Strategic People Insights Partner

Autodesk; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Principal People Insights Partner to drive evidence-based decision support within the People & Places organization. You will collaborate with COEs, leaders, and diverse teams to translate data, listening insights, and AI strategy into actionable guidance.

You will shape dashboards, analytics, and decision briefs that influence executive priorities, KPI development, and durable product needs, while mentoring peers and advancing research standards within Autodesk.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a related role using people or business data to inform decisions in ambiguous, cross-functional environments.
• Experience engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders, and building trust without direct authority.
• Track record of durable relationships with business stakeholders and tailored solutions to their context.
• Comfortable moving between strategic framing and technical/operational details without losing credibility.
• Ability to work with minimal oversight and make judgment calls on ambiguous problems.
• Strong analytical and data-visualization skills, with compelling narratives from disparate signals.
• Experience with mixed-methods research and causal inference to evaluate rigor.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with PPL COEs and leaders, tailoring deliverables to their decisions.
• Combine context from COEs and partners with data from diverse teams to define problems.
• Identify emerging questions across lifecycle topics and surface them proactively.
• Reframe vague requests into decision-focused evidence questions.
• Select the right capability (data science, listening/research, AI strategy) for the problem.
• Coordinate delivery of dashboards, briefs, research findings, or models.
• Interpret evidence in context and communicate directional recommendations.
• Influence KPI development for COE and executive decisions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Quantitative & qualitative analysis

SQL querying

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, HR

Tools

SQL

AI tools

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Principal People Insights Partner to drive evidence-based decision support within the People & Places organization. You will collaborate with COEs, leaders, and diverse teams to translate data, listening insights, and AI strategy into actionable guidance.

You will shape dashboards, analytics, and decision briefs that influence executive priorities, KPI development, and durable product needs, while mentoring peers and advancing research standards within Autodesk.