Senior Director Transformation - SBGs and Functions

Honeywell International Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies seeks a Senior Director of Transformation for SBGs and Functions to translate enterprise priorities into executable plans across Strategic Business Groups and corporate functions. You will lead cross-functional programs, define roadmaps, and establish governance and performance mechanisms to realize value.

You will report to the VP Enterprise Transformation and work from Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, or Houston, TX on a hybrid schedule, partnering with SBG presidents and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise transformation leadership or related roles.
• Proven ability to lead large cross-functional programs.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and delivering outcomes.
• Track record of establishing governance and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives aligned with strategic priorities.
• Define and execute roadmaps across SBGs, functions, and geographies.
• Establish governance, decision forums, and performance management.
• Partner with business leaders to drive productivity and organizational effectiveness.
• Translate priorities into actionable plans with clear milestones and ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategy execution

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Technology

MBA or related advanced degree

Job description

Job Description

As Senior Director Transformation – SBGs and Functions at Honeywell Technologies, you will be responsible for translating enterprise priorities into executable plans across Strategic Business Groups (SBGs) and corporate functions in conjunction with the SBG and Functional Transformation leaders. In addition, as this process/governance matures, other functional transformation initiatives will be added to the role. This role accelerates local execution, removes resource, capability, and organizational barriers, and builds sustainable change and execution capability to deliver targeted business outcomes.

Working closely with SBG presidents and leadership teams, functional executives, and enterprise transformation partners, you will align transformation agendas, mobilize cross-functional teams, and establish the governance, operating rhythms, and performance mechanisms required to move priorities from strategy through adoption and value realization.

You will report directly to the VP Enterprise Transformation and work from our Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, or Houston, TX location on a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Transformation Leadership

• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that support strategic business priorities and long-term growth objectives.
• Define and execute transformation roadmaps that align people, process, technology, and operating models.
• Drive business process simplification, standardization, and optimization across corporate functions.
• Establish governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and performance management mechanisms to ensure successful program delivery.
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for productivity improvement, cost optimization, and organizational effectiveness.

Functional & SBG Transformation Leadership

• Translate enterprise priorities into SBG and functional transformation plans with clear outcomes, milestones, ownership, and success measures.
• Partner with SBG and functional leaders to tailor enterprise transformation priorities to local business needs while maintaining alignment to enterprise direction.
• Develop governance to drive local execution and adoption of transformation initiatives across functions, businesses, and geographies.
• Integrate people, process, technology, data, and operating-model changes into cohesive execution roadmaps.
• Ensure transformation initiatives achieve targeted business outcomes and establish mechanisms to sustain performance.

Execution Acceleration & Barrier Removal

• Identify and remove resource, capability, decision-making, and organizational barriers that constrain execution.
• Create transparent escalation paths and decision forums to resolve cross-functional dependencies and competing priorities.
• Mobilize the right expertise and capacity across SBGs, functions, and enterprise teams to accelerate delivery.
• Anticipate execution risks and dependencies and drive timely mitigation with accountable owners.
• Promote disciplined execution, speed, and accountability across the transformation portfolio.

Transformation Portfolio & Value Realization

• Convert strategic priorities into an integrated portfolio of initiatives with clear sequencing, interdependencies, and measurable value.
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and performance reviews that enable fact-based decisions and timely course correction.
• Track initiatives from commitment through implementation, adoption, and benefit realization.
• Use financial, operational, customer, and organizational measures to assess progress and business impact.
• Provide executive-level visibility into performance, risks, decisions, and value realization.

Executive Partnership & Influence

• Serve as a trusted advisor to SBG and functional leaders on transformation strategy, execution, and organizational readiness.
• Build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and resolve tension between enterprise standards and local priorities.
• Facilitate structured decision-making and drive shared accountability across matrixed teams.
• Communicate complex transformation topics in a clear, concise, and action-oriented manner.

Change Leadership & Sustainable Capability

• Build sustainable change and execution capability within SBGs and functions rather than relying on temporary program structures.
• Equip leaders and teams with practical transformation methods, tools, and routines that strengthen local ownership.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, change planning, and adoption strategies for impacted organizations.
• Establish mechanisms to measure adoption, capability maturity, employee engagement, and business impact.
• Capture and scale proven practices across SBGs and functions to improve future transformation performance.

Operational Excellence & Digital Enablement

• Advance operating-model maturity through process simplification, standardization, and capability development.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, cost, quality, speed, and service delivery.
• Leverage automation, analytics, AI, and digital capabilities where they directly enable business outcomes.
• Apply relevant external benchmarks and internal best practices to improve transformation design and execution.

Leadership

• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and results-oriented culture.
• Influence and lead through both direct authority and matrixed relationships.
• Model accountability, enterprise thinking, constructive challenge, and a bias for action.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise transformation, management consulting, strategy execution, operational excellence, program leadership, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives across multiple functions.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and leading complex cross‑functional programs.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through strategic change initiatives.

We Value

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Technology, or a related field.
• Master's degree (MBA or related advanced degree).
• Background in strategy consulting, operational excellence, business transformation, or enterprise PMO leadership.
• Expertise in operating model design, organizational design, change management, and business process transformation.
• Experience leveraging digital technologies, analytics, automation, and AI to drive business performance.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience within a global, matrixed enterprise environment.

Benefits of Working for Honeywell Technologies

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. 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. Learn more .

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, click here .

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.