Director Product Management

Honeywell Aerospace • Tempe, AZ

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About The Position

Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a results-driven Director of Product Management to lead its Defense Assure Actuation Systems, a suite of hardware and software electromechanical actuation solutions supporting the development, qualification, certification, and deployment of next-generation flight-control platforms. The scalable, reusable platform supports Assure and future offerings through New Product Introduction (NPI) best practices and Entry Into Service (EIS) collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the business General Manager, the Director will drive NPI and EIS programmatic excellence, including oversight of early-life-cycle IPDS programs. The role guides investment decisions, resource planning and execution, roadmap priorities, platform adoption, and long-term growth. The Director owns the platform vision, strategy, roadmap, business model, and adoption plan, aligning them with customer needs, engineering priorities, certification and qualification requirements, and business goals. Success is measured by platform adoption, certification leverage, lifecycle cost reduction, roadmap execution, and establishing the platform as a scalable, sustainable Honeywell Aerospace product.

The role is based in Tempe, Arizona, or Phoenix, Arizona. Due to U.S. export-control requirements, candidates must be U.S. persons: U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or people with protected status in the United States under asylum or refugee status.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of product management, platform leadership, or equivalent control-systems product experience.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyze market trends and customer needs to identify growth opportunities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven success developing product strategy, roadmaps, and lifecycle plans for complex technology products.
• Strong business acumen, including investment planning, business cases, and portfolio management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering, program management, finance, and certification organizations.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined in the posting: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in aircraft wheels and braking systems or carbon-carbon composite technologies.
• Experience in a global organization.
• Experience leading product management teams focused on new product introduction.
• Strong analytical and market research skills.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, define, and execute product and offering strategies aligned with business goals and long-term portfolio direction.
• Lead and inform product and offering roadmaps, balancing innovation, customer needs, profitability, and lifecycle considerations.
• Identify unmet and under-met customer needs through structured customer discovery and market engagement.
• Assess willingness to pay, value propositions, and differentiation to guide investment decisions.
• Lead NPD and NPI strategy, execution, and acceleration across the product line.
• Provide top-level oversight of critical focus areas for key NPI, EIS, and LRIP programs to ensure HMR milestone fidelity and efficient resource utilization.
• Define product requirements, features, and specifications based on customer, market, and regulatory needs.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on development milestones, risks, timelines, and deliverables.
• Partner with marketing and sales on positioning, pricing, and go-to-market strategies.
• Enable product launches through sales enablement, customer education, and marketing campaigns.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams, including R&D, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and advocate for products and portfolio decisions.
• Communicate strategy, performance, and priorities to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Define and track KPIs related to revenue, margin, market share, customer satisfaction, and lifecycle health.
• Conduct post-launch and portfolio reviews to assess performance against business objectives.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, product enhancements, and operational improvements.

Benefits

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Educational assistance.
• Parental leave.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation, personal, and sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed