Sr Legal Operations Specialist, Compliance Programs & Controls

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

As Senior Legal Operations Specialist, Compliance Programs & Controls, you will help design, operate, and improve compliance processes, controls, and technology-enabled workflows across Honeywell's Corporate Legal function. This role will focus on trade diversion risk mitigation, export and sanctions compliance operations, third-party due diligence, and legal transformation initiatives that improve consistency, visibility, and execution across the enterprise.

You will report directly to our Senior Director of Legal Operations , and work out of our Charlotte, NC location on a hybrid work schedule. You will work closely with Legal, Compliance, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to convert compliance requirements into scalable operating processes and controls.

You will improve compliance operations by standardizing workflows, translating regulatory requirements into scalable controls, supporting automation, and measuring program performance through data and reporting. Success in this role will be measured by improved control effectiveness, clearer workflows, timely execution of compliance program milestones, stakeholder adoption, and better visibility through reporting and metrics.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and enhance the end-to-end trade diversion risk mitigation program, including corporate policy, roles and responsibilities, red flag identification methodology, escalation framework, control, audit, employee training, and jurisdiction-specific playbooks (with emphasis on Russia, the BIS Affiliates Rule, and high-risk transshipment corridors)
• Maintain and improve trade compliance risk models, dashboards, and heat maps for diversion, export control, and sanctions risk, using data to support prioritization, escalation, and control design
• Draft business requirements documents and translate compliance requirements into control points, system logic, and automation requirements, including subscription workflows, beneficial ownership screening, vessel IMO screening, and third-party due diligence workflows.
• Partner with IT, Legal, and business stakeholders on SAP/GTS implementations, including requirements gathering, configuration input, user acceptance testing, go-live readiness, post-implementation validation, and audit support
• Support the third-party due diligence strategy and Certa workflow design, including intake, risk tiering, screening logic, escalation paths, reporting, and process improvement
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external technology, data, and compliance service providers to support system performance, issue resolution, and program execution
• Partner across Legal, Compliance, IT, Finance, and business teams to develop and mature Legal Global Design Models, including standardized processes, controls, roles, and supporting technology
• Drive change management, including communications and training development
• Support legal operations optimization initiatives, including process mapping, workload analysis, operating model improvements, metric development, and implementation planning
• Identify process gaps, recommend practical improvements, and coordinate implementation across functional and business stakeholders

Qualifications

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

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: June 30, 2026

YOU MUST HAVE

• 3+ years of experience in legal operations, compliance operations, trade compliance, sanctions/export controls, risk management, business process transformation, or a related operational role
• 1-2 years of experience in trade compliance, sanctions, export controls, third-party risk, or related compliance program operations
• Systems fluency with SAP, SAP GTS, Salesforce, Snowflake, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office; experience with workflow, screening, reporting, or third-party due diligence platforms preferred

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in business, legal studies, compliance, supply chain, international relations, information systems, data analytics, or a related field preferred
• Familiarity with EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions programs, EU dual-use and sanctions frameworks, UK OFSI, and high-risk jurisdiction or transshipment controls
• Ability to monitor regulatory developments and translate new requirements into operational controls, playbooks, training, and system requirements
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum, legal operations, compliance, or process improvement certification preferred but not required
• Ability to translate regulatory and legal requirements into business processes, system requirements, controls, and reporting for Legal, IT, Finance, Revenue Operations, and business stakeholders
• Experience with legal operations, compliance, and workflow tools, such as matter management, e-billing, third-party due diligence, screening, contract lifecycle, reporting, or analytics platforms
• Knowledge of legal operations practices, including process design, intake, workflow governance, metrics, controls, documentation, and change management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear requirements, training materials, stakeholder updates, and executive-ready summaries
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data, identify risk patterns, evaluate control effectiveness, and recommend practical process improvements

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, 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 Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments - powered by our Honeywell Forge software - that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.