Strategic Leader, University Relations & Early Careers

Honeywell Technologies; Rosemont (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies seeks a Director of University Relations & Early Career Programs to shape the future talent pipeline by forging strategic university partnerships, designing internship and rotational programs, and driving enterprise-wide early career hiring strategies. This hybrid role, based in Charlotte, NC, will travel ~10% to engage with academia and industry partners.

You will report to the VP, Talent Acquisition and lead a global team to deliver meaningful pathways for engineers,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading university relations, campus recruiting, early career talent, workforce pipeline, or related talent acquisition programs.
• Proven success developing and executing large-scale talent strategies within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience building strategic partnerships with universities, academic institutions, and external talent organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading global teams, programs, budgets, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align senior leaders around enterprise talent priorities.
• Expertise in recruiting metrics, talent analytics, program measurement, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise strategy for university relations and early career talent acquisition across Honeywell Technologies.
• Build and sustain strategic partnerships with leading universities, research institutions, faculty leaders, professional associations, and industry organizations to expand access to high-demand talent.
• Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of internship, co-op, apprenticeship, rotational, and entry-level programs that deliver meaningful experiences and strong conversion and retention outcomes.
• Partner with business and HR leaders to anticipate future workforce needs and translate talent plans into targeted university and early career strategies.
• Elevate Honeywell Technologies's employer brand among students, graduates, faculty, and career communities through innovative engagement, marketing, and candidate experience strategies.
• Establish program governance, performance metrics, and executive reporting to measure hiring outcomes, program effectiveness, representation, conversion, retention, and ROI.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for university relations, campus recruiting, and early career program execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on talent market trends, emerging skills, university partnerships, and future workforce opportunities.
• Drive consistency and scale across regions while enabling programs and partnerships to reflect local talent markets and business priorities.

Skills

University relations

Campus recruiting

Early career programs

Talent acquisition

Executive presence

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Honeywell Technologies seeks a Director of University Relations & Early Career Programs to shape the future talent pipeline by forging strategic university partnerships, designing internship and rotational programs, and driving enterprise-wide early career hiring strategies. This hybrid role, based in Charlotte, NC, will travel ~10% to engage with academia and industry partners.

You will report to the VP, Talent Acquisition and lead a global team to deliver meaningful pathways for engineers,