Event Operations Manager, Shared Services
Honeywell · Charlotte, NC
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Honeywell (industrial) in Charlotte, NC. Design, implement, and continuously improve operational processes that enable a centralized Event Shared Services model.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation, Casting, Capacity planning
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 25% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $98k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 39 production engineer openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 38 other live production postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 8+)
Typical $98k–$143k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 44%
- Team leadership 41%
- ✓ Automation 26%
- EHS / safety 23%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Capacity planning, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Honeywell in Charlotte
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- Sr Quality Engineering Manager · Quality · Manager
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Key responsibilities
- ◆Shared Services Operations & Governance
- ◆Design, implement, and continuously improve operational processes that enable a centralized Event Shared Services model.
- ◆Establish and maintain event intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and governance frameworks.
- ◆Develop standardized operating procedures, templates, playbooks, and workflows that support event execution across all SBGs.
- ◆Ensure consistent adoption of event management standards, policies, and best practices.
- ◆Drive process optimization initiatives that improve scale, efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- ◆Cross-Functional Partnership
- ◆Act as a primary operational liaison between the Event Shared Services team and Strategic Business Groups (SBGs).
- ◆Collaborate with marketing, sales, customer success, executive engagement, communications, finance, procurement, and legal teams to support event delivery.
- ◆Align stakeholder expectations, timelines, deliverables, and resource
requirements
across multiple concurrent programs.
- ✓Facilitate regular business reviews and planning sessions to assess priorities and operational readiness.
You must have
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or related field.
- ✓5+ years of experience in event operations, program management, marketing operations, or related disciplines.
- ✓Experience supporting enterprise-scale event programs and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to build and implement operational processes and governance models.
- ✓Strong project management and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- ✓Experience managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
- ✓Proficiency with event management, project management, and collaboration tools (e.g., Cvent).
- ✓Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
- ✓Travel between 15-25%, depending on event portfolio and business requirements.
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The Event Operations Manager will play a critical role in building, operationalizing, and scaling the Event Shared Services organization. This individual will serve as the operational backbone of the events function, driving consistent processes, governance, planning frameworks, tools, reporting, and execution standards across multiple Strategic Business Groups (SBGs).
You will report directly to our Sr. Director of Event Shared Services and work out of our Charlotte, NC global headquarters or our Building Automation headquarters in Atlanta, GA on a hybrid work schedule.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized operations professional with a strong background in event management, program operations, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement. They will partner closely with regional and SBG event leaders, marketing leaders, business group stakeholders, finance, procurement, legal, communications, and external agencies to ensure events are delivered efficiently, consistently, and at scale.
Program & Portfolio Management
- •Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, risk logs, and execution timelines.
- •Create mechanisms for tracking event demand, capacity planning, and resource utilization.
- •Monitor event lifecycle performance from intake through post-event reporting.
Systems, Tools & Reporting
- •Own and optimize event operations tools, platforms, and workflows.
- •Partner with technology and data teams to improve event management systems and integrations.
- •Develop dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks to measure event performance, operational efficiency, and business impact.
- •Produce executive-level reporting and recommendations based on insights and trends.
Budget & Vendor Operations
- •Support budget planning, forecasting, purchase order tracking, and financial reconciliation processes.
- •Coordinate vendor onboarding, contract management, and procurement workflows.
- •Partner with finance and procurement teams to ensure compliance with organizational requirements.
Continuous Improvement
- •Identify opportunities to streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and improve service delivery.
- •Lead post-event retrospectives and operational reviews to capture lessons learned and drive improvements.
- •Champion a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and customer-centric service
In the first 12 months, the Event Operations Manager will be expected to:
- •Establish scalable operational frameworks supporting all SBG event requests.
- •Improve planning consistency and stakeholder satisfaction across the event portfolio.
- •Increase visibility into event demand, resource allocation, and performance metrics.
- •Reduce operational inefficiencies through standardized processes and automation.
- •Enable the Event Shared Services organization to operate as a trusted, scalable center of excellence for event delivery across the business.
We value
- •Experience working within a shared services or centralized operations model.
- •Background supporting executive events, customer engagement programs, or field marketing organizations.
- •Knowledge of budget management, procurement, and vendor governance processes.
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. Learn more ( https://benefits.honeywell.com/ )
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