Director IT Business Partner
Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Phoenix, AZ, United States
At Honeywell Aerospace, the future isn’t something we wait for, it is something we build. As a Director IT Business Partner you will be a business leader responsible for co–owning value creation with the business. This role moves IT beyond support into a strategic partner accountable for revenue growth, productivity, and digital monetization, including AI–driven outcomes.
As a Director of IT Business Partner serves as the single accountable technology leader for sector outcomes, shaping demand, prioritizing investments, and leading AI Tiger Teams that accelerate the conversion of ideas into proven results.
This role works directly with Presidents, GMs, Finance, and Functional Leaders, ensuring that digital, data, and AI capabilities are pragmatically deployed to deliver measurable business impact.
Responsibilities
Business Strategy & Value Co–Ownership- Co–create business and digital strategy in partnership with sector leadership.
- Translate strategic priorities into an integrated portfolio of technology initiatives aligned to growth, margin, and productivity objectives.
- Ensure all initiatives are tied to clear financial outcomes (ROI, payback, value realization).
- Act as an executive–level influencer and connector across Presidents, Finance, and IT.
- Align Tier–4 and Tier–4 stakeholders around shared outcomes and execution accountability.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on how digital and AI capabilities can unlock future value.
- Own and shape portion of Aftermarket IT portfolio, balancing strategic investments, operational needs, and innovation.
- Establish clear prioritization mechanisms and investment governance.
- Ensure early visibility into emerging growth and productivity levers.
- Define and lead a pragmatic AI monetization strategy for the sector.
- Govern, scale, and optimize AI, automation, and low‑code solutions.
- Ensure responsible AI practices, security, and enterprise standards.
- Charter, lead, and scale AI Tiger Teams focused on high–value opportunities (e.g., revenue protection, proposal acceleration, productivity).
- Own value hypotheses, KPIs, and executive reporting for Tiger Team outcomes.
- Drive rapid experimentation and fast–to–value execution.
- Own the execution model and Management Operating System (MOS) for the sector.
- Define enterprise KPIs and performance cadence.
- Make scale / stop / pivot decisions to maximize value realization.
- Operate with an investment–owner mindset across the portfolio.
- Partner with Finance to track benefits realization and ensure consistent value delivery.
- Manage tradeoffs to optimize enterprise outcomes.
- Set a culture of accountability, speed, innovation, and results.
- Develop next–generation IT Business Partners and Tiger Team leaders.
- Foster strong collaboration in a matrixed, global organization.
Qualifications
Must Haves- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT, Digital, or Technology leadership roles.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business leaders (GM, VP, President level).
- Proven success, shaping and leading technology portfolios tied to business outcomes.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing ROI–based investment decisions.
- Experience working in Agile, Lean, or product–oriented delivery environments.
- Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Experience in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Services environments.
- AI and digital proficiency with demonstrated leadership in automation or GenAI initiatives.
- Experience leading cross–functional transformation programs at scale.
- Certifications (PMP, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma) strongly preferred.
- Ownership mindset with a relentless drive to improve business performance.
- Ability to drive “fast and right” execution in complex, matrixed organizations.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
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: click here (
US PERSON REQUIREMENTS
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.
ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software‑industrial company committed to introducing state‐of‐the‐art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad‐based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here
THE BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (AT) products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense, and space aircraft in the world. We build aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components and more, and connect many of them via our high‐speed Wi‐Fi offerings. Our solutions create healthier air travel, more fuel‐efficient and better‐maintained aircraft, more direct and on‐time flight arrivals, safer skies and airports, and more comfortable flights, along with several innovations and services that reflect exciting and emerging new transportation methods such as autonomous and supersonic flight. Revenues in 2023 for Honeywell Aerospace Technology were $14B and there are approximately 21,000 employees globally. To learn more, please visit click here .
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