Lead Administrative Assistant

As a Lead Administrative Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our administrative functions.  This role will provide high-level administrative and organizational support to Honeywell’s VP of Tax and up to two additional senior leaders and is based out of our Charlotte, NC office on a Hybrid work schedule.  

In this role, you will operate in a fast-paced environment, interacting daily with internal employees as well as external customers and vendors. You will be responsible for coordinating travel arrangements, managing multiple complex calendars, and ensuring meetings are organized and executed efficiently. Additionally, you will support a variety of critical administrative and business processes.

This position requires the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, resourcefulness, and the ability to effectively prioritize and manage competing priorities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executive Calendar Management

  The Lead Administrative Assistant is responsible for extensive calendar management, proactively organizing and prioritizing the executive calendar to align with current objectives. This includes acting as a liaison for the executive team and consistently using sound judgment and discretion to ensure schedules are efficiently managed.

• Travel Coordination

  This role coordinates complex travel arrangements, both domestic and international. Responsibilities include securing lodging, developing comprehensive itineraries, handling related correspondence, obtaining visas, acquiring letters of invitation from relevant countries, and ensuring that passports are kept up to date.

• Meeting and Conference Logistics

  Organizing conference calls and meetings for a global audience is a key function, whether these are held virtually or onsite. The Lead Administrative Assistant manages all logistics related to these meetings to ensure seamless execution.

• Event Planning and Execution

  Planning and executing various events—including meetings, business luncheons, client dinners, and employee team-building activities. The Lead Administrative Assistant ensures that each event is well organized and meets the intended objectives.

• Document Preparation 

  The position involves preparing agendas, reports, and presentations.  Maintaining OneDrive files and correspondence for meetings and recording relevant information in the TEAMS channel.

• Staff Meeting Participation

  The Lead Administrative Assistant attends staff meetings as determined by leadership and is responsible for tracking action items resulting from those meetings, ensuring that follow-up and completion are consistent and thorough.

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: March 6, 2026

YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum of 5 years of experience providing administrative support in an office environment.
• Demonstrated experience scheduling appointments, updating calendars and coordinating global travel 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Office 365, including designing spreadsheets with formulas and pivot tables, creating dynamic presentations, and managing shared files and collaborative projects. 
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely completion of tasks and high-quality results. 
• Proactive and solves problems while identifying areas for improvement.
• High level of maturity, dependability and integrity in ensuring confidentiality is maintained
• High energy level, work ethic, passion to excel and the ability to build relationships across the enterprise at all levels.
• Ability to work a hybrid work schedule in line with Executive requirements and needs.
   

WE VALUE

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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, 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 about Honeywell: click here