Hybrid Cyber and Compliance Leader

at RTX

• Job title: Cyber and Compliance Leader
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $147,000 - $295,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Remote City, United States

About the role

• Cybersecurity & Compliance Leader serving as a strategic partner within Pratt & Whitney Aerospace and Defense. Fostering cybersecurity strategies in business operations and compliance readiness across domains.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single, business-facing point of accountability for cyber & compliance risk posture within assigned domains.
• Provide an integrated view of risks spanning IT, OT, cloud, engineering, suppliers, and regulatory environments.
• Ensure risk decisions are owned, resourced, and prioritized by the business.
• Embed cybersecurity considerations into business strategies, programs, and major initiatives (e.g., modernization, engineering systems, manufacturing operations).
• Represent business needs to the cybersecurity, compliance, and Digital Technology organizations to ensure alignment and prioritization.
• Translate enterprise cyber strategy, standards, and roadmaps into actionable, business-relevant plans.
• Lead business-facing cyber and compliance governance forums, including risk reviews, program touchpoints, and compliance readiness discussions.
• Ensure traceability and follow-through on mitigation actions, funding decisions, and risk acceptance.
• Provide leaders with clear, concise, and actionable insights on posture, gaps, and progress.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maintain audit readiness across relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., CMMC, government customer requirements, RTX policies).
• Identify control gaps, coordinate business remediation, and ensure evidence and documentation are complete and accurate.
• Communicate cyber risks, policies, and changes in a clear, tailored, business-friendly manner.
• Influence leaders and teams through relationship-building and strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Drive awareness and cultural adoption of secure behaviors and compliance obligations.
• Define and socialize KPIs, metrics, and indicators of cyber posture aligned with enterprise models.
• Identify systemic trends and improvement opportunities; partner with technical teams to shape solutions.
• Promote optimization, innovation, and CORE principles in support of operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related discipline with 12+ years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and 10+ years of experience
• 10+ years experience in information security practices/frameworks including identifying risks, emerging cyber security threats, and risk mitigation processes
• Experience across more than one cybersecurity discipline (e.g., security architecture, compliance, vulnerability management, incident response, application security)
• Experience in team leadership and ability to lead through influence to drive creation and execution of operational plans and service delivery.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Benefits

• Parental (including paternal) leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care