Raytheon UK
Director of Human Resources - Raytheon UK
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Director of Human Resources
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 brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedom and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defence.
Raytheon UK
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being 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.
In this role, you will work across the full employee lifecycle—including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organisational Design, and Organisational Effectiveness—while collaborating closely with our Centres of Expertise (COEs). Your work will help strengthen a shared culture and reinforce our expectations of inclusive behaviours across the business.
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This onsite role will be in the United Kingdom based in either location Harlow (Essex) or Glenrothes (Scotland).
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.
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.
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.
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Benefits
Benefits and Work Culture
- 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.
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year, our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland, and 1,600 in Wales.
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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