Associate Director, Contracts & Business Management

Date Posted:

2025-05-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace (Collins) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of a variety of aerospace products.  Aerostructures, a business unit of the Advanced Structures SBU within Collins Aerospace, is seeking a highly motivated Associate Director of Contracts & Business Management to join our team working in a hands-on, collaborative environment.

The nature of our global business is complex, and we rely on our Contracts & Business Management team to help us get the job done.  As a valued partner across our business, the Contracts team plays a key role in our company’s success.  Our team members bring their passion and expertise to everything they do – from safeguarding our employees’ creative ideas to helping us maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior.  Enjoy working with diverse groups?  Want opportunities to grow your career at a fast-paced, global enterprise?  If you want to bring your contracts expertise and leadership ability to the aerospace industry, our team could be a great fit for you.

What You will do:

This Associate Director position is the functional leader of the Contracts & Business Management (CBM) organization for the Boeing & Business Jets (BBJ) Value Stream within Aerostructures Group (ASG) and reports directly into the Director, CBM, for ASG.  The Associate Director will be responsible for driving the performance of the BBJ CBM organization.  As a major functional group that supports attainment of virtually all ASG goals and objectives, this key leader must possess substantial technical expertise regarding CBM responsibilities, procedures, and processes.  Critically important will be the group’s provision of ethical and compliance-focused support in the execution of its duties and responsibilities.  The CBM organization is a pivotal teammate and, as such, partners with colleagues across functions while working in every program team and in direct support of the execution of all contract administration duties and obligations.  The Associate Director will have a strong desire to attain the highest customer satisfaction levels. This leader will also:

• Provide mentoring, training, and direction to a team of Contracts professionals and ensure policy and process adherence.
• Partner with leadership in BBJ & ASG to drive creative solutions to complex contracting problems, enabling top- and bottom-line growth.
• Drive exceptional business performance through leading effective customer relationship management, contracts drafting, negotiation, and administration with customers.
• Support the ASG CBM organization by initiating, managing, and executing process improvements.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and mentorship to CBM professionals across the organization as needed.
• Oversee, manage, and lead the following principal CBM responsibilities (among many others): proposal management; business risk mitigation; contract interpretation and drafting; contract flowdown to internal organizations; Accounts Receivable management; customer negotiations; and continuous improvement of all processes.
• 20-30% travel required onsite

               

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as defined here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62   

• 10 years of experience in a Contracts/CBM or related role
• Managerial or other leadership experience

Qualifications we prefer:

• Experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP
• Masters Degree, MBA, or JD preferred.
• Experience with the financial aspects of contracts and other business arrangements; ability to contribute to negotiation strategy and lead negotiations.
• Experience providing solutions to both the functional CBM organization as well as the BBJ leadership team.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!  

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.  

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 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. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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