+ years leading senior-level professionals and driving alignment across teams. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position. Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as: Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 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. 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. Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility. Requires advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business or functional teams. 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 Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 14 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations 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 186,200 USD - 353,800 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. 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