Associate Director - Field Service (THAAD Program Liaison)

About the role

Raytheon Saudi Arabia is seeking an Associate Director, Program Liaison to support the THAAD programs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role manages collaboration between the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADF) leadership and Raytheon so that contract and subcontract requirements are delivered on time, within budget and to quality standards. It reports to the RSA and THAAD Program Director for the current Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract with the Missile Defense Agency, and for future FMS and Direct Commercial Sale (DCS) initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with the RSADF end-user, giving regular program updates and coordinating expectations with Raytheon OCONUS and CONUS teams.
• Communicate full program scope, delivery, technical compliance and milestones to RSADF top leadership, up to the Chief of Staff level.
• Act as single point of contact for RSADF on operations and sustainment of deployed THAAD radars, in coordination with CONUS program leadership.
• Partner with the MDA FMS Case Management Team and Lockheed Martin in-kingdom leadership on personnel site access and RFI requests through the RSADF Projects Directorate.
• Work with Engineering, Contracts, Finance, Supply Chain and Quality to strengthen program success.
• Serve as the main interface for the Raytheon THAAD contract scope with RSADF, MoD, MoI and Saudi industry partners.
• Support internal governance reviews (gate, operations and program management reviews) with KSA stakeholders for current FMS and future DCS contracts.
• Strengthen Raytheon's brand and customer loyalty with MoD and end users through high-quality delivery.
• Travel across KSA, the U.S. and other countries as required.

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent experience and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 10 years' experience.
• Saudi nationality is required.
• Experience as a RSADF Senior Military Officer or civilian equivalent, interfacing with RSADF General Officer Staff and the MoD.
• Familiarity with the U.S. defense contracting industry, especially air and missile defense systems and military industrialization.
• Proven track record managing large, complex defense programs and capture efforts, and leading industrialization or localization programs.
• Experience working directly with senior government stakeholders (MoD, defense forces or equivalent).
• Willingness to travel extensively within KSA and internationally.

Required skills

• Strong English and Arabic communication skills.
• Program planning, budgeting and cost and schedule management (valued).
• Progressive experience in program/project management within defense, aerospace or large government programs (valued).
• Prior responsibility for P&L ownership or major program financial accountability (valued).