Senior Director, Portfolio Management - Data Centers

About Honeywell Technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global automation company serving the building, industrial and process sectors with products, software, services and solutions. Learn more: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en

The Senior Director, Portfolio Management – Data Centers leads Honeywell's integrated data center portfolio across businesses, covering power and energy management, electrical infrastructure, cooling and thermal management, automation, software, safety, security and lifecycle services.

The role owns the integrated offering roadmap and coordinates development and commercialization across product, engineering, sales, services and partner teams. It translates hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, AI and edge data center requirements into coordinated hardware, software and service offerings.

The focus is on reliable power, efficient cooling, interoperable software and resilient operations across facility energy infrastructure and data halls. The role requires knowledge of data center design, construction and operations, along with cross-business portfolio leadership.

Portfolio Management 

• Own the integrated portfolio roadmap. Maintain a multi-year roadmap across power, electrical infrastructure, cooling, software and services. Align requirements, priorities and delivery milestones across businesses and customer segments. 

• Define high-level solution requirements. Address energy availability, power quality, thermal performance, high-density computing, interoperability, resiliency, resource efficiency and lifecycle support. 

• Customers & Partnerships 

• Translate customer needs into offering requirements. Lead customer feedback programs with data center operators, developers and design teams. Validate requirements for deployment, reliability, energy use and operations. 

• Coordinate technology and integration partners. Work with equipment suppliers, engineering and construction firms, consultants, utilities and software providers on interface requirements, reference architectures and delivery. 

Portfolio Development 

• Develop integrated infrastructure offerings. Develop offerings connecting power supply, storage, distribution and controls with cooling and thermal management. Address grid-connected and independent operation, variable AI loads and high-density deployments. 

• Define software integration requirements. Establish common data models, interfaces and interoperability standards for unified monitoring and management of power, cooling, safety, security and operations. Incorporate cybersecurity, analytics and optimization requirements. 

• Manage offering gaps and lifecycle needs. Define development requirements, review portfolio performance and coordinate updates, retirement and service support across businesses. 

• Cross-Business Leadership 

• Lead cross-business roadmap governance. Establish ownership, dependencies, review processes and decision-making responsibilities across business, engineering and partner teams. 

• Lead portfolio and delivery reviews. Track milestones, resolve integration issues and present recommendations on priorities, funding and risks to senior leadership. 

• Build and lead a team covering market analysis, solution architecture and commercialization.  

Commercialization 

• Lead commercialization and sales readiness. Coordinate launches, pricing, packaging, customer validation and training with sales, marketing and business teams. 

• Support customer adoption and lifecycle revenue. Coordinate specification and design-in work, and develop recurring software and service offerings supporting deployment, operations and maintenance. 

• Business & Investment Management 

• Develop business cases and track investment returns. Evaluate development, purchase and partnership options. Recommend funding and support annual operating and long-range planning. 

• Support corporate development evaluations. Assess potential acquisitions and plan product and capability integration. 

• 10+ years in product, portfolio, offering or market-segment leadership, including 5+ years leading teams or major cross-functional initiatives 

• 5+ years serving the data center market with a supplier, operator or developer, covering power, thermal, controls, software or critical facilities 

• Experience managing integrated offering roadmaps and commercialization programs with measurable business results 

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional global teams and align senior stakeholders without direct authority 

• Strong financial judgment: business cases, investment prioritization and P&L drivers 

We Value 

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business or a related field, or equivalent experience 

• Leadership experience in a dedicated data center segment or business at a major electrical, thermal, automation or building technology company 

• Experience across more than one layer of the facility stack, for example power plus thermal, or controls plus software 

• Experience with hyperscale or AI data center requirements, customer design standards or modular deployment programs 

• Knowledge of integrated energy systems, electrical infrastructure and cooling for high-density computing 

• Experience with interoperable automation and software platforms, analytics, digital modeling or recurring software and service offerings 

• Experience with P&L management, acquisitions, equipment partners, engineering and construction firms, utilities or technology alliances 

• Global, multi-region experience 

• MBA or master's degree in a related field 

 

Leadership Characteristics 

• Cross-business collaboration works across teams/businesses to address shared customer and portfolio needs 

• Decision-making: sets priorities and explains trade-offs using evidence 

• Customer knowledge: understands data center design and operations requirements 

• Commercial focus: tracks orders, revenue and margins 

• Influence: aligns stakeholders without direct authority 

• Adaptability: makes timely decisions as customer needs and technologies change 

• Technical understanding: works effectively with power, thermal and controls engineers 

Benefits of Working for Honeywell 

Honeywell employees are eligible for a benefits package that includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more: https://benefits.honeywell.com/ 

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 

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. 

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.