Sr Director, Strategic Sales

<p><span>Honeywell is hiring a<strong> Sr. Director, Strategic Sales </strong>within Honeywell’s Building Automation (BA) America’s region. This role will spearhead a high-impact, quota-carrying role aimed at driving significant growth across key global verticals—Data Centers, Healthcare, and Hospitality—while also focusing on region-specific opportunities. Reporting directly to the <strong>President of Building Automation - Americas</strong>, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, marketing, and product development to deliver robust solutions that leverage Honeywell’s full suite of BA offerings, from products (Fire, Security, BMS) to integrated solutions.</span></p> <p><span>Your primary mission will be to lead the Strategic Sales function in guiding and empowering the salesforce to achieve growth targets, identifying and capturing new opportunities, and establishing long-term partnerships. With 80% of your focus outward-facing, you will anticipate market trends, build strong customer relationships, and lead the charge in creating demand for Honeywell’s offerings. This position requires strategic thinking, deep customer insights, and the ability to craft customized solutions that drive revenue and differentiate Honeywell in competitive markets.</span></p> <p><span>Success in this role will require a proven track record of driving transformational growth initiatives, delivering measurable business outcomes, and leading high-performing teams to exceed sales quotas. You will ensure that all sales strategies are aligned with the broader BA business objectives, reinforcing Honeywell’s competitive positioning while fueling sustainable growth across the targeted verticals. Your leadership will be crucial in driving revenue growth and establishing Honeywell as a leader in the Building Automation segment. </span></p> <p><span>This position has a degree of flexibility on where the role can sit and/or what work schedule the role can operate on that will be taken into consideration on an individual applicant basis. Ideally, this role will operate on a <strong>hybrid </strong>work schedule, plus travel. However, leadership would consider a qualified candidate outside of the (3) listed locations, that is <u>not</u> open to relocation, to work on a <strong>remote </strong>work schedule, plus travel, given they work on<strong> EST </strong><u>or</u><strong> CST</strong> time zones.</span></p> <p><span>Regardless of location/work schedule, the role will be inclusive of <strong>50% (+) domestic travel.</strong></span></p> <br><span>Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.</span>

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