Autodesk - Atlanta, GA

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Remote - Atlanta, GA
Publishing Industries

About the position

We are looking for a strategically minded and collaborative leader who is interested in a unique Chief of Staff opportunity supporting the Vice President (VP) of Production Management & Platform (PM&P) for Autodesk's Entertainment and Media Solutions Group (EMS). This role is pivotal in ensuring that the PM&P team, which consists of Product Management, Engineering, and QA, leads product strategy and execution for Autodesk Flow, our Media & Entertainment industry cloud, and our Production Management products - Flow Production Tracking and Flow Capture, formerly known as ShotGrid and Moxion. As the Chief of Staff, you will report directly to the Vice President of PM&P and work closely with the PM&P leadership team, as well as other Chiefs of Staff from the EMS organization and across Autodesk. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that all PM&P programs and roadmaps are well planned and accomplished, contributing to the overall success of the team. In this role, you will be a necessary contributor to the PM&P team, ensuring that the team operates with an organized and efficient model. You will define and manage the rhythm of this product and engineering organization, requiring influence, initiative, creativity, and resolve to ensure the team is well positioned to succeed. You will partner with the Vice-President and the PM&P leadership team to influence our culture, build engagement, and define our strategic plans and main investments. Your impact will be significant as you help create clarity and define what success looks like for the team. This position offers flexibility, as it can be on-site, hybrid, or remote anywhere in the United States or Canada, with a preference for candidates in the Central or Eastern timezone.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the PM&P operating model; assess the current state of the PM&P team to ensure the team always has the right structure, accountabilities, and governance to lead as the team grows and scales.
  • Manage and run leadership meetings inclusive of identifying the right topics to cover, facilitating complex discussions, identifying important action items, and following up.
  • Manage and run process and product workstreams bringing teams together to present strategic plans and roadmaps.
  • Distill and summarize strategic discussions into discernible, executable plans; allow discussion while providing the connection points between strategic ideas.
  • Be an advisor to the VP and leadership team and be a trusted sounding board on matters of strategy and operations.
  • Help develop team charter/mission and track team priorities in a way where you can surface issues and roadblocks early on.
  • Ensure measurable goals are developed for PM&P programs and that they support our goals.
  • Partner with the PM&P leadership team to ensure understanding with other EMS/Autodesk groups and main collaborators.
  • Develop the PM&P team's Communications Plans, both internal and external.
  • Champion employee engagement for the team.
  • Attend meetings, provide direction, and address inquiries or issues on behalf of the VP as their proxy.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in a high-tech business environment.
  • 10+ years of experience in product operations, program management, management consulting, business operations, strategic planning or a similar function.
  • Understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, scrum) and technical knowledge; have had a role working for a product team/organization in a product operations, product management or engineering role.
  • Record of seamless execution of complex projects.
  • Outstanding facilitation and presentation skills; proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Influence and communicate effectively.
  • Proper judgment, business sense, and organizationally savvy.
  • Analytical, strategic, and intuitive.
  • Steer teams towards decision-making.
  • Experience ensuring accountability and results.
  • Bachelor's or MS degree.

Benefits

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