Principal IT Analyst - Release Train Engineer SAP S/4

As Principal IT Analyst, Release Train Engineer for the SAP S/4HANA implementation at Honeywell, you will lead the Agile Release Train/s to build S/4 HANA capabilities for all Strategic Business Groups (SBG’s) and Business Models across Honeywell. Reporting to the Director IT Program Management, this role owns the strategy, governance, and execution of S/4HANA Build for the Agile Release Trains at an enterprise level.

In this role, you will impact the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with business objectives. Your expertise will lead to data-informed decision-making, enhancing operational efficiency, and contributing to the organization's technology roadmap. By analyzing complex IT systems and offering innovative solutions, you will play a key role in shaping the future of technology at Honeywell.

You will report directly to our Director, IT Program Management and you’ll work out of our Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Release Train (ART) execution for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), partnering with senior leadership to define strategy and drive enterprise-wide Agile adoption
• Facilitate all ART level ceremonies, including Program Increment Planning, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops, ensuring alignment and successful delivery of Program Increments (PIs)
• Orchestrate and align cross-functional teams in the Agile Release Train across functional and technical teams, ensuring seamless integration and value delivery
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product management, system architects, and system integrators to prioritize program backlogs and align deliverables with strategic business objectives
• Coordinate across ARTs, ensuring clear communication of objectives, dependencies, and priorities between ARTs and with the Solution Train leadership
• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and delivery teams on Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean principles to foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance
• Define, track, and report ART level metrics, including program predictability, feature completion, cumulative flow, and business value delivery, providing transparency and supporting executive decision-making
• Monitor team level metrics, such as velocity, sprint burn-down, cycle time, and defect trends, to ensure predictable and high-quality execution at the team level
• Align and track Program Increment Objectives across ARTs and the Solution Train, ensuring teams understand business priorities, interdependencies, and commitment levels, while reporting on objective completion and planned business value achievement
• Manage dependencies across ARTs and with the Solution Train, Identify and track inter ART dependencies and integration points, Ensure early resolution of blockers affecting multiple ARTs, Maintain a dependency board or equivalent visual management system to highlight critical paths
• Optimize flow of value across ARTs by identifying process inefficiencies, removing impediments, and promoting continuous improvement in delivery pipelines
• Partner with Release Management and DevOps teams to plan, coordinate, and execute releases across all ARTs, ensuring high-quality, timely deployments across integrated SAP modules
• Facilitate ART retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives, capturing lessons learned and implementing enhancements across teams, ARTs, and the Solution Train
• Ensure Agile delivery aligns with enterprise governance, compliance, and quality standards, while maintaining focus on value delivery across the program

YOU MUST HAVE

• 7+ years of experience leading large / complex ERP transformation programs
• Proven experience delivering SAP S/4 HANA platform implementations leveraging SAFe
• Strong understanding of business processes in at least one of the process areas: Innovate to Offer / Lead to Cash / Integrated Supply Chain / Record to Report
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA technology landscape, with SAP functional expertise in at least one of the process areas; Innovate to Offer / Lead to Cash / Integrated Supply Chain / Record to Report
• Excellent Program Management skills and ability to orchestrate large cross functional teams
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills across global, matrixed organizations
• Strong knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Agile, Scrum, and Kanban

WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with a focus on measurable business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, standardization, and continuous improvement at enterprise scale.
• Certifications : Release Train Engineer / Leading SAFe
• Experience with internal consulting and demonstrated ability to influence without authority
• Knowledge in IT process development and implementation
• Quickly identifies interrelationships and patterns among a variety of problems and issues
• Conveys information with clarity, ensuring the message is understood
• Demonstrates ability to deliver on complex problems without guidance or supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across a diverse range of cultures
• Highly team-oriented. Can operate effectively in global networks

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package 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. For more information visit: click here (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. Job Posting date: April 15, 20206.

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state of the art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

THE BUSINESS UNIT

The Corporate Strategic Business Group (CORP SBG) at Honeywell is a division focused on corporate-level functions and initiatives that support the overall operations and strategy of the company. It is responsible for overseeing areas such as finance, legal, human resources, communications, and corporate governance, working closely with other business units and SBGs to ensure alignment and coordination across the organization. The CORP SBG plays a crucial role in the overall strategic direction and management of Honeywell's corporate functions and operations, supporting the company's business objectives.