Chief of Staff, Director

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Data and Process Management at Autodesk
Autodesk has fully reimagined the Design and Manufacturing business for the digital automation age, enabling companies to address the most important challenges they face today while preparing for new ways of working in the future. The Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions (PDMS) portfolio connect the top floor to the shop floor and supply chain so customers can move seamlessly through each phase of a product’s development lifecycle — from design and validation to production engineering, manufacturing execution, and operation. Industrial designers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and production engineers around the world rely on PDMS to win more work, enhance collaboration, speed decision-making, reduce risk, and improve overall product outcomes.

This position offers flexibility, allowing for on-site, hybrid, or remote work in the west coast of the United States.

Position overview

Reporting to the Vice President of the Data and Process Management business, the successful candidate will be a highly strategic, organized, and adaptable leader. The Chief of Staff will be responsible for managing the team’s operating model, meeting and decision-making structures, communication plans, strategic planning roadmaps and deliverables, quarterly business metrics and strategic partner agreements.  This role will be responsible for team and organizational health by making sure the Data and Process Management staff operates efficiently, with high trust, clear priorities and a strong sense of urgency.

This role is critical to our success, as we need to actively manage the ongoing changes and evolutions of our business, support our team in delivering on goals, and constantly optimize our operations to adapt.  The ideal candidate will have a track record of helping to build high performing teams and enjoy working with a smart technology focused organization in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Designing and facilitating VP staff level and other key stakeholder meetings, ensuring meeting effectiveness

• Operating with an AI first mindset, leveraging smart technology to bring insights and efficiency to daily operations.

• Helping to maximize the impact of the VP Data and Process Management staff, and assisting with the health and development of that team

• Managing the Data and Process Management strategic planning process

• Identifying key decisions and serving as a Decision-Making coach and facilitator

• Manage the Data and Process Management Program Management function in the service of our Operating Model and business group effectiveness

• Developing and executing the organization’s communication strategy, including C-level communication tools such as visual presentations, deck building, content management and governance as well as organization wide forums such as all-hands, internal web sites, newsletters, etc

• Ensuring preparation for regular check-ins, interlocks, updates and report outs typically with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations over Zoom from multiple time zones

• Collaborating with the PDMS Chief of Staff cohort and operating as a leader within the broader organization

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience of program and/or process management, with associated strategy and people development preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Communications, or MBA preferred

• Accomplishments as a team builder and facilitator capable of helping establish consensus in complex, matrixed environment

• Significant experience in managing change across a complex organization

• Successful background in building and executing broad technical communication plans

• Able to turn highly complex technical projects into simple components that are easy to understand

• Successful background in building and galvanizing effective teams

• Experience with C-level presentation building, excellent communication skills

• Highly proficient with AI tools, Miro, Microsoft O365 a must

• Proficiency with AirTable or other project management tools and techniques preferred

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About Autodesk

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