Director, S4 Solution Architecture

Honeywell Technologies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

FSA/HSA

Job summary

Honeywell seeks an experienced Director, IT – Solution Architecture to lead the S4 Transformation roadmap and shape Honeywell’s enterprise technology landscape. You will partner with senior IT and business leaders to define target architectures, roadmaps, and standards, ensuring scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

This role blends strategy, governance, and execution while mentoring architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in a large, complex global org with S4/HANA deployment.
• Deep expertise across ERP, digital platforms, supply chain, HR technologies.
• Ability to influence senior executives and drive decisions across stakeholders.
• Experience establishing and operating architecture governance frameworks.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise/solution architecture across Honeywell's S4/HANA roadmap and programs.
• Define and execute architecture strategies aligned to business objectives; engage executives.
• Govern architecture standards, roadmaps, and decision frameworks across projects.

Skills

S4/HANA

Enterprise architecture

Executive stakeholder influence

Leadership and mentoring

Architecture governance

Job description

Job Description

Honeywell is seeking an experienced Director, IT – Solution Architecture to lead our S4 Transformation roadmap and help shape the future of Honeywell’s digital and enterprise technology landscape.

Honeywell is seeking an experienced Director, IT – Solution Architecture to lead our S4 Transformation roadmap and help shape the future of Honeywell’s digital and enterprise technology landscape. In this highly visible leadership role, you will define and execute enterprise‑wide architecture strategies with S4 ERP as the anchoring platform to enable business growth, digital transformation, operational excellence. You will partner closely with senior executives, business leaders, and technology teams to ensure our end‑to‑end IT solution delivers scalable, secure, compliant, and future‑ready solutions. This role is ideal for a proven architecture leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution, and who can influence at the executive level while building and mentoring high‑performing architecture teams.

Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership

• Lead and drive best in class integrated S4 solution with strong considerations on all upstream and downstream applications
  • Digital Customer Experience (CRM, CPQ, Pricing, Services etc)
  • Integrated Supply Chain (ISC)
  • Engineering and Projects (PLM, ALM)
  • HR & Finance

Enterprise Strategy & Executive Engagement

• Partner with senior IT and business leaders to define and execute solution architecture strategies aligned to Honeywell’s business objectives.
• Translate business strategy into target‑state architectures, roadmaps, and technology standards.
• Act as a trusted architectural advisor to executive stakeholders.

Solution Design & Governance

• Guide the planning and implementation of complex technology solutions, ensuring they meet enterprise requirements for:
  • Scalability
  • Security
  • Compliance
  • Performance
  • Resilience
• Establish and enforce architecture governance, standards, and decision frameworks across projects and programs.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Conduct regular assessments of current state architectures and technologies to identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure Honeywell remains competitive and future‑ready.
• Drive modernization through reusable patterns, reference architecture, and best‑practice adoption.

Required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in a large, complex global organization with proven track record on S4/HANA deployment
• Deep expertise across enterprise platforms, including ERP, digital platforms, supply chain systems, and HR technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive architectural decisions across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience establishing and operating architecture governance frameworks.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

Preferred

• Experience supporting large‑scale transformations and multi‑year technology roadmaps.
• Exposure to M&A integration and enterprise due diligence activities.
• Familiarity with architecture modeling techniques and enterprise architecture tooling.

About Honeywell

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state‑of‑the‑art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad‑based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe.

Benefits Of Working For Honeywell

In addition to a competitive salary, leading‑edge work, and developing solutions side‑by‑side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer‑subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more about inclusion and diversity :

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.