Account technical lead - Enterprise (AEC) - French Speaker

Autodesk; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking an Account Technical Lead in Enterprise Sales to partner with strategic AECO customers, translating their business challenges into a technical vision and proposals. You will collaborate with Enterprise Account Executives to drive discovery, design tailored solutions, and maintain a strategic technical roadmap while traveling up to 20%.

This role supports hybrid or remote work and reports to the Senior Technical Solutions Manager, offering opportunities to drive ROI and

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in AECO, data, or platform solutions.
• 8+ years in customer-facing roles.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Knowledge of Autodesk AECO portfolio is a plus.
• Outcome-focused problem solving.
• Experience or interest in sales-supporting functions (e.g., presales).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence through persuasion and consensus building.
• Team player with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% within international regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions to understand customer systems, workflows, and pain points.
• Design tailored technical solutions and ROI-driven proposals.
• Develop and maintain a strategic technical roadmap for each account.
• Build trust through credible, solution-oriented engagement.
• Cultivate long-term technical partnerships and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

French

English

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Team player

Multitasking

Travel readiness

Persuasion

Negotiation

Consensus building

Sales support

Education

Degree in AECO or Data

Job description

Job Requisition ID #26WD101424Account Technical Lead, Enterprise SalesIn this Technical Sales role, you will partner with and inspire our strategic AECO customers helpingthem realise their full potential. Partnering closely with the Enterprise Account Executive and our Enterprise Customerorganisation, you will focus on increasing expansion and building long-term partnerships by gaining a clear understanding of ourcustomers’business challenges and translating these intoa Technical Vision and Technical Proposals that will deliver tangible results.

We support hybrid or remote working, and you will report to the Senior Technical Solutions Manager.

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Main Responsibilities

• Technical Discovery: Lead discovery sessions to understand customer systems, workflows, pain points, and objectives. Translate findings into actionable insights.
• Solution Architecture: Design and define tailored technical solutions that demonstrate ROI and align with customer business initiatives.
• Customer Technical Vision (CTV): Develop and maintain a strategic technical roadmap for each account, ensuring alignment between customer goals and the company capabilities.
• Building Trust: Establish credibility through consistent delivery, accurate information, and solution-oriented engagement.
• Technical Relationships: Cultivate long-term technical partnerships with customers to support ongoing success and innovation.
• Sales Collaboration: Partner with Account Executives (AEs) to identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities and co-develop customer success plans.
• Issue Resolution: Lead and mentor resolution of complex technical issues escalated by Customer Success.
• Technical Orchestration: Coordinate and lead technical specialists to deliver demos, benchmarks, evaluations, and ROI modelling.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree, education or equivalent work experience inAECO orData and Platform solutions
• You have > 8yearsexperiencein customer-facing roles
• You have fluent French and English language skills
• Ideally you have knowledge of the the company solution portfolio (AECO–Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations)
• You have an outcome-focused approach to solving customer challenges
• You are experienced or interested ina sales-supporting function (e.g., presales)
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills
• You influence through persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building
• You enjoy workingas a team player,who can manage multiple priorities
• You can travel up to 20% within the EMEA region

About the company

Welcome to the company! 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 the company – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, inform 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 the company’s competitive compensation package. For France based sales roles, we expect a starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) between 92,250 EUR and 135,300 EUR. OTE is comprised of base salary plus commission target for sales roles. 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.

Sales Careers

Working in sales at the company allows you to build meaningful relationships with customers while growing your career. Join us and help make a better, more sustainable world.

Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification

This role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.