Program Manager, Operational Workforce Planning (Remote)

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. They are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning and optimize workforce planning processes across the enterprise.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, budget, and timeline
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize workforce planning processes, integrate with financial and operational strategies, and deliver measurable business outcomes
• Establish and manage program governance, including project plans, business case development, milestones, risk assessments in partnership with the HR technology team
• Provide guidance and facilitate important decisions and activity completions with working teams, fostering a collaborative work environment
• Support change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of Workday Adaptive Planning across the organization
• Manage relationships with external vendors and consultants, ensuring that deliverables meet organizational needs and standards
• Support enablement and operationalization of enterprise governance, operating model, and change controls post go-live
• Identify and develop enterprise requirements and standards along with key metrics for success and review for various leadership reviews
• Provide regular status updates, reports, and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders to track progress, budgets, and outcomes
• Travel up to 10%, or as needed

Requirements:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience
• Minimum 10 years experience in program or project management, with a focus on HR or financial systems implementations and business transformation
• Direct experience implementing an Operational Workforce Planning solution or workforce planning technology platform (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Oracle, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience executing workforce planning processes post-implementation — not solely system deployment
• Advanced Degree (MBA, MS Analytics, HR, or related field)
• Strong understanding of change management principles and experience driving successful adoption of new systems and processes
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels of the organization
• Solid understanding of workforce demand planning, capacity modeling, and labor financial alignment
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills