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Principal Program Lead

Principal Program Lead

PlanGridSan Francisco, CA, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position Overview

At Autodesk, we do what no other company on the planet can : provide our customers the technology to Make Anything. We are on a journey of significant enterprise growth. To maintain and accelerate our trajectory, we need a senior program lead to drive key organizational transformations across our go-to-market organization. This role requires understanding the business and people strategy drivers across Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success, and ensuring transformations are delivered cohesively, with a high degree of confidentiality and cross-functional partnership. We are seeking an experienced Principal Program Lead to support Autodesk's Transformation Management Office. This role is critical for Autodesk to achieve growth and cross-functional alignment. You will partner with our senior go-to-market leadership team to understand organizational goals, ensure cohesive planning, and prepare the business for continued change and evolution. You will help maintain consistent approaches to delivering transformations, with a focus on large, complex initiatives. Reporting to the Director of TMO, you will play a central role in ensuring consistency across enterprise transformations, driving alignment to strategic goals, improving processes around organizational impacts, and ensuring change delivers measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Drive TMO initiatives to deliver key organizational transformations
  • Lead cross-functional program execution, partnering across Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and operations
  • Understand business drivers and customer segments to ensure organizational transformations deliver both growth and efficiency
  • Establish and maintain cross-program visibility, escalating risks to the appropriate leader or steering committee
  • Develop and refine standards, methodologies, and best practices for managing organizational change
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teamsincluding business analysis, enablement, technical delivery, and change managementto define clear program scope, objectives, and deliverables
  • Drive continuous improvement in program management processes, tools, and capabilities, fostering innovation and operational excellence
  • Manage relationships with senior executives to ensure alignment, visibility, and support for transformation objectives

Minimum Qualifications

  • 8-12 years of experience in program management or go-to-market transformation, with deep experience in sales, marketing, customer success, or revenue operations
  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex enterprise programs from initiation to completion across multiple domains
  • Strong ability to influence without authority, driving alignment across senior stakeholders and diverse teams
  • In-depth knowledge of program management methodologies, tools, and techniques
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging VP and C-suite leaders
  • The Ideal Candidate

  • Deep experience in driving mission-critical, strategic initiatives at scale
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills tailored for executive audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver results in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
  • Strong background in go-to-market operations and agile delivery practices
  • Adept at balancing multiple critical initiatives while maintaining clarity of focus
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred
  • About Autodesk

    Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

    We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk it's at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

    When you're an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

    Benefits

    From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https : / / benefits.autodesk.com / .

    Salary transparency

    Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $138,200 and $223,630. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    At Autodesk, we are building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

    Diversity & Belonging

    We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here : https : / / www.autodesk.com / company / diversity-and-belonging.

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