General Counsel - Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

Honeywell Aerospace • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Serve as the leader on all aspects of the cybersecurity law and artificial intelligence law practice at Honeywell Aerospace, a newly-formed public company that will emerge from the spin of Honeywell’s Aerospace division ($17B annual revenues) by Q3 2026. This position has no direct reports but operates at an executive level in the Law Department and has significant influence on legal and business strategy. This role will report to the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, who also oversees litigation, intellectual property and ESG. The role will work with senior legal and compliance leadership and interact closely with business leaders and other functional professionals including, IT, Engineering, Security (physical and Cyber), Finance and Board Governance. This role will refine and implement the legal and compliance enterprise strategy for Honeywell Aerospace, ensuring that all aspects of operations and strategy, including product design, internal AI usage, cyber security law (such as CMMC). The role carries both strategic and operational weight: shaping enterprise policy on AI and cybersecurity while managing day-to-day legal risk in an environment where a single compliance failure can trigger debarment, SEC enforcement, or loss of classified program access. In this role, the chosen candidate will provide critical leadership in establishing governance, policies, and engagement models appropriate for a newly independent public company, including designing scalable compliance infrastructure and regulator‑facing protocols.

Requirements

• Operates at an executive level in the Law Department
• Significant influence on legal and business strategy
• Work with senior legal and compliance leadership
• Interact closely with business leaders and other functional professionals including, IT, Engineering, Security (physical and Cyber), Finance and Board Governance
• Experience with cybersecurity law
• Experience with artificial intelligence law
• Experience with CMMC

Responsibilities

• Serve as the leader on all aspects of the cybersecurity law and artificial intelligence law practice
• Refine and implement the legal and compliance enterprise strategy for Honeywell Aerospace
• Ensure all aspects of operations and strategy, including product design, internal AI usage, cyber security law (such as CMMC) are compliant
• Shape enterprise policy on AI and cybersecurity
• Manage day-to-day legal risk
• Provide critical leadership in establishing governance, policies, and engagement models appropriate for a newly independent public company
• Design scalable compliance infrastructure and regulator‑facing protocols

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees