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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in shaping and embedding enterprise-wide people strategies, with a strong focus on talent acquisition, management, and leadership development within the UK defence landscape. Proven ability to provide strategic guidance and foster an inclusive culture while navigating complex regulatory environments.
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People LeadershipTalent Strategy DevelopmentOrganisational Change ManagementProject ManagementData Analysis
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Hard Skills
Talent AcquisitionTalent ManagementLeadership DevelopmentOrganisational DesignOrganisational EffectivenessEnterprise-Level Talent StrategiesSuccession PlanningAssessment ApproachesStrategic Talent MobilityUK Employment Legislation
Soft Skills
CoachingAdvisory SkillsInfluencing SkillsProblem-SolvingJudgement
Tools & Technologies
Consulting FrameworksStructured Methodologies
Industry Keywords
DefenceAerospaceGovernmentRegulated EnvironmentsGlobal Matrix Structure
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with the in-country leadership team to shape and embed the enterprise-wide people strategy
- Enable business growth and deliver the broader People Strategy agenda
- Report directly to the Vice President of HR, Strategy & International, with a dotted-line relationship to the Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon UK
- Serve as a key member of the Raytheon UK senior leadership team
- Set direction, drive leadership excellence, and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture
- Work across the full employee lifecycle, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organisational Design, and Organisational Effectiveness
- Collaborate closely with Centres of Expertise
- Strengthen shared culture and reinforce inclusive behaviours
- Provide strategic guidance and trusted counsel to senior executives
- Support security, compliance, workforce planning, and critical skills development for the UK defence landscape
- Shape workforce capability and organisational culture in a mission-driven environment
Requirements
What you’ll need- Highly experienced people leader with deep expertise across all areas of people consulting
- Demonstrated business acumen and ability to understand strategic priorities, operational challenges, and external factors shaping the defence landscape
- Strong capability in interpreting and analysing data
- 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
- Robust project and programme management skills
- Exceptional coaching, advisory, and influencing skills
- Confidence and sound judgement when constructively challenging senior stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving capability and ability to build business cases and recommendations
- Comprehensive understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice within regulated environments
- Comfortable operating within a global matrix structure and collaborating with U.S.-based functional leadership
- Experience in defence, aerospace, government, or similarly regulated sectors ideally
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salaries
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
- Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days
- 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
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
- Car / Car allowance
- Private Medical Insurance
- 37 hour working week
- Hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependent on your needs and the requirements of the role
- Flexible working culture focused on output rather than time spent at desk
- Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year
- Training and development where needed