Chief of Staff , Emerging Business

$165,800 - $268,180/Yr

Autodesk - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Chief of Staff for the VP of Global Emerging Business at Autodesk serves as a trusted advisor, focusing on strategy, operational efficiency, and organizational alignment. This role is pivotal in managing the engagement model for leadership staff, ensuring rapid decision-making, coordinated execution, and visibility to key initiatives while embodying Autodesk's culture. The position is currently an individual contributor role, emphasizing collaboration across business units and the development of strategic plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage the organization's strategic roadmap by tracking all initiatives and verifying execution and updating dashboards as needed.
• Create, plan, and facilitate staff meetings to accomplish clear and effective decision making, tracking and reporting on follow-up actions required.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to elevate and amplify the Leader's capacity, capability, and effectiveness.
• Coordinate opportunities for efficiency by conducting research, benchmarking & analytics, propose new systems/processes to streamline as needed, and manage budgets.
• Drive strategic projects across the business in partnership with Corporate.
• Develop approaches to drive effective use of sales processes, tools and methodologies across global teams.
• Hold discovery sessions and create an action plan from the results.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience as Chief of Staff, in sales strategy and excellence, or program management.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across multiple business units and functions.
• High degree of influencing skills to succeed in a matrix structure and navigate networks.
• Ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, blending strategic policies with an understanding of current business trends.
• Demonstrated ability to act as an advisor on employee engagement, strategy development, operational efficiency, and global standards.
• Knowledge and experience with key sales functions, sales proposals, and presentations, with attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel, likely 20% - 30%.

Benefits

• Health and financial benefits
• Time away and everyday wellness
• Annual cash bonuses
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package