At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative technology strategies for defence training transformation and enhance learning outcomes.
- Company: Raytheon UK, a leader in defence and aerospace technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension scheme, flexible working, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Dynamic work culture with opportunities for professional growth and community engagement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of defence training with cutting-edge technologies and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experience in training design, technology strategy, and emerging learning technologies.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Locations: Flexible, with regular travel to South Coast.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
- 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
Work Culture:
- 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
- Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
- Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
- Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
- Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role).
About us:
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.
Role & Responsibilities:
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for defining Raytheon UK's Technology Roadmaps to enhance training transformation and training outcomes across the TTS portfolio. The CTO will work closely with the TTS Head of Requirements & Capability (BD) and the TTS Engineering Delivery Lead. The role requires expertise in learning innovation, digital technologies and defence capability to create differentiated solutions for defence and government. The CTO will provide thought leadership in the application of advanced learning science and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality, simulation, digital twins, data analytics and cloud-based learning environments.
Responsibilities include:
- Define and implement the technology strategy and roadmap for JSP 822 DSAT compliant Defence and Government training programs.
- Shape customer training transformation strategies and influence future capability requirements across Defence and Government markets.
- Develop strategic partnerships with industry, academia and technology providers to accelerate innovation and market differentiation.
- Act as a senior learning and technology adviser to customers.
- Support business growth and the R&C team through customer engagement, opportunity development, capture activities and bid support.
- Maintain a technology horizon scanning process of candidate capabilities.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that training programs are regularly reviewed, updated, and refined.
Required experience:
- Demonstrable experience in a Training Design setting.
- Proven ability to develop technology strategies, roadmaps and business cases.
- Strong understanding of learning science, adult learning principles and modern instructional design methodologies.
- Experience applying emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Adaptive Learning, Extended Reality, simulation, synthetic environments and digital twins.
- Familiarity with Experiential learning techniques.
- Strong customer engagement and stakeholder management skills.
- Understanding of cybersecurity, information assurance and interoperability considerations.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC).
Chief Technological Officer (Training Transformation Services) in Harlow employer: Raytheon
Raytheon is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Glenrothes or Livingston, Scotland, where innovation meets purpose in the aerospace and defense sector. With competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and a strong focus on employee development through mentoring and leadership opportunities, we foster a culture of collaboration and excellence. Our commitment to work-life balance, flexible working arrangements, and enhanced family-friendly policies makes Raytheon a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
