Principal Specialist – Digital Cutover Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Iowa.

📋 Description

• Plan and execute cutover strategies through detailed step-by-step mock, rehearsal, and production cutover management plans.

• Drive the cutover process by ensuring task completion and achieving milestones to stay on schedule.

• Facilitate daily meetings with cross-functional thread leads.

• Assess team member workloads, task timelines, and potential resource limitations to optimize resource utilization during the cutover.

• Engage in proactive risk management by identifying, evaluating, mitigating, and monitoring potential risks, with real-time alerts for critical issues.

• Oversee and track cutover metrics, including issues and task durations.

• Set clear expectations and foster accountability among team members.

• Address conflicts, encourage collaboration, and inspire teams to work towards shared objectives.

• Manage various cutover activities, tasks, and resources through effective prioritization and time management to achieve program goals.

• Additional duties include documentation, reporting, communication with internal stakeholders, and identifying opportunities for improving the quality and efficiency of cutover activities.

• Willingness to travel approximately 25%-50% to major RTX US locations (Farmington, Richardson, Cedar Rapids, and Charlotte).

⛳️ Requirements

• Usually requires a University Degree or equivalent experience along with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, OR an Advanced Degree in a related field with at least 3 years of experience, OR if there is no degree, 9 years of relevant experience.

• Proficient in scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, Planview, Jira, or similar applications.

• Holds CORE or equivalent certifications (e.g., Six Sigma or Change Management) and possesses project management experience.

• Familiar with various project methodologies, including both waterfall and agile Scrum approaches.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• Generous 401(k) plan featuring employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contributions, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional coverages available for pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal services, and ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Ovia Health services for fertility and family planning.

• Adoption assistance.

• Autism benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives, a wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand for virtual doctor visits.

• Bright Horizons for child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts for second opinion services.

• And more!