AMER Sales Chief of Staff

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Position Overview

Reporting to the Vice President of Americas Sales, the successful candidate will be a motivated and adaptable leader that will help our senior management team to build a healthy organization and design/optimize operational models and cross-organizational processes and programs that enable the organization to achieve its objectives.

The role requires a highly resourceful individual with strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, communication, and organizational skills. S/he will have a strong work ethic, a commitment to clear goals and measurable outcomes, and an ability to learn quickly and work well in teams

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate executive meetings/workshops with the rest of the organization: This can include formulating the topics to cover, building and advising agendas, guiding the discussion, bringing together notes and action items, and following up as appropriate, travel required for these meetings

• Design and guide outcome oriented strategic meetings & workshops: This could include team building sessions, organizational reviews, strategy discussions, and other topics for team meetings. Ability to frame problems and find structures/models that help people better understand the problem and trade-offs required

• Plan and lead special strategic projects and programs: This includes key strategic programs that impact the overall success of the company. Some projects will span beyond the scope of the group, requiring cross-company collaboration

• Track and communicate organization OKRs and Quarterly BSM deliverables: Aid in the creation of the organization’s yearly goals, objectives and key results. Track and report out on a quarterly basis. Main point of contact to provide updates on defined set of quarterly deliverables

• Act as a ‘trusted counsel’ to the executive and senior leaders: Provide insight and analysis on the organization’s operations, key decisions and other business areas as well as represent the executive in certain meetings he/she is unable to attend. Partner closely with other functions relevant to the team, including Finance, HR, Product Management, Marketing and Sales

• Manage communications: These can be internal team communications as well as communications out to the wider Autodesk organization

• Support development of presentation content for the executive: This can include presentations for executive meetings, customer meetings, etc

• Champion a spirit of collaboration and open communications: Work across teams to advance organizational goals and engender trust, including work with other Chiefs of Staff across the company, sharing and developing best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 + years of demonstrated success leading large, complex projects and / or programs across teams or organizations, often working on multiple projects at the same time

• Bachelor’s degree or higher. MBA may be an advantage, but not mandatory or related work experience

• Solid business acumen, critical thinking, problem solving, and organizational skills

• Versatile self-starter with a team-oriented work style. Ability to build credibility and relationships quickly across functions and levels

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate complex concepts concisely, clearly and effectively across multiple levels including executive leadership team, peers, managers and junior staff

• Team organizer, builder, and motivator with exceptional influencing skills who can exercise judgment related to prioritization and risk management

• Highest level of integrity and management of confidential information

• A good sounding board for others, with low ego and ability to anticipate the needs of a busy executive

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