Rolls-Royce

Project Manager

Indianapolis Full time


Job Description

Job Title: Program Manager

Working Pattern:  Hybrid/Onsite

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Program Lead to join the US Strategic Operations team based in Indianapolis.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

Here you will have an opportunity to work on the following:

As a Program Manager you will have the necessary authority, accountability (including budget control), and responsibility for delivering an agreed scope of projects and ensuring that in creating the new capability on site they meet schedule, specification and business case requirements dependent on the stage of the program.

  • To interface with Legacy & Future Programs on Capability, Capacity and Cost requirements to support the creation, development and establishment of the multi-year strategy and executable business plan to deliver.
  • To help establish, develop and maintain the work breakdown structure necessary to deliver strategic objectives
  • Assist in reporting out progression of activities and metrics associated with MA&T strategy initiatives
  • Accountable for capturing and managing capital requests that support agreed MA&T strategies.
  • Assist with identifying and managing risk mitigation strategies for MA&T
  • Support and develop make/buy strategies for new and legacy programs
  • Oversees management of C5.1 processes and updates in ARIS
  • To implement project management best practice for delivery of all work – milestones, critical path, risk register and cost to complete forecasting

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Associate degree and 6+ years of experience Business, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering; OR 
  • Bachelor degree and 4+ years of experience Business, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering; OR
  • Master of Science degree Business, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering; OR
  • PhD in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or Engineering;
  • In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred:

  • Has finance experience developing business case models for driving large investment decisions
  • Has supply chain and operational management experience

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. 

As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation is not available for this position

Closing date: 8/13/25


Job Category

Project Management


Job Posting Date

04 Mar 2026; 00:03


Pay Range

$110,476 - $179,524-Annually


Location:

Indianapolis, IN


Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.