Senior Product Manager

Autodesk; Champlain; On-site; CAD 119,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Ontario is looking for a Product Manager to guide product strategy for their AEC Data platform. You will work with cross-functional teams to shape product capabilities and ensure alignment with customer needs. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in delivering technical products and possesses strong business acumen, especially in the AEC industry. This role offers a competitive salary and opportunities to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering technical products at scale.
• Experience in the AEC industry or technical design is beneficial.
• Ability to translate business requirements for technical teams.
• Strong ability to adapt communication style.
• Experience building APIs at an enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy with cross-functional teams.
• Define product strategy for AEC industry project delivery.
• Utilize prioritization techniques for clear outcomes.
• Support delivery teams in resolving conflicts.
• Drive chartering sessions for strategic product outcomes.

Skills

Customer-centric mindset

Agile methodologies

Strong storytelling ability

Business acumen

Technical expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Position Overview

The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Data team plays a vital role in advancing Autodesk’s data vision. We are building an open and extensible platform that connects customer teams in their tools of choice, shaping how the built world evolves through data. In joining our team, you will create and deliver a future-focused roadmap and vision for our platform capabilities.

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Product Manager (PM) who can help deliver value to customers and drive Autodesk’s mission forward. As a PM, you will define and advance key aspects of the product vision and roadmap. You will work closely with product managers, product owners, technical delivery teams, peer organizations, and—most importantly—our customers.

In this pivotal role, you are responsible for owning the product roadmap and shaping the product backlog with a balanced combination of business acumen and technical expertise. You ensure that strategic outcomes are clearly defined and reflected in the work of delivery teams. You develop and maintain clear plans to support these objectives, and communicate them effectively to peer teams and organizational leadership.

You prioritize capabilities using objective data and coordinate outcomes through regular engagement with product management peers across partner organizations. You also maintain consistent communication with organizational leadership to align on goals and progress. Your approach is characterized by an innovative and proactive mindset. Through this, you ensure solutions are designed for scalability, founded on trust and reliability, and prioritized to balance both urgency and importance.

The role of a PM at Autodesk is invigorating and multifaceted, as are the rewards realized when seeing the positive impact our work has on Autodesk’s customers and the broader AEC industry. You lead initiatives with curiosity, creativity, and empathy, backed by a rigorous appreciation for Autodesk’s OneOrbit culture. You’ll showcase conviction for how and why to deliver value, possess the ability to offer clarity that bolsters technical alignment on outcomes, and exude passion for building customer-centric solutions. You will report to the Director of Product Management for AEC Data, focused on Authoring Data & Insights.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy by partnering with cross-functional teams to determine what to build and why
• Define and execute product strategy for solutions supporting AEC industry project delivery and related data processes
• Build scalable, secure platform capabilities that unlock new business models and embody innovative thinking
• Utilize effective prioritization techniques to evaluate trade-offs and dictate clear, objective outcomes
• Proficiently summarize customer needs in clear and concise roadmap capabilities
• Support delivery teams in resolving ambiguous business priority conflicts to realize roadmap priorities
• Work with Product Owners to ensure execution according to our Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) standards
• Collect and respond to customer and stakeholder feedback, using objective data to align priorities with teammates
• Drive chartering sessions to build shared definition of strategic product outcomes
• Operate with transparency by default, collaborating regularly to realize the outcomes of our investments
• Proactively communicate up-and-out regarding progress of the roadmap and related capabilities
• Align with Experience Design (XD) teammates on clear and compelling journeys that define successful capabilities
• Engages user research teams to ensure appropriate customer sentiment is reflected in our priorities

Cultural Responsibilities

• Lead with a customer-centric mindset and an eye towards creating new value sensitive to industry complexities
• Communicate with clarity and conviction without sacrificing compassion
• Give constructive and supportive feedback to peers and partners, and seek feedback regularly from others
• Collaborate cross-functionally and cross-org to ensure continuity of broader product and business goals
• Operate with a platform mindset, focused on quality, scale, resiliency, collaboration, and trust
• Operate with an open mind that seeks to understand diverse perspectives and fosters dialogue amongst peers
• Innately influence with or without authority, in highly matrixed environments
• Have a default mindset of addressing conflict proactively and optimistically
• Embody Autodesk’s OneOrbit culture in everything you do

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management or related field
• 5+ years of demonstrable experience delivering technical products at scale, preferably for platform capabilities
• Experience in the AEC industry or related technical design is highly beneficial
• Experience implementing objective prioritization techniques to build a resilient roadmap
• Possess a strong storytelling ability that motivates your audience and drives technical vision
• Awareness of common data platform systems and software architecture principles
• Experience delivering platform solutions and building APIs at an enterprise scale
• Experience with agentic workflows and the evolution of AI in data platforms
• Strong ability to adapt communication style for context, especially when translating business requirements to technical teams
• Ability to understand, document, and mitigate risk
• Ability to define and track KPIs and other measurable success criteria
• Experience working across multiple technical teams, both within and across orgs
• Strong business acumen - understand the products, markets, and processes for both Autodesk and the AEC industry
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies

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