General Counsel, Ventures, Strategy & M&A (Finance)

Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation and diversity

This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.

At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.

Joining our team means becoming part of an organization which leverages its long-standing reputation to capture growth trends by investing in innovation and manufacturing enhancements and maintaining deep customer relationships.

We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values contributions and supports professional development. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the team is dedicated to delivering value and making a meaningful impact in advancing our customers' success. Let's make that impact together.

The General Counsel of Ventures, Strategy, and M&A will provide counsel to the Corporate Development function and all businesses across Honeywell in executing joint ventures, minority investments and other corporate transactions.

You will work closely with corporate development, human resources, finance, controllership, other specialists within the legal function and the general counsels of the businesses to ensure proper execution of transactions that drive strategic priorities.

As a successful candidate, you should be able to balance competing priorities, have strong analytical and technical skills, and have collaborative, client-centric interpersonal skills to work effectively with other Honeywell professionals and senior management across a broad range of functions and geographies to deliver thoughtful results. You will be detail-oriented to ensure accuracy while also demonstrating the ability and business acumen to provide strategic leadership and advice on risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Corporate Development function to provide legal support for the full range of transaction activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, minority investments, venture investments and debt financings.
• Provide advice on deal terms and structuring.
• Independently manage transaction processes from start to finish.
• Ensure continuous improvement of and compliance with internal transaction policies and procedures.
• Drive coordination and collaboration across the legal function in support of corporate transactions.
• Enable consistency in documentation and approach to risk in corporate transactions.
• Support, implement and monitor post-closing actions (indemnification claims, earn-outs, post-closing adjustments, etc.) and legal integration/separation.
• Support the company's management and oversight of joint ventures and ensure strong governance procedures.
• Select and manage outside counsel and other vendors, including evaluating the quality and cost of services.
• Other corporate law matters as required.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Law Degree JD
• 5+ years of legal experience, ideally gained through a combination of law firm and in-house experience at a global public company and in the practice areas relevant to these job responsibilities
• Be licensed to practice law in at least one state within the U.S.
• Must have verifiable knowledge of corporate transactions, U.S. public company disclosure, governance, and compliance as well as experience providing counsel on a variety of transaction types.

WE VALUE

• Demonstrated ability to work well with and relate to individuals at all levels of the organization, and across all businesses, functions, and regions.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Good business acumen and intellectually curious.
• Ability to function as a leader and a doer; capacity to be a strategic thought-leader while focusing on details, accuracy, and execution
• Ability to influence peers as well as senior management; take ownership of responsibilities and work in a self-directed environment; manage multiple priorities; communicate well orally and in writing; analyze data, draw conclusions, and make a compelling case for recommendations; and handle ambiguity

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: 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 here: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en

Honeywell 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 here: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/inclusion-and-diversity
Additional Information

• JOB ID: req486643
• Category: Legal
• Relocation Tier:
• Security Clearance:
• Aviation Authority (FAA for US):
• Band: 04
• Referral Bonus: 0
• Requisition Type: Standard Requisition
• US Citizenship:
• FLSA Statement:
• FLSA CODE: Exempt

Honeywell 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.