Senior Manager, Global Meeting Solutions (Remote)

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Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Global Meeting Solutions. It's an exciting time to be part of our team! We, at Autodesk, are continually ranked as a top place to work by Fortune, Forbes, Glassdoor and others: Top 7 Reasons You Should Work at Autodesk, and check out what Autodesk employees are saying and examples of the amazing work our customers imagine, design and create.

The Senior Manager, Global Meeting Solutions, directs Autodesk's Strategic Meeting Management Program and serves as a trusted advisor to important partners throughout the organization. You will manage a global team of meeting professionals who are responsible for the management of the Strategic Meeting Management Program including meeting registration, hotel sourcing and contracting, attendee registration and logistics management. This high visibility role requires building and maintaining internal partnerships with important Autodesk stakeholders including Finance, Purchasing, Expense Management, A/P, Risk Management, Legal, Audit and C-Suite.

You will report to the Senior Director, Global Travel & Meetings, and is responsible for Meeting Sourcing globally.

This position can be fully remote, and is open to all locations in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of the Global Meetings operational strategy (SMM Program), management, governance and implementation of all meeting program activities and procedures

• Ensure process standardization and optimization

• Ensure effective communication and expectation setting with internal customers

• Manage and develop a team of 7 meeting professionals worldwide

• Engage with Legal, Finance and Purchasing functions to ensure alignment for payment, consistent contract terms and conditions and cost containment are maintained

• Benchmark like company SMMP's and further develop Autodesk program

• Promote program globally, conducting sessions to educate employees and key stakeholders on departmental strategy, cost savings, policy and compliance objectives

• Provide guidance for hotel sourcing Request for Proposals (RFP's), contracting and other key elements of meeting and event planning

• Provide oversight of Meeting Technologies used and ensure continuous process improvement

• Ensure most advantageous hotel contracts including risk mitigation and cost negotiations

• Ability to analyze and interpret meetings data and related achieved/missed business opportunities and provide meaningful insights for Autodesk stakeholders

• Solicit internal stakeholder feedback, implement improvement opportunities and measure success

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in global corporate meeting management environment

• 20% global travel required

• CMP preferred

The Ideal Candidate

• Has a track record in Strategic Meetings Management globally

• Has strong functional knowledge of meetings technologies, operations, tools and process management

• Has managerial experience overseeing a global team with remote employees, including the ability to develop and maintain high-trust relationships

• Has exceptional communication a