Director IT, Strategic Initiatives

The Director IT Strategic Initiatives will serve as a trusted advisor and operational extension of Honeywells Process Technology (PT) Chief Information Officer strengthening strategic planning governance financial management executive decision support and disciplined execution across the PT IT organization. This leader will translate enterprise and SBG priorities into a clear three-to-five-year IT strategy annual operating plans investment priorities metrics and operating mechanisms that ensure IT delivers measurable business outcomes.

The role will lead the CIO operating rhythm portfolio governance budget and benefits oversight application rationalization executive communications and cross-functional issue addition this leader will bring strong M&A expertise and partner closely with the PT IT M&A Integration Leader to support technology due diligence integration separation and value realization across acquisitions divestitures joint ventures and other inorganic growth initiatives. This leader will report to the Sr. Director of Business Transformation and IT Strategy and work closely with the PT CIO and other executive stakeholders.

Office of the CIO Strategy & Operations

• Act as a trusted advisor and operational extension of the PT CIO helping ensure strategic priorities are clearly defined communicated and executed.
• Drive elements of the CIO operating rhythm including AOP Strap staff meetings operating reviews business reviews and executive communications.
• Support annual CIO budgeting and forecasting processes including defining budget ownership vs. tracking managing CapEx/OpEx planning and spend visibility and overseeing benefits realization.
• Lead ongoing application rationalization and technical landscape assessments to maintain an up-to-date view of the PT IT environment identify simplification opportunities and inform priorities and investment decisions.
• Translate enterprise and SBG strategies into actionable IT priorities operating plans and followthrough mechanisms.
• Identify and surface crossfunctional issues and risks impacting execution with structured options and recommendations.

M&A Technology Enablement & Value Realization

• Coordinate with Corporate Development Finance Enterprise IT and PT functional leaders to support assessment of technology risks synergies and integration complexity for inorganic and repositioning opportunities.
• Partner closely with the PT IT Integration Leader to support IT due diligence integration and separation activities across PT transactions.
• Assist in translating deal theses and value cases into metrics and structured IT execution plans aligned to synergy capture growth objectives and risk management.
• Ensure alignment of applications data infrastructure OT and cybersecurity approaches with PT strategies and Enterprise IT standards.
• Provide clear factbased visibility into synergy realization cost risk and execution health for PT and enterprise leadership.
• Support the refinement and ongoing use of a standardized M&A IT playbook tools and governance mechanisms aligned to Honeywell operating principles.
• Assist with the management of a portfolio of concurrent M&A and PT transformation initiatives focusing on prioritization value realization dependency management and execution discipline.
• Establish and maintain KPIs dashboards and reporting to track and escalate execution health value delivery and risk trends.
• Enable effective crossfunctional coordination across PT businesses Enterprise IT domains and external partners.
• Support IT governance structures that provide decision clarity accountability and execution discipline across PT SBG.
• Enable factbased executive decisionmaking through structured insights analytics and synthesized recommendations.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of the PT IT operating model including ways of working performance management and talent alignment.

  Governance & Operating Model Excellence

• Support IT governance structures that provide decision clarity accountability and execution discipline across PT SBG.
• Enable factbased executive decisionmaking through structured insights analytics and synthesized recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the PT IT operating model including ways of working performance management and talent alignment.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT strategy Office of the CIO portfolio governance business transformation or program leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading CIO-level strategic planning operating rhythms financial management governance executive reporting and cross-functional execution.
• Significant experience supporting IT enablement for mergers acquisitions divestitures separations or joint ventures including due diligence integration planning and value realization.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams at a global multi-layered corporation or entity
• Strong financial acumen and ability to translate actions to outcomes

WE VALUE

• Bachelors degree in IT Engineering Business Finance or a related field.
• Experience serving as a trusted advisor to a CIO or senior technology executive.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent executive communication synthesis and interpersonal skills.
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting forecasting investment prioritization and benefits realization.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with portfolio management application rationalization operating model design or organizational transformation.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Black Belt Lean or comparable continuous improvement certification.

The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois is $177000 - $ position is incentive plan eligible. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education and training key skills as well as market and business considerations.

In addition to a competitive salary leading-edge work and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields Honeywell 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. For more information visit:Benefits at Honeywell

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.