Vice President, Liberty Works Competitive Assessment and SSA Digital

Indianapolis, IN

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Vice President, Liberty Works Competitive Assessment and SSA Digital Strategy, who will provide leadership and direction, to deliver the focused company strategy and product planning. This role will develop and maintain US DoD product competitive assessments and SSA digital strategies to close identified competitive gaps and meet current and future US DoD requirements.

The role will require broad industry experience with propulsion integration, competitive intelligence assessments through public information, digital technologies and DoD requirements, project management experience, with a focus on execution, risk management, collaboration across functional groups, governance, delivery of key milestones, and meeting all budget targets.

Innovate & Power the World

As Vice President, you will be responsible for working closely with cross functional teams and key stakeholders to plan, organize and execute the strategies and development programs to identify and close competitive gaps. Identifying funding sources to develop key digital technology programs, working with US DoD, and working with internal R&T personnel to achieve TRL6/MCRL4 for transition to US DoD products will be drivers for success in the role.

At Rolls-Royce, we look beyond tomorrow. We continually pioneer integrated power and propulsion solutions to deliver cleaner, safer, and more competitive power.

We deliver the best jet engines in the world. Through intelligent innovation and active collaboration, we're putting our customers at the forefront of the aviation industry - and we keep them there. Our product portfolio powers more than 35 types of commercial aircraft, and with over 13,000 engines in-service around the world - we're keeping the world flying.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and drive a holistic technical project aligned with organization's product strategy
• Lead stakeholder interface management and successful delivery of stakeholder requirements
• Promote collaboration across the team and support functions to meet program goals
• Build an HPC culture across a diverse and talented team
• Ensure the US DoD SSA Digital Product Strategies are developed, approved, maintained, communicated, and executed to deliver differentiated capabilities to win new US DoD business
• Ensure competitive gaps are identified, communicated and R&T programs are developed and prioritized on US DoD capability gap closure to increase competitiveness in line with required campaign timelines

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and 8 years of experience supporting an engineering operation, OR;
• Master's degree in an engineering field and 6 years of experience in supporting an engineering operation, OR;
• JD/PhD in an engineering field and 3 years of experience in supporting an engineering operation.
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• R&T development experience
• Air framer experience
• Aerospace experience

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you'll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

At Rolls-Royce we embrace workplace flexibility. Our teams work in onsite, hybrid and remote work environments based on work and personal requirements. The specific arrangements vary from team to team. Please ask us about how we work on this team.

Relocation assistance is available, if applicable.

Close Date: May 30th, 2024

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.