Finance Director – GBS Business Relationship Management Industrial Automation

Position: Finance Director – GBS Business Relationship Management for Industrial Automation
New Honeywell is embarking on a significant organizational transformation. As a part of this transformation, Honeywell Finance is standing up a Global Business Service (GBS) organization that will span multiple geographies and eventually be responsible for end-to-end finance delivery activities (R2R, P2P, and business finance including commercial, ISC, BAP, etc.). The Director of GBS Business Relationship Management - Industrial Automation is a critical leadership role that will support the stand-up and effective functioning of the organization and will report to Michael Herberich, Sr.

Director of GBS Finance – Business Relationship Management. The Business Relationship Management role connects Global Business Services (GBS) with business clients, stakeholders, and functional partners, building deep, trust-based partnerships that deliver measurable value beyond transactional support. Acting as a key contact for L2/3 leadership escalations, ensuring proactive and transparent communications. You monitor, route, and track customer requests, follow up to closure, and provide regular status reporting that highlights issues, trends, and risks.

You align and manage SLA/KPI frameworks and ownership across SBG and GBS, track performance, and coordinate gap-closure actions with the relevant functions. You own customer feedback management and translate insights into tangible improvements in efficiency and service quality. You drive change management and communication strategies, maintain key customer-facing content, and ensure robust document control for customer-related materials and framework documentation.

You facilitate joint SBG–GBS annual planning and forecasting cycles, contribute to strategic planning, establish roadmaps, and lead prioritization of new projects, enhancements, and issue resolutions. Through helpdesk analytics you identify and drive continuous process improvement. You engage with upstream functions (e.g., HR services, payroll, indirect sourcing/procurement, fleet) to resolve day-to-day issues, prevent recurrence, and strengthen overall business vitality and performance.

You will be expected to work from the office on a hybrid work schedule with travel to global hubs as required. 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.

YOU MUST HAVE Strong finance and domain expertise; solid understanding of core financial processes3–5 years Honeywell experience at SBG HQ and/or corporate level
10+ years total finance experience WE VALUE Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field (MBA preferred)
Effective communication skills:
Translate complex topics into clear business terms Empathy:
Understand issues from others’ perspectives to find the right solution

Influential relationship building skills:
Lead and collaborate across functions Strategic thinker:
Align decisions with long‑term business and GBS objectives Problem solver:
Develop creative, compliant and balanced solutions Emotional intelligence:
Manage self and relationships effectively Hands-on mindset:
Pragmatic and action‑oriented

Primary contact for SBG and regional leadership and will…