Senior Director, ESS Strategy - Honeywell

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Senior Director, ESS Strategy



As a Senior Director, Strategy at Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions, you will provide strategic leadership and direction to the organization's strategy function, ensuring the development and execution of effective strategic planning for the business. Your role will involve driving organic and inorganic growth of the ESS business by analyzing market trends, macroeconomic data, and competitor intelligence to identify and drive execution against growth opportunities. As the Senior Director, Strategy ESS you will driving the strategic planning process (STRAP) to support the achievement of business growth objectives for ESS and its businesses.



This role will also engage cross-functionally and with ESS and Honeywell Senior Leadership to develop the ESS strategy. This involves working with commercial, functional technical, finance and leadership teams to translate global strategy into market-based commercial strategies and working with the M&A team to identify and support execution against inorganic growth opportunities. You will report directly to our Chief Strategy Officer, ESS (CSO) and you'll work out of our Charlotte, NC location on a hybrid work schedule.



In this role, you will have a significant impact on our business. By effectively leading the strategic planning function, you will contribute to the long-term success and growth of the organization. Your expertise in strategic analysis and planning will help shape the future direction of the company.







Key Responsibilities




+ Develop near and long-term strategic plans for the ESS business in conjunction with business leadership which drives growth rates materially greater than market growth


+ Define growth and competitive advantage opportunities by identifying technology trends, portfolio integration and expansion opportunities and business model evolution


+ Partner with senior leadership to identify and execute on growth and margin expansion opportunities, constructively challenging “where to play” and “how to win” choices


+ Develop frameworks to support identification, incubation, and assessment of critical growth initiatives to align with business goals


+ Identify and evaluate inorganic growth strategies including acquisitions, alliance, licensing, and partnership opportunities linked to the strategic plan


+ Continue to evolve strategy, business, and go-to-market capabilities by being a “player-coach” on critical projects


+ Conduct market analysis and identify growth opportunities


+ Track competitor performance and market intelligence to drive in insights and identify potential changes to strategic actions


+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategic initiatives and business objectives


+ Drive the execution of the STRAP process, including setting targets, identifying key initiatives, and monitoring progress


+ Manage a team of 1 person, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities



YOU MUST HAVE




+ Minimum 5 years in a corporate/business strategy leadership role



WE VALUE




+ Master’s degree


+ Top-tier strategy consulting firm experience and solid financial grounding


+ Minimum 12 years’ professional work experience in a relevant field


+ Direct people management experience


+ Experience at a large global organization


+ Demonstrated business acumen with a track record of developing and driving growth initiatives


+ Ability to deliver a consolidated view of the market and competitive environment, and to translate analytics into business opportunities


+ Strong leadership, talent development, negotiation, and influencing skills


+ Ability to structure and independently lead cross-functional strategy projects, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the company


+ Storytelling skills: ability to deliver presentations with ease and engage audiences


+ Solid financial grounding and international operating experience


+ Technical understanding of customer requirements and product offerings


+ Proven capacity to forge solid relationships and manage across broad and geographically dispersed businesses


+ Experience with project planning, scoping, and execution in an agile or phase-gate environment





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.