AI Builder, Principal Product Manager

Autodesk, Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 142,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc. is seeking a product leader to redefine how its platform works, within the PSET organization. You will identify high-leverage opportunities, build AI-assisted prototypes, and work hands-on with data to demonstrate new approaches and a path forward.

You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and data teams to turn proofs into a credible product direction and measurable outcomes, driving change across platforms and teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years driving product direction in complex, technical environments.
• Experience building AI-assisted prototypes or demos (prompt design, agentic workflows, tool integrations).
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Find seams, bottlenecks, and handoffs to improve platform usability and value.
• Define direction by framing fuzzy, multi-system problems into a clear product vision.
• Prove direction by building working proofs and demos with data and AI tooling.

Skills

Product leadership

Experimentation

AI prototypes

Prompt design

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Job ID26WD100466Job ID26WD100466Job Requisition ID #26WD100466Position OverviewThis is a role for a product leader who wants to fundamentally change how the platform works, and can prove it, not just pitch it. You will join a small, AI-native disrupt squad within Autodesk’s Platform Services & Emerging Technologies (PSET) organization, accountable for redefining how the platform is experienced, accessed, and built upon.You won’t be handed a roadmap. You will identify high-leverage opportunities, define what should exist, and demonstrate a dramatically better way through working proofs, using AI, real systems, and rapid experimentation.Your role is not to write requirements and hand them off. On this team, product thinking, experience design, and engineering are rethinking how to work as an AI native delivery team. As the product-minded AI Builder, you bring deep product thinking into the what and the why, and you stay close enough to the how that your direction is grounded in something real. In practice, that means building AI-assisted prototypes, shaping demos, and working directly with data yourself.Your focus is not on managing backlogs or operating production systems. You are accountable for turning friction into opportunity and delivering working proofs that make a new approach credible and hard to dismiss.ResponsibilitiesFind the seams, bottlenecks, and handoffs that make the platform harder to use than it should be, and identify the few where a different approach creates outsized value for customers and the businessDefine what should exist, framing fuzzy, multi-system problems into a clear direction the team can build againstDecide what to challenge: actively question whether existing capabilities should be replaced, simplified, or significantly improved, and use experimentation to settle it on evidence rather than opinionProve it: partner with experience designers and developers, and get hands-on yourself with AI tools, prompts, and data, to build working proofs that show something actually works, not just that it couldPackage the results as clear “before vs after” proof points that make friction visible and the better approach undeniable, creating pull for change across teamsTranslate what the proofs reveal into direction: what the platform should become next, and a viable path to get thereMinimum Qualifications8+ years driving product direction in complex, technical environments, with deep customer and business understanding and a strong track record of using experimentation to discover, validate, and evolve solutionsActs with agency in ambiguous spaces, setting direction and making progress before anyone hands them a planStrong product judgment: consistently prioritizes what creates disproportionate value across systems, not just within a single feature or areaHands-on experience building AI-assisted prototypes or demos (prompt design, agentic workflows, tool integrations) to validate directionProven ability to operate across product, engineering, and experience, shaping solutions end-to-end rather than handing off between functionsTurns high-leverage problems and insight into tangible, working outcomes, whether prototypes or proofs, not just requirements, decks, or roadmapsStrong ability to synthesize user needs, business context, and technical constraints into clear, defensible directionDemonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams without relying on formal authorityHigh learning velocity and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-evolving problem spacesPreferred QualificationsShipped 0→1 products or features, ideally in workflow-heavy enterprise products or greenfield SaaSAbility to structure product intent as an interface for agentic work, validated through hypothesis-driven, metrics-based iteration.Experience comparing multiple solution approaches and deciding based on outcomes, not opinionsFamiliarity with complex multi-system environments and navigate platform level changes required to achieve business outcomesLearn MoreAbout AutodeskWelcome 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!Salary transparencySalary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $142,000 and $207,900. 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.BelongingWe take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belongingIn-Person Onboarding and Identity VerificationThis role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.