Sr Strategic Planning Manager

The Senior Strategic Planning Manager will play a critical role in shaping the longterm growth competitive positioning and strategic priorities of Honeywell Aerospace. This role sits at the intersection of market intelligence competitive strategy strategic program management and brand advocacy and works closely with crossfunctional leadership to drive informed decisionmaking and execution of highimpact strategic initiatives.

The role requires strong external orientation structured problemsolving executivelevel communication and the ability to translate strategy into action across a complex global aerospace and defense ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

1. External Market & Industry Intelligence

• Monitor and synthesize global aerospace and defense market trends including commercial aviation defense space and advanced air mobility.
• Track and assess policy developments regulatory changes geopolitical dynamics and macroeconomic factors impacting the aerospace industry.
• Develop regular executivelevel insights on market size growth drivers technology shifts and emerging risks/opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted internal source of external intelligence to support leadership decisionmaking.

2. Competitive Ecosystem & Investment Intelligence

• Track and analyze competitors peers customers startups and supplychain ecosystem players across aerospace and adjacent industries.
• Identify disruptive technologies new business models and emerging entrants that could impact Honeywell Aerospaces strategic position.
• Partner with Corporate Strategy Business Development and Ventures teams to identify and assess potential investment partnership and M&A opportunities.
• Build structured competitive intelligence frameworks and maintain ongoing market/competitive dashboards.

3. Strategic Programs & Special Projects

• Programmanage highpriority strategic initiatives and strategic bets sponsored by senior leadership.
• Lead business case development including market assessment financial modeling risk analysis and strategic rationale.
• Drive go / nogo decision processes with leadership and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Support execution postapproval tracking milestones risks and value realization.

4. Brand Advocacy & Thought Leadership

• Develop and execute initiatives to strengthen Honeywell Aerospaces brand positioning in the industry.
• Drive thought leadership industry events executive forums CSR initiatives and external engagements to enhance brand visibility and credibility.
• Partner with Marketing Communications and External Affairs teams to ensure consistent and differentiated messaging aligned with strategic priorities.
• Represent Honeywell Aerospace in select industry forums conferences and ecosystem discussions.

5. Annual Strategic Planning Support

• Support the annual strategic planning process in close collaboration with crossfunctional and business leadership.
• Coordinate inputs across functions including market outlooks portfolio priorities investment themes and growth initiatives.
• Help translate strategy into clear priorities metrics and execution roadmaps.
• Prepare highquality executive presentations and materials for senior leadership reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

MustHave Requirements

• 2 years of Strategy Consulting experience at a toptier firm (e.g. McKinsey Bain BCG).
• 10 years of experience in Engineering Operations Product Management or related roles within Energy Industrial Aerospace or Defense companies
• Strong experience working in complex global matrixed organizations.

Preferred / Added Advantage

• Prior experience in Corporate Strategy or Business Development roles within large Industrial or Aerospace MNCs.
• Exposure to investment evaluation partnerships or venture initiatives.
• Familiarity with aerospace certification regulatory environments or defense programs.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong strategic thinking and structured problemsolving capability
• Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to influence without authority and work across functions
• Strong analytical skills with comfort in ambiguity
• High ownership bias for action and ability to manage multiple priorities
• External orientation with curiosity for technology markets and geopolitics