Senior Director Engineering

As a Sr Director here at Honeywell, you will lead and manage a large team to drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence within Honeywell Connected Industrials. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of our industrial software solutions and ensuring the delivery of impactful outcomes for our customers.

You will report directly to the Chief Technology & Software Portfolio Leader, PA, with metrics reporting to VP Engineering, HTCS-PA & IA R&D. This position is based in Bangalore, India, and follows an on-site work schedule.

In this role, you will impact the growth and success of Honeywell Connected Industrials by managing a team of approximately 450 employees, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction in the industrial software domain.

Technology and Business leadership

• Leader for all the technology teams that align to the HCI in HTCS and accountable for deliverables on Global programs/HGR and India programs.
• Drive the execution of product development and ensure on time delivery, cost and quality specs.
• Work with Offering, Marketing, Commercial teams to develop a robust program/project/product pipeline and roadmap. Work closely with India & Middle East business team to drive products and solution for regional business growth
• Work with offering teams to do competitor benchmarking to determine baseline of competitor product features and areas of differentiation/advantage.
• Leading continuous improvement efforts through the institutionalization of Agile and other practices like Honeywell Operating System (HOS), Z21 (Zero to 1st revenue) and driving process maturity (ex: CMMi Level 5).
• Continuously challenge status quo to adopt Gen AI and similar technologies into delivery, deriving productivity and modernization of technology offerings – also driving AI in Products which will deliver incremental growth and revenue.

Strategy & Innovation

• Support and develop strategic priorities (STRAP) for HTCS/HCI (Honeywell connected Industrial) in alignment with global teams. Plan and execute Annual Operating Plan (AOP) aligned with business goals.
• Responsible for formulating strategies for growth, innovation, execution & talent
• Establishing benchmarks on cycle time performance & demonstrating year on year improvements in productivity through reuse, automation, simulation, modelling, etc.
• Influence Product roadmaps for the global and regional markets. Work closely with regional, India and global product marketing leaders for idea conceptualization and innovation to drive regional market growth.
• Participating in the organization building practices such as framing of organizational policies, Organization design, strategic priorities and future directions of the organization.

Talent Management and Development

• Drive Honeywell & Honeywell Technology Solutions Values & Behaviors and culture across the team.
• Responsible for Honeywell Performance Development (HPD), Global Compensation Planning (GCP), Management Resource Reviews (MRR), Technical Resource Reviews (TRR) and rewards and recognition for the HTCS/HCI
• Mentor / coach / guide experienced leaders reporting into this role.
• Driving effective people practices through effective hiring strategy, rewarding, motivating & retention strategy and talent differentiation for high performance.
• Responsible for developing people and competencies that are required for future growth with specific emphasis on building top talent for key leadership positions and tracking succession depth for all key positions.
• A good people leader, quick to identify people problems, fosters teamwork and ensures transparency and fairness in all actions, also a demanding leader who makes people better through challenges and by holding people accountable to unfaltering performance
• Displays courage and confidence without arrogance, positive even in tough situations, initiates change and challenges the status quo.
• Good communicator of vision, ideas and work requirement. Should have demonstrated transformational results (Innovation, Productivity, Technology) through cross collaboration

YOU MUST HAVE

• Extensive experience managing large teams and driving operational excellence in industrial or technology sectors.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive change across multiple levels of the organization.
• Deep knowledge of industrial software, digital transformation, and autonomous operations.
• Proven track record in strategic planning, resource management, and delivering business results.

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (Master's degree preferred)
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Ability to drive innovation and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Experience with engineering best practices and quality standards
• Knowledge of industry trends and advancements in the relevant engineering discipline
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance

ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more

THE BUSINESS UNIT

To unlock the next level of value, businesses are ramping up efforts to profitably improve safety, sustainability, and productivity with intelligent autonomous operations. This is a journey of increasing digital maturity fueled by improved intelligence with AI-embedded operations. To reach this goal, industrial companies need industrial-grade software that enables the delivery of domain-specific outcomes. Honeywell Connected Industrials (HCI) offers industrial operations products that drive outcomes for asset reliability, safety, competency, and productivity, end-to-end process optimization, OT cybersecurity, sustainability, and operational excellence. Honeywell Connected Industrials provides enterprise and site-specific solutions designed to improve performance, reach sustainability goals, and craft a rock-solid security network.

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.