What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Government Relations position at Honeywell?
As Government Relations Director at Honeywell, you will help shape and implement the Company’s government relations strategy across Europe. You will develop constructive relationships with government representatives, industry associations, and other relevant stakeholders to communicate Honeywell’s perspectives and support the Company’s business priorities.
You will join a global government affairs team, report to the Vice President, Government Affairs Europe, and work from our Brussels, Belgium office under a hybrid working arrangement.
In this role, you will help Honeywell understand and respond to the evolving policy and regulatory environment across the European Union and its Member States. Through informed engagement with public authorities and policymakers, you will contribute Honeywell’s expertise and perspectives to policy discussions relevant to the Company’s business objectives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Support the development and implementation of government relations strategies across Europe that align with Honeywell’s business objectives and growth priorities, with a particular focus on energy and automation.
- Drive government relations initiatives and advance legislative and regulatory proposals across European countries to support the Company’s success in a complex business environment.
- Monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, policy, and geopolitical developments that may affect the Company, and provide strategic recommendations and courses of action to business and functional leaders
- Identify and assess policy, regulatory, and geopolitical risks and opportunities relevant to Honeywell’s operations and strategic priorities, particularly in energy and automation.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with government officials, policymakers, regulators, civil servants, industry associations, think tanks, and other key stakeholders throughout Europe.
- Advocate for Honeywell’s interests before government officials, policymakers, and regulatory authorities, and represent the Company in industry associations, coalitions, policy forums, steering committees, and other external organizations
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, consultants, and trade association representatives to align government relations activities and external engagement with business strategies and growth priorities.
- Support executive engagement with government stakeholders and external organizations, including senior leadership meetings, briefings, and campaign reviews, to strengthen Honeywell’s reputation and strategic positioning.
- Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations, briefing materials, policy analyses, reports, recommendations, publications, and other communications that convey complex issues clearly and effectively to senior management, government stakeholders, and other external audiences.