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Director of Human Resources - Raytheon UK
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Director of Human Resources
Overview
At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defence 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 opportunities no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
Raytheon UK is a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fueling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security while investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Human Resources, based within our UK business, to partner with the in-country leadership team and help shape and embed our enterprise-wide people strategy. This role is central to enabling business growth and delivering on our broader People Strategy agenda.
This strategic position reports directly to the Vice President of HR, Strategy & International with a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon UK (landed company). As the Director of Human Resources, you will be a key member of the Raytheon UK (RUK) senior leadership team, playing a critical role in setting direction, driving leadership excellence, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture.
What Makes This Role Exciting
- You will join a senior, internationally focused leadership team responsible for strengthening our inclusive culture and deepening alignment with our mission across a complex and highly regulated global environment.
- Supporting a UK-based defence business, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a people strategy that enables operational readiness, talent resilience, and organisational excellence.
- You will provide strategic guidance and trusted counsel to senior executives, ensuring our people initiatives support both the long-term strategic direction of the organisation and the specific requirements of the UK defence landscape, including security, compliance, workforce planning, and critical skills development.
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What You Bring
- Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to quickly understand strategic priorities, emerging opportunities, operational challenges, and external factors shaping the defence landscape.
- Strong capability in interpreting and analysing data to inform decision-making and influence senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-level talent strategies, including high-potential development, succession planning, assessment approaches, career pathways, and strategic talent mobility.
- Expertise in leading organisational change using structured methodologies, consulting frameworks, and tools to ensure effective planning, adoption, and sustainability.
- Robust project and programme management skills, ensuring initiatives are executed to scope, on time, and within budget.
- Exceptional coaching, advisory, and influencing skills, enabling effective partnership with senior leaders across a complex organisation.
- Confidence and sound judgement when constructively challenging senior stakeholders and addressing entrenched cultural norms or behaviours.
- Strong problem-solving capability, leveraging data and insights to build compelling business cases and recommendations for diverse audiences.
- Comprehensive understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice within regulated environments.
- Comfortable operating within a global matrix structure, including collaboration with U.S.-based functional leadership.
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We know great candidates may not meet every requirement listed. If you’re excited about this role but don’t have experience in every area, we still encourage you to apply. We offer training and development where needed and will work with you to understand your strengths and support your growth.
Benefits and Work Culture
Benefits
- Competitive salaries.
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
- 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
- Car / Car allowance
- Private Medical Insurance
Work Culture
- 37-hour working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
- Hybrid and site-based working opportunities, dependent on your needs and the requirements of the role.
- A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focused.
- Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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