As a Director of Sales here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will provide strategic guidance and direction for the sales organization, drive sales strategies, and achieve revenue targets.
You will report directly to our Senior Director, Customer Business within the OEM team and you’ll work out of our Switzerland, UK or United States location on a hybrid work schedule.
In this role, you will impact Honeywell Aerospace's market leadership by driving revenue growth, strengthening customer relationships, and positioning the company as a leader in the aerospace industry through effective sales strategies and team leadership.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Aerospace is a global leader in aviation products and services, delivering innovative solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and connectivity for commercial, defense, and space customers worldwide. Our team is dedicated to advancing aerospace technology and providing exceptional customer support to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
This role is part of the Commercial Original Equipment Manufacturing business group, focused on delivering high-quality aerospace components and systems to original equipment manufacturers worldwide.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and manage a portfolio of strategic pursuits, providing guidance, strategy, deal construction, coaching, and support to achieve sales targets
- Develop and implement sales strategies and plans to drive revenue growth and meet or exceed sales quotas
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers from the working level to the executive level, understanding their needs and providing appropriate solutions
- Leverage a strong internal network, through the executive ranks to advance sales pursuits, advocate for your customer and deliver to performance metrics
- Analyze market trends and competitor activities to identify new business opportunities and drive continuous improvement
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless customer onboarding, order processing, and support
- Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management to drive business growth and market leadership
- Partner with internal stakeholders to influence product and offering strategy, program execution and operational support
YOU MUST HAVE
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in sales, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving revenue growth
- Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to develop and execute strategic sales plans
- Expertise in analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs to identify business opportunities
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
WE VALUE
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred
- Passion for sales and achieving results
- Strategic thinking and ability to drive sales performance improvement
- Strong business acumen and understanding of market dynamics
- Ability to lead and motivate a team to achieve sales targets
- Continuous learning and adaptability
Skills Required
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in sales, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving revenue growth
- Strong leadership and team management skills with ability to develop and execute strategic sales plans
- Expertise in analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs to identify business opportunities
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field
- Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field
- Passion for sales and achieving results
- Strategic thinking and ability to drive sales performance improvement
- Strong business acumen and understanding of market dynamics
- Ability to lead and motivate a team to achieve sales targets
- Continuous learning and adaptability
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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