Principal Legal Operations Specialist

Job-ID: 161672Category: LegalLocation: Houston, TX, United States; Charlotte, NC, United StatesWorkplace: HybridSchedule: Full timePosted: 2026-11-06As Principal Legal Operations Specialist, Legal Transformation Project Manager, you will lead complex, high-impact programs that transform how Honeywell's Corporate Legal function operates. You will own end-to-end planning, governance, execution, adoption, and measurement for Legal Transformation initiatives spanning process optimization, communications, financial operations, global operating models, and project portfolio management.You will translate Legal priorities into executable roadmaps, align senior cross-functional stakeholders, establish decision and accountability mechanisms, resolve risks and dependencies, and drive measurable outcomes across Honeywell's global legal function. You will report to the Senior Director of Legal Operations and work from Honeywell's Charlotte, NC office on a hybrid schedule (up to 2 days a week remote). The role may require occasional coordination across global time zones and limited travel for project, team, or leadership meetings.You will serve as a trusted project and transformation advisor to Legal leadership and partner with HR, Communications, Finance, IT, Procurement, and business stakeholders. This role requires an experienced project leader who can operate independently, influence without direct authority, navigate ambiguity, and convert complex strategic priorities into sustainable operational improvements.You will report directly to our Sr. Director of Legal Operations. and you’ll work out of our Houston, TX or Charlotte, NC location on a Hybrid work schedule.At Honeywell, we understand the importance of efficient and effective legal operations. As the Principal Legal Operations Specialist, you will play a crucial role in supporting the legal department and ensuring the smooth functioning of legal processes and systems. You will be responsible for developing and implementing legal operations strategies, policies, and procedures to optimize the performance of the legal department. SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE means Legal Transformation programs deliver measurable business outcomes, operate through clear governance and decision rights, achieve sustainable stakeholder adoption, and create repeatable capabilities that improve the effectiveness, consistency, and scalability of Honeywell's global Legal function.QualificationsYOU MUST HAVE5+ years of progressive experience leading complex cross-functional projects, programs, or transformation initiatives in a corporate, professional-services, legal-operations, finance, HR, IT, or comparable environmentDemonstrated experience independently leading initiatives from scope definition and business case development through implementation, adoption, and outcome measurementExperience establishing project or program governance, including decision rights, executive cadences, risk management, escalation mechanisms, and leadership reportingExperience managing multiple interdependent workstreams, priorities, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholders in a global or matrixed organizationAbility to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, resolve ambiguity, frame decisions, and drive accountability without direct authorityAbility to translate complex business and project information into concise executive communications, recommendations, dashboards, and decision materialsDemonstrated ability to define measurable outcomes and use project, financial, operational, or adoption data to guide decisions and corrective actionsWE VALUEBachelor’s degree in business, legal studies, communications, finance, operations, information systems, or a related fieldPMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Prosci, or other project or change management certification, or equivalent practical experienceExperience in legal operations or corporate legal environment Experience leading enterprise or function-wide transformation initiatives involving multiple regions, functions, or technology platforms.Experience developing business cases, investment recommendations, prioritization frameworks, or benefits-realization plans.Experience designing governance models, global processes, or scalable operating standards.Experience presenting recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership.Experience with legal technology, contract lifecycle management, enterprise legal management, workflow automation, analytics, or enterprise transformation.Experience using project-management and collaboration tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Planner, Jira, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, or similar tools.BENEFITS FROM WORKING AT HONEYWELLWith 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: Benefits at HoneywellHoneywell 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. Learn more ( HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIESHoneywell 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. Learn more ( BUSINESS UNITHoneywell Legal Operations is dedicated to advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of Honeywell’s legal department. We leverage innovative legal technology, process optimization, and strategic management to support the company’s legal needs globally. Our team plays a critical role in streamlining legal workflows, managing compliance, and enabling the legal function to deliver high-quality services that align with Honeywell’s business objectives. 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 posted 11/05/2026.ResponsibilitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead multiple complex Legal Transformation projects or programs from strategy and scoping through implementation, adoption, and benefits realizationDefine project scope, objectives, success measures, decision rights, milestones, resource requirements, dependencies, and deliverables in partnership with executive sponsors and functional leadersOwn integrated project and program plans, including timelines, resource models, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and executive reportingDesign and establish governance frameworks, operating cadences, escalation paths, decision forums, and accountability mechanisms for transformation initiativesLead interdependent workstreams across Legal, Finance, HR, Communications, IT, Procurement, and business teams, resolving blockers and driving timely cross-functional decisionsAnticipate material risks, evaluate business and operational impacts, recommend mitigation strategies, and drive agreed actions to closureDefine outcome measures, adoption indicators, and value-realization metrics; analyze performance and recommend course corrections to sponsors and Legal leadershipDevelop executive-level updates, dashboards, and recommendations that clearly communicate progress, tradeoffs, risks, required decisions, and expected outcomesDevelop and lead stakeholder engagement, change management, communications, training, readiness, adoption, and post-launch reinforcement strategiesAdvise Legal leaders on project structure, governance, operating-model design, prioritization, sequencing, and implementation considerationsLead the development and implementation of global legal operating models, including standardized processes, roles, controls, governance routines, and implementation roadmapsPartner with Communications and HR to manage Legal communications channels and routines, including Viva Engage, the quarterly Extended Leadership Team meeting, and Legal's internal intranet presencePartner with Finance and budget owners to strengthen financial planning and operational discipline, including subscription management, investment inputs, spend visibility, forecasting, and annual operating plan executionLead post-implementation reviews and translate lessons learned into scalable standards, playbooks, templates, controls, and process improvementsCoach project leads, legal professionals, and senior stakeholders on project and change-management practices, strengthening execution capability across the Legal functionEstablish and continuously improve common Legal project-management methods, templates, dashboards, intake mechanisms, prioritization approaches, and reporting standardsRepresent Legal Transformation in cross-functional planning and governance forums and make recommendations on priorities, sequencing, resource tradeoffs, and execution risksAbout the companyHoneywell 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.