Director IT – Divestitures & Separations

This role requires a strategic leader with deep M&A and divestiture experience strong financial and business acumen exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through highly complex and time-sensitive transactions. The successful candidate will play a critical role in protecting business continuity enabling value creation and delivering successful separation outcomes while partnering closely with Corporate Development Finance Legal HR business leadership and external transaction partners.

This position provides an opportunity to expand into broader leadership responsibilities across Honeywells Mergers Acquisitions Divestitures and Separations (MADS) organization.

This role will sit in either our Charlotte NC or Atlanta GA office o a hybrid schedule.

Lead Divestiture and Separation Programs

• Lead all IT activities associated with divestitures carve-outs spin-offs and separation transactions.
• Develop and execute comprehensive IT separation strategies aligned with transaction objectives and business requirements.
• Provide leadership throughout the transaction lifecycle including diligence planning execution Day 1 readiness TSA management TSA exit and post-separation stabilization.
• Establish governance manage risks resolve complex issues and provide executive-level communications and reporting.

Drive Standalone Operating Model Development

• Design and implement standalone IT operating models that support independent business operations.
• Define future-state application infrastructure cybersecurity data workplace and support service strategies.
• Develop standalone organizational structures resource models vendor strategies and operating budgets.
• Lead technology dependency assessments and transition planning activities required to achieve operational independence.

Lead TSA Strategy and Execution

• Define TSA scope service models governance structures and operational processes.
• Partner with business finance legal and transaction teams to support TSA negotiations and commercial discussions.
• Oversee TSA enablement activities required to establish service delivery capabilities.
• Manage TSA operations service performance issue resolution and stakeholder communications throughout the transition period.
• Develop and execute TSA exit strategies and drive successful transition to standalone operations.

Ensure Day 1 and Operational Readiness

• Lead Day 1 planning and readiness activities to ensure uninterrupted business operations.
• Oversee technology separation projects testing cutover planning transition activities and business continuity efforts.
• Coordinate global cross-functional teams across applications infrastructure cybersecurity workplace technologies and data management.
• Drive delivery of critical transaction milestones while minimizing operational risk and business disruption.

Financial and Commercial Leadership

• Develop separation business cases cost estimates investment requirements and financial forecasts.
• Manage separation budgets TSA financials stranded cost analysis and value realization opportunities.
• Partner with Finance and business leaders to drive informed decisions that balance cost risk speed and business outcomes.
• Support transaction diligence activities through financial modeling risk assessments and technology evaluations.

Leadership and Organizational Development

• Build lead and develop high-performing teams in a dynamic transaction environment.
• Demonstrate situational leadership while influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Foster a culture of accountability collaboration problem-solving and execution excellence.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Honeywell and external partners.
• Support the ongoing evolution and growth of Honeywells M&A and Separation capabilities.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Significant experience leading large-scale IT divestitures carve-outs spin-offs and business separations.
• Demonstrated expertise in standalone operating model design and implementation.
• Deep understanding of Day 1 readiness Day 2 operations and post-close separation execution.
• Extensive experience with TSA strategy TSA enablement TSA operations governance and TSA exit execution.
• Proven experience managing complex technology programs and cross-functional global teams.
• Strong financial acumen including business case development budget management and separation cost modeling.
• Proven negotiation stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in fast-paced and highly ambiguous environments

WE VALUE

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business or a related field.
• Experience leading technology aspects of mergers acquisitions divestitures and separation transactions in a large global enterprise.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect technology decisions to enterprise value creation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives external partners and transaction stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Collaborative leadership style with a strong team-first mindset.
• Ability to operate effectively in dynamic and rapidly changing environments.
• Experience working with private equity firms strategic buyers and external consulting partners.
• Knowledge of enterprise applications ERP platforms cloud technologies cybersecurity data management and digital transformation initiatives.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) ITIL Prosci or similar professional certifications preferred.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic thinking and execution excellence
• Situational leadership
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities
• Executive presence and communication skills
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Results orientation and accountability
• Passion for developing people and building high-performing teams

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.