Senior Product Manager – Simulation

Autodesk; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading software company as a Senior Product Manager for Simulation. You will drive product strategy, coordinate development efforts, and ensure that your solutions meet customer needs in the product design and manufacturing space. This is a crucial role for a results-driven individual looking to make an impact in the industry.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Discretionary annual cash bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in discrete manufacturing.
• Experience authoring and editing video content.
• Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the simulation product strategy and vision.
• Conduct market research and identify customer needs.
• Collaborate with product managers to align efforts.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Data Analytics

Interpersonal Skills

Research Skills

Education

BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Computer Science

MBA or MS in Engineering preferred

Job description

Job Requisition ID #

25WD87948

Senior Product Manager – Simulation

Product designers, engineers, manufacturing specialists and countless other collaborators face daunting challenges bringing their ideas to life. As an AutodeskSenior Product Manager for Simulation, your job will be to identify, articulate and ensure the delivery of valuable, differentiated solutions within the product development and manufacturing disciplines. In this role, you will be a key leader within our CAE team, cultivating an expansive set of products and technologies used to engineer and understand the potential of discrete protects. A primary focus of this position is to expand the accessibility of CAE solutions and outcomes for the product design community, exploring experience, physics, adoption as well as automation and AI. You will help identify, influence and rationalize our investments within CAE, inclusive of Autodesk and partner technologies. This role requires active partnership with domain/subject matter experts across Autodesk in order to ensure that we implement impactful, relevant and credible solutions for our customers with a platform approach.

Behind every great product at Autodesk, there are people with great empathy for the customer, insight into what is possible and the ability to uncover unarticulated customer needs. Solutions you identify will combine the best of our design and manufacturing technologies, core Autodesk strengths, emerging automation and AI solutions as well as essential product usage insights. In this role you will help to drive solution strategy, direction & prioritization, bridging technical and business worlds as you introduce new solutions that enable customers to develop and deliver compelling products and effectively operate their businesses. To be successful in this role, you must be results-driven, an enthusiastic self-starter and a strong collaborative leader.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for the “whole” product/solution experience
• Establish yourself as the subject matter expert within the simulation/CAE space
• Clearly articulate user problems & solution objectives in order to guide experience and development teams
• Identify and describe target customers, personas and ecosystem influencers
• Coordinate the aligned efforts of adjacent product managers within product development
• Develop and articulate project intent, scope, timelines and deliverables
• Create solution examples and workflow vignettes
• Develop core messages describing solution/approach benefits
• Evangelize internally and externally and at all levels, including sales, development, end users, executives, media & analysts
• Plan and initiate market research and market sizing in order to identify/quantify opportunities
• Conduct end-user interviews to uncover customer perceptions, problems and workflows
• Develop long-term strategy, plans and prioritization in order to improve customer capabilities, satisfaction and to enhance Autodesk’s credibility
• Track and understand business performance across regions and within context of changing market conditions

Key Requirements for Candidate:

• BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Computer Science
• 7+ years of experience working within the discrete manufacturing industry
• Familiarity with data analytics, data synthesis and hypothesis testing
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and diplomatic skills
• Enjoys participating in both team and independently accountable roles
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Experience authoring and editing video content
• Strong project management, planning and research skills
• Ability to travel (up to 20%)
  

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

• Agile/SCRUM development process experience
• 4+ years of Product management experience in software industry
• MBA or MS in Engineering preferred
• Interest and enthusiasm for data driven decision making

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