Sr Director Strategy, Forge & AI
Honeywell INC., Atlanta, GA, United States
Job Description
The Senior Director of Strategy for Forge & AI plays a pivotal enterprise role in shaping Honeywell's multi-year platform and AI strategy. This leader is responsible for defining strategic direction, guiding investment and portfolio decisions, and driving cross-functional transformation to accelerate AI adoption, scale platforms, and unlock competitive advantage across the company.
As a senior strategy executive, you will influence Honeywell's most critical decisions by combining deep AI/technology fluency, strong business and financial acumen, customer and market insight, and the ability to influence C‑suite, and Board‑level stakeholders.
You will report to the VP, Forge & AI, and will be based in Atlanta, GA.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Vision
- Own and evolve the multi‑year AI & Forge strategic plan, including growth strategy, value creation priorities, and platform innovation roadmap.
- Connect customer, market, and technology trends to strategic choices and investment roadmaps.
- Build business cases, ROI scenarios, and capital allocation models to drive enterprise prioritization.
- Present strategic recommendations to the SVP CTO, HON Leadership Team and other senior stakeholders.
Enterprise AI & Transformation
- Shape Honeywell's enterprise/Forge AI strategy in partnership with Technology, Data, Business Units, HR, Legal, and Finance.
- Sponsor major AI transformation initiatives improving productivity, profitability, time‑to‑value, and customer outcomes.
Customer, Market & Competitive Insight
- Lead market scanning, customer listening, and competitive intelligence to inform strategic planning.
- Analyze GTM models, and monetization strategies for AI offerings.
- Translate customer needs and industry signals into differentiated platform, product, and ecosystem strategies.
Executive Influence & Stakeholder Alignment
- Serve as the primary strategic advisor to senior executives on Forge & AI priorities.
- Monthly communication and thought leadership for government relations, investor relations, senior leadership, and external Comms around Forge & AI to streamline messaging and value propositions.
- Establish and run recurring strategy and portfolio review mechanisms.
Portfolio Governance & Financial Outcomes
- Support investment prioritization, resource allocation, and cost‑to‑serve trade‑offs.
- Establish KPIs, dashboards, and performance measures to track impact and value realization.
Operational Excellence & Delivery
- Partner with execution leaders to translate strategy into operating models, processes, and measurable outcomes.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Build, lead, and mentor a high‑performing strategy team and matrixed working groups.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and customer‑centric strategy.
Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE
- 8+ years in corporate strategy, management consulting, AI/ML strategy, or digital transformation.
- Demonstrated success influencing C‑suite and ELT leaders.
- Proven experience developing business cases and strategies with measurable financial impact.
- Deep understanding of AI technologies, applications, and enterprise adoption patterns.
WE VALUE
- MBA or advanced degree in Business, Strategy, Data Science, or Technology.
- Experience in AI/ML, digital platforms, engineering, or Fortune 500 transformation.
- Exceptional executive communication, strategic storytelling, and analytical capabilities.
- Ability to manage complex, global, matrixed environments.
- Strong strategic thinking, foresight, and ability to create actionable roadmaps.