Job Description

Date Posted:

2025-03-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA133: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 3 Concord 50 Apple Hill Drive Concord - Building 3, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate team:

The Corporate Legal, Contracts, & Compliance team is seeking a Legal Operations professional to assist with creating and managing value-based fee arrangements with law firms and vendors, as well as implementing a metrics program. The successful candidate will work closely with the Legal, Contracts, & Compliance Corporate functions and business units to maintain and identify areas of improvement for consolidated fee arrangements, as well as ensure the stakeholders for such arrangements are kept informed of utilization. This role requires constant collaboration with in-house attorneys, paralegals, non-legal professionals, supply chain, billing coordinators, government accounting, law firms, and vendors. This role will work closely with the business units on reporting metrics, creating streamlined processes, and developing training to follow Outside Counsel Engagement processes.

What You Will Do

• Serving as the Subject Matter Expert, champion, and trainer on alternative fee (value-based) arrangements
• Developing, analyzing, and communicating metrics on portfolios, alternative fee arrangements, and legal spend; support audits as necessary
• Providing creative thinking to help identify and develop cutting-edge strategies for increasing value and reducing outside legal spend while maintaining the high level of legal representation expect
• Addressing Outside Counsel, vendor, and RTX attorney/in-house support inquiries related fee arrangements
• Preparing competitive Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Statement of Work (SOW), analyzing data, and presenting a best value source selection to relevant stakeholders
• Leading rate negotiations with law firms that follows RTX rate adjustment guidance; ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned with the rates
• Assuming responsibility for receiving, addressing, receiving stakeholder approval, and documenting conflict waiver requests from law firms
• Serving as the escalation point for law firm and legal vendor billing concerns
• Owning the process to properly review, approve, and onboard new law firms
• Organizing and managing the Legal, Contracts, & Compliance subscriptions and legal services
• Assisting in-house lawyers and professionals on process improvement and standardization initiatives
• Up to 15% travel with most trips to be to Tewksbury, MA or Farmington, CT

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Proven capability of analyzing data to identify trends, discrepancies, and future projections along with advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Track record of leading with data and implementing a metrics program
• Ability to work with a cross functional team to drive enhancements and issues to closure
• Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate with internal stakeholders and external parties on requirements, costs, and agreement terms
• Experience leading RFPs with legal service providers and law firms
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer

• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to coordinate with various groups within Legal, Contracts, & Compliance, Outside Counsel, and vendors
• Strong preference for candidates that have a Legal Operations background in a similar outside counsel engagement role
• Desire for candidates to have an intermediate to advanced understanding of Thompson Reuters Legal Tracker matter management system or other legal matter management system
• Experience with utilizing AI tools in a legal operations framework
• Advanced expertise with PowerBI
• Juris Doctor or experience working in a law firm is a plus but not required

What We Offer: Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Learn More & Apply Now

Candidates must be located in and willing to work in a hybrid capacity from an RTX hub in Farmington, CT, or Tewksbury, MA.

Relocation eligible: No

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader. A deviation to work remotely would be considered for the candidate that meets all criteria.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 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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