Customer Program Manager

Job Description

Customer Program Manager – play a crucial role in leading and overseeing the successful execution of customer programs, specifically requiring experience with the Department of Defense.

Manage and deliver customer programs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and driving program performance. Report directly to the Program Director and work out of Phoenix, Clearwater, or Torrance on a Hybrid schedule.

Impact includes strategic direction, execution, risk management, stakeholder engagement, communication, budget management, cross‑functional collaboration, and long‑term sustainability.

Application period: approximately 40 days from posting; may be shortened or extended.

• Lead and oversee the execution of customer programs.
• Manage and deliver programs within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Identify and mitigate program risks and issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and customers to ensure success.
• Provide leadership and guidance to program teams.
• Monitor and report program performance metrics.
• Ensure customer experience in Aerospace & Defense customers – Primes and/or other suppliers as customers.

Competitive salary, leading‑edge work, and comprehensive benefits including employer‑subsidized medical, dental, vision, life insurance; short‑ and long‑term disability; 401(k) match; flexible and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; educational assistance; parental leave; paid time off; 12 paid holidays.

• Minimum 6 years of program management or related roles.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Understanding of program management principles and methodologies.
• Experience managing customer programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Program management experience in production and/or sustainment programs.
• Experience owning DoD contracts (FAR
  15).
• Customer experience with Aerospace & Defense customers – Primes and/or other suppliers.
• Understanding of FAR
  12 vs FAR
  15 contracts.
• Lead program management experience (not a support role).
• Hardware development (HD) experience related to aerospace systems.
• Department of Defense experience is required.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Experience in a global organization.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Adaptability to fast‑paced and changing environment.

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. It is a leading software‑industrial company focused on state‑of‑the‑art technology solutions that improve efficiency, sustainability, and safety.

Honeywell’s Defense & Space (D&S) business unit leads in providing advanced technologies and solutions for defense and aerospace. It delivers innovative avionics, navigation systems, and communication technologies that meet stringent demands of the defense and aerospace industries. For more information, visit the Honeywell Defense & Space website.

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, the candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S.