Director, UX Design - AEC Forma Design

Autodesk; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Director of User Experience Design to lead the Forma Design portfolio within the AEC setting. The role requires guiding teams across Forma Design, Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and related products to craft unified experiences.

You will align design work with product strategy and drive agentic, future-focused experiences for customers. You will mentor designers, balance tactical and strategic priorities, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class outcomes

Qualifications

• 10+ years in UX disciplines with 5+ years leading teams globally.
• Design thinking and distilling complex ideas into clear concepts.

Responsibilities

• Drive a design vision and evaluate approaches for customer value and implementation cost.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and other design disciplines to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Provide coaching, mentorship and career development for a team of UX professionals.
• Harness data and insights to drive priorities, personalization, and agentic experiences.
• Develop high-performing cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders, risk, and alignment across orgs.
• Be a thought leader, staying informed of emerging technologies to ensure cohesive customer experiences across Autodesk.
• Navigate strong opinions and advocate for the team.
• Foster a collaborative culture and a sense of belonging within the team.
• Travel: 25% minimum to Oslo, Norway.

Skills

UX leadership

Design thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Mentorship

Stakeholder management

Global teams

Figma

Prototyping tools

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

Job Requisition ID #26WD99151

Overview

At Autodesk, we do what no other company can: we help our customers design and make anything. The Experience Foundations team at Autodesk plays a critical role in designing the experiences that make that mission a reality, especially in this transformative moment where seamless digital experiences and AI-powered innovation will empower customers and teams to achieve meaningful outcomes faster.

Within the Experience Foundations team for AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction), we are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of User Experience Design who inspires great work, nurtures talent, and can bring people together in the creation and evolution of best-in-class experiences that customers love.

Reporting to the Senior Director of User Experience, AEC Design Solutions, the successful candidate will have a strategic mindset, proven leadership experience, and a passion for promoting design thinking to drive alignment, innovation, and contribution to product strategy.

In this role you’ll partner with teams for Forma Design primarily as well as Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and others to introduce new and unified experiences to customers. You’ll lead a team focused on defining the experience of the Forma Design portfolio, aligning with products with the broader AEC portfolio, as well as introducing new agentic ways of working for our teams and our customers.

To ensure success, you will be expected to work collaboratively and independently, locally, and globally. You understand how to facilitate the balance between tactical and strategic design priorities. You have solid negotiation and consensus building abilities needed to gain cross-disciplinary leadership alignment. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for technology and an understanding of the AEC industry, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Drive your team to articulate a design vision and evaluate alternate design approaches, considering the cost of implementation and the value to customers
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, engineering, and other design disciplines ensuring a frictionless development process and high-quality outcomes
• Provide coaching, mentorship and career stewardship for a team of user experience design professionals including interaction design
• Harness data and insight to drive priorities, personalization, and agentic experiences
• Develop high-performing teams on sizeable cross-functional and cross-organizational projects while managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty knowing how to bring the right people along across orgs and disciplines
• Be a thought leader, staying informed of emerging technologies and trends, to ensure alignment across Autodesk to deliver a cohesive and industry leading customer experience
• Navigate strong opinions advocate for the team
• Experience fostering a collaborative mindset
• Strong focus on culture, team building and belonging, being an example to others
• 25% minimum travel to Oslo, Norway

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across a variety of UX disciplines with 5+ years of global people management experience
• Design thinking skills and mastery of distilling highly complex ideas into a concise impactful manner
• Demonstrated leadership that supports and enables your team to effectively deliver to strategic objectives, developing skills, and structuring and hiring for future success
• Ability to influence, partner cross-functionally and champion design direction that aligns with strategic goals
• Previous creation and delivery of UX team strategies that directly impact product or platform deliverables and delight customers

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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!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Belonging

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