Communications Director

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Director ofCommunications

The future iswhat you make it!

Whenyou join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers,innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. Thatmeans changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keepingbuildings safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.

Workingat Honeywell isn't just about developing cool things. That's why our employeesenjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields andindustries.

Areyou ready to help us make the future?

Honeywell is seeking a Director,Communications, reporting to the Vice President, Executive and InternalCommunications and Corporate Social Responsibility, based in Charlotte, NorthCarolina. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an experienced, poised, andsavvy communications professional who wants to support a growth-oriented leaderand help shape the future.

This leader will deliver strategic internal communicationscounsel and support to the Executive Office. The work involves a significantamount of writing - requiring a high level of business acumen and deepexperience in crafting effective messaging for top leadership in complexorganizations. They must demonstrate an understanding of the businessenvironment, a deep curiosity for learning the business, excitement aboutemployee engagement, and a passion for humanizing executive leadership.

This work involves leading a team thatoversees the support of the Executive Office. The work involves strategicplanning to support key CEO employee priorities, with a deep focus on deliveringrobust, sound communications plans and messaging, preparing the Executive Officefor key presentations and speaking opportunities, including Global TownMeeting, Manager Meetup, Ask Me Anything sessions, Employee Network events, executive-levelincentive communications, board remarks, community engagement remarks, LinkedIncontent, and more.

Deep experience in message development and storytellingexperience and prowess is a must as this individual will help guide efforts toconsistently develop creative, compelling, and human-focused content thatconnects Honeywell employees with each other, leaders, and the company'sstrategic initiatives. Fluency in and passion for analytics is also imperativeas we seek to measure and interpret data that help us enhance our communicationpractices across the company.

The ideal candidate will be a confident,independent communications professional with a minimum of 15 years ofexperience, preferably from a corporate background and with proven track recordof driving executive communications success. This individual should haveoutstanding executive presence and a keen interest in understanding a business,a strong orientation toward process and organization, and the ability toinfluence partners and clients in a highly matrixed corporate environment.Outstanding written and verbal communication are required, as is AssociatedPress Style.

Ours is a fast-paced, highly collaborative,and accountable culture. If you are highly productive working on tightdeadlines and complex challenges and can ably manage demands and pressure frommultiple clients and competing priorities, you will likely thrive here. AtHoneywell, The Future Is What We Make It.

Key Responsibilities

Lead message development and communications strategy, counsel, and delivery for the Executive Office to strengthen employee engagement and Honeywell's positioning as a company focused on growth.

Drive the quality of communications by guiding content strategies that result in elegantly simple, visually compelling, and easily understandable communications.

Contribute to editorial planning/development in support of Honeywell's drive for growth.

Support the execution of the annual Senior Leadership Meeting, quarterly Global Town Meetings, and functional town halls.

Lead a team that pulls the Executive Office Communications team into a strategic function.

Supportcross-company measurement of communications effectiveness and drive continuousimprovement.

You Must Have

A bachelor's degree.

Minimum 15 years of demonstrated successful experience in internal or external communications in a corporate environment.

We Value

Expert-level messaging and storytelling ability and writing skills, with ability to quickly develop clear, concise messages.

The ability to think strategically and provide communications counsel to senior leadership and lead the development of communication strategies and plans to drive results.

Excellent and ruthless editing skills. A willingness to be hands-on with writing and editing to get content produced efficiently and on deadline.

A passion for Inclusion & Diversity, one of Honeywell's core principles.

A willingness to challenge the status quo, think creatively and take intelligent risks in raising the quality of communications across Honeywell.

Intimate understanding of social media, especially LinkedIn, and an advanced understanding of how best to leverage channels such as Yammer to promote employee engagement.

An extraordinary ability to work productively with executives, clients, and partners at all levels.

The ability to handle pressures and demands from multiple clients and competing priorities.

Additional Information

• JOB ID: HRD217085
• Category: Communications
• Location: 855 S Mint St,Charlotte,North Carolina,28202,United States
• Exempt
  
  
  

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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.