Platform Partnerships Strategy Lead

Autodesk; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 136,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Director/VP-level Technology Partnerships leader to shape and execute end-to-end partnership strategies with flagship players. The role operates with high autonomy under the Director of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships and interfaces with executives across platform, product, and marketing.

You will oversee co-innovation, market assessments, and go/no-go decisions, while building executive narratives and guiding the Manager of Technology Partnerships, advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years in technical partnerships, business strategy, or management consulting.
• 3+ years leading partnerships with SaaS and consumer hardware firms; AI/ML, Data, Visualization, Robotics exposure.
• Experience with hyperscalers.
• Industries: Enterprise Software, Consumer HW, Cloud, Security.
• Proven end-to-end partnership programs with high autonomy.
• Technical ability to assess partner tech stacks; comfortable with cloud and platform concepts.
• Strong executive-level written communication.

Responsibilities

• Own flagship partner strategy and end-to-end engagements.
• Lead co-innovation programs and assess partner-tech fit.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product, Marketing.
• Develop engagement plans from concept to go/no-go and GTM.
• Document scope, dependencies, risks; track milestones; report updates.
• Prepare options and recommendations for Director/VP decisions.
• Identify and evaluate new partners.
• Represent team at Senior Director/VP forums and conferences.
• Create executive narratives and quarterly updates.
• Provide informal leadership to Manager of Technology Partnerships.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

SaaS partnerships

AI/ML familiarity

Cloud platforms

Partner ecosystem management

Opportunity analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Director/VP-level Technology Partnerships leader to shape and execute end-to-end partnership strategies with flagship players. The role operates with high autonomy under the Director of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships and interfaces with executives across platform, product, and marketing.

You will oversee co-innovation, market assessments, and go/no-go decisions, while building executive narratives and guiding the Manager of Technology Partnerships, advancing