Senior Director Engineering - User Experience (UX)
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Honeywell Technologies is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering - UX to lead transformation across Building Automation’s portfolio. You will redefine UX from execution to strategic, research-led leadership, advocate for end-user co-creation, and shape product strategy with AI-enabled capabilities.
Reporting to the CTO, this hybrid role requires Atlanta presence at least 3 days a week, steering a global UX organization and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end experiences.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience leading user research and/or experience design leveraging foundational behavioral science and psychology.
- Proven experience leading digital or UX transformation initiatives in a matrixed environment.
- Ability to operate across software and real-world operational systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead UX Transformation and set strategic, research-led direction.
- Champion AI-enabled design and workflow optimization for UX.
- Own UX across digital platforms, hardware-enabled systems, and real-world workflows.
Skills
Education
Job description
As Senior Director Engineering - User Experience (UX) here at Honeywell Technologies, you will lead the transformation of UX across Building Automation's global portfolio of digital and physical solutions.
You will redefine how users interact with complex systems spanning software, hardware, and real-world workflows, shifting UX from interface design to a research-driven, outcome-focused discipline that directly shapes product strategy and customer value. This role is crucial in enhancing the capability and effectiveness of the UX team by driving the upskilling of Gen AI and UX for AI/ML capabilities, advocating for end-user co-creation and fostering an innovative and user-centered design environment.
You will report to the Chief Technology Officer, Building Automation and work from our Atlanta, GA location on a hybrid work schedule with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.
- Redefine UX from execution to strategic, research-led leadership
- Drive adoption of new capabilities, including AI-enabled design and workflow optimization
- Establish UX as a core driver of product and business strategy
- Build and scale a UX research-driven organization
- Apply principles from behavioral science, psychology, or human-computer interaction
- Move beyond UI design to deeply understand how users think, behave, and interact with systems
- Own UX across digital platforms and applications, hardware-enabled systems, and real-world operational workflows
- Ensure experiences are intuitive across the entire customer journey, not just interfaces
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, such as product/offering management and software and hardware engineering, for early engagement in customer discovery, ideation, and workflow and solution design
- Define and implement metrics to track user behavior and experience
- Use insights to drive continuous product improvement
- Create feedback loops that inform future releases and roadmap decisions
- Assess and evolve a globally distributed UX team
- Shape team structure, capabilities, and skills for future needs
- Lead in a complex, matrixed enterprise environment
- 8+ years of experience leading user research and/or experience design leveraging foundational behavioral science and psychology
- Proven experience leading digital or UX transformation initiatives in a matrixed environment
- Ability to operate across software and real-world operational systems
- Bachelor's and/or advanced degree in degree in Behavioral Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, User Experience Design, or a related field
- Deep understanding of customer journeys, workflows, and systems thinking
- Experience in platform-based ecosystems (e.g., cloud, enterprise SaaS, industrial tech)
- Exposure to AI/ML-enabled products or design workflows
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence skills
- Experience building or scaling UX functions within complex organizations
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell Technologies employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.
- employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- EAP
- Educational Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave)
- 12 Paid Holidays
Honeywell Technologies 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. To learn more about inclusion and engagement, .
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.
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