Chief of Staff, Access, PSET

Autodesk; Oregon; Remote; USD 124,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc is seeking a Chief of Staff to act as a trusted advisor to the VP of Access. This 100% remote role in the U.S. focuses on aligning strategy with execution, improving decision quality, and driving measurable outcomes across the Access organization.

The position requires 8+ years in strategic/operational roles, outstanding executive communication, and proven ability to influence without direct authority. Travel 6–7 times yearly is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic or business operations and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to advise executives, synthesize ambiguity, and drive coordinated action.
• Strong executive writing, storytelling, facilitation, and stakeholder management.
• Experience improving operating models and leading organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a candid thought partner on priorities, investments, and organizational design.
• Connect SR planning, OKRs, and capacity decisions to a coherent set of priorities.
• Own and evolve the staff and extended leadership team operating rhythm.
• Facilitate debate, decisions, and clear accountability across leaders.

Skills

Strategic operations

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational design

Cross-functional leadership

Decision support

Change management

Job description

Job ID26WD101678Job Requisition ID #26WD101678Position OverviewThe Chief of Staff is a trusted strategic advisor and organizational effectiveness leader to the VP of Access, in our PSET (Platform Services and Emerging Technologies) org. The role connects strategy, leadership, execution, and organizational health to help Access operate as one high-performing organization. It improves decision quality and speed, strengthens collaboration across Autodesk, and turns priorities into measurable outcomes.This is a high-trust leadership role requiring sound judgment, executive communication, operational rigor, and influence without direct authority. It is not primarily an executive assistant, meeting coordinator, or technical program manager; its primary accountability is improving how the organization leads, aligns, decides, and delivers.This position will report to our VP, Access and is 100% remote based in the U.S., preferably in the western region. Candidates need to be able to travel 6-7 times per year, globally.The Access team makes better decisions, acts faster, works more effectively as one leadership team, builds stronger partnerships, and delivers greater strategic impact because this role exists.ResponsibilitiesServe as a candid thought partner on priorities, investments, organizational design, leadership dynamics, and cross-functional tradeoffs; anticipate risks and opportunities before they require escalationFocus the VP on high-leverage decisions and relationships; prepare executive recommendations and narratives, clarify delegated authority, and ensure effective leadership handovers during absences or transitionsPartner with Staff, Finance, TPMs, and product/engineering leads to connect Strategic Realization (SR), annual and quarterly planning, OKRs, and capacity decisions to a coherent set of prioritiesMake outcomes, owners, dependencies, tradeoffs, and risks visible; convene decisions when priorities conflict and strengthen executive reporting with evidence of business and customer impactOwn and evolve the Access Staff and Extended Leadership Team (XLT) operating rhythm: tactical and strategic forums, business reviews, offsites, and effective asynchronous collaborationFacilitate productive debate and decisions; maintain clear decision owners, rationale, tradeoffs, action owners, and follow-through. Build a cohesive leadership team through retrospectives and working normsDevelop trusted relationships with PSET Chiefs of Staff and partners across COO, Trust, Developer Enablement, Analytics & Data, and product/industry organizationsOrchestrate executive interlocks that surface shared priorities and dependencies, resolve conflict, assign cross-org commitments, and represent Access accurately in broader planning and leadership forumsLead or sponsor a small portfolio of high-impact, cross-domain initiatives with explicit charters, outcome metrics, owners, experiments, and decisions to scale, revise, or stop.Drive durable improvements in AI-native innovation, operational effectiveness, governance, and collaborationPartner with HR and Access leadership to convert employee insights into actions; strengthen organizational identity, belonging, recognition, leadership development, and cross-domain engagementFacilitate Staff/XLT offsites and organizational retrospectives; coordinate organizational change and talent-planning processes while respecting HR and executive decision ownershipShape consistent, audience-specific stories for executive reviews, PSET leadership forums, interlocks, All Hands, AMAs, and organizational updatesTranslate complex platform and engineering work into customer and business outcomes; communicate the why, key decisions, implications, and required actions so leadership messages match operating realityPartner with Finance and operational leaders on business reviews, capacity, resource tradeoffs, and a reliable integrated view of commitments, dependencies, risks, and initiativesMaintain lightweight decision and knowledge systems in Confluence, SharePoint, and relevant tools; streamline duplicative processes, strengthen delegation and handovers, and automate low-value workDirectly owns: leadership cadence and operating mechanisms; Staff decision/action governance; interlock orchestration; selected strategic transformations; executive and organizational communication coordinationPartners on: strategy and SR planning; investments, budget and capacity; org design and talent processes; risk management; executive reporting - with accountable functional leadersInfluences: senior decisions, shared priorities, leadership behaviors, cross-org commitments, and operating model evolutionDoes not automatically own: product/engineering roadmaps, architectural authority, TPM delivery plans, budget approval, personnel decisions, or the VP's decision rights unless delegatedThe Chief of Staff works through and strengthens Staff, TPM, HR, Finance, Communications, and executive support functions -without duplicating their responsibilities.Minimum Qualifications8+ years of experience in strategic operations, business operations, product or engineering leadership, senior technical program leadership, consulting, or an equivalent cross-functional roleAbility to advise senior executives, synthesize ambiguity, prioritize competing issues, and turn strategic intent into coordinated organizational actionPrior experience and strong understanding of complex technology organizations and of platform, product, engineering, and cross-functional planning, dependencies, and decision-makingPrior work experience in a global tech companyExcellent executive writing, storytelling, facilitation, analysis, stakeholder management, and influencing skills; ability to challenge constructively and handle confidential mattersTrack record improving operating models, leading organizational change, and delivering measurable cross-team outcomes without formal control over all contributorsPreferred QualificationsPrevious Chief of Staff or comparable VP partnership experience; familiarity with PSET, SR (Strategic Realization) and OKRs; exposure to cloud platforms, identity/access, AI-native development, digital business models, or organizational developmentStrategic and proactive in anticipating issues; candid and trusted in counsel; outcome-oriented rather than process-driven; collaborative and influential across boundaries; structured yet adaptable in ambiguity; discreet and dependable with sensitive mattersLearn MoreAbout AutodeskWelcome 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!BenefitsFrom health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/Salary transparencySalary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $124,000 and $222,640. 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.Equal Employment OpportunityAt Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. 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