Workday Talent & Performance Lead

Location: US-CT-REMOTE

 Position Role Type: Unspecified

 U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

 Security Clearance Status: Not Required 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 Enterprise Services team:   This role will support the administration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of the end-to-end Performance Impact process (goal setting, mid-year, and year-end) and Succession Planning within the Workday Talent and Performance team as part of the HR Digital Technology organization. This role is responsible for ensuring system integrity, executing configuration updates, managing structured system cleanups, and delivering advanced reporting and notification solutions to support enterprise talent programs. This position operates within a highly complex, global Workday environment and partners closely with HR Technology, Talent COE, Product Owners, and Production Support teams.

1. Workstream Leadership (Performance Impact and Succession only)   Serve as the DT Workstream Lead for Workday within the Performance Impact and Succession Planning program, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.  Represent DT in enterprise working groups and decision forums; ensure DT needs and constraints are understood.  Manage DT’s timeline, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation  2. System Maintenance & Data Integrity   Execute quarterly and annual system cleanups, including:  Inactive or outdated configuration elements (review templates, goals, competencies, etc.)  Data audits (performance data, talent pools, etc.)  Security and role-based access validations  Maintain data integrity and consistency across Talent and Performance modules  Proactively identify and remediate system inconsistencies and technical debt  3. Configuration & Enhancements   Lead end-to-end configuration updates in Workday, including:  Business Process (BP) updates  Review templates and performance cycle configurations  Talent and succession frameworks  Support change requests and enhancements via Jira intake process  Partner with functional and technical teams to:  Test and validate system changes (UAT support)  Ensure all configuration aligns with enterprise design standards and governance models     4. Advanced Reporting & Analytics (Admin Reports)   Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports and dashboards, including: Matrix and composite reports  Complex and deeply nested calculated fields with system performance considered  Support Talent COE with data insights for performance, skills and succession  Ensure reporting accuracy and alignment with data governance standards    5. Business Process Notifications (Advanced HTML)   Design, build, and maintain custom Workday BP notifications using HTML  Enhance user experience through:  Clear formatting and structured messaging  Embedded links and dynamic content  Standardize notification templates across Talent processes  Troubleshoot and optimize notification delivery and rendering