Principal Product Manager - Flow Studio (GenAI Products)

Autodesk; Richmond (VA); A distancia; USD 149.000 - 266.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Autodesk is seeking a Principal Product Manager for Flow Studio (GenAI) to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and drive AI-powered creative workflows for artists and studios worldwide. You’ll work with Product, Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Trusted AI, and customers to shape the product from concept to launch.

You’ll lead cross-functional initiatives, stay ahead of the GenAI landscape, and collaborate across teams to deliver impactful releases in a fast-moving AI environment.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in product management, product operations, or related roles.
• Deep knowledge of generative AI and AI-powered creative workflows with hands-on experience using modern image, video, animation, and AI production tools.
• Experience taking AI/ML products from concept to production and launch.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Legal, governance, and customer-facing teams.
• Strong product judgment and the ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and prioritize trade-offs.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with executive storytelling.
• Organized, proactive with a track record of creating clarity and momentum in fast-moving environments.
• Commitment to responsible AI development and collaboration with Legal, Trusted AI, and governance teams.
• Media & Entertainment, VFX, animation, gaming, or creative technology experience is preferred

Responsabilidades

• Translate Flow Studio’s product strategy and GenAI opportunities into roadmaps and priorities.
• Align roadmaps across Product, Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, Legal, and trusted AI teams.
• Engage with customers and partners to translate feedback into actionable insights.
• Stay ahead of GenAI landscape by experimenting with leading tools and tracking models and competitors.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure successful launches and go-to-market readiness.
• Identify and escalate blockers, risks, and dependencies early.
• Craft executive-ready narratives and presentations to drive alignment.

Conocimientos

GenAI experience

Cross-functional leadership

Executive storytelling

Product strategy

AI workflows

Strong communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Flow Studio

Maya

Unreal Engine

Blender

Descripción del empleo

Job Requisition ID #

25WD92702

Principal Product Manager - Flow Studio (GenAI Products)

Location: East Coast Canada or US (Remote)

About Autodesk Media & Entertainment

Autodesk empowers creators and studios around the world with tools for digital content creation, visual effects, animation, and production.

Generative AI is rapidly reshaping how entertainment is made, and Autodesk Flow Studio is at the center of that transformation. We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to help bring the next generation of AI-powered creative workflows to artists and studios worldwide. This Product Lead will work very closely with the development team from Europe.

The Opportunity

As the Principal Product Manager for Flow Studio, you’ll help turn product strategy into action. You’ll connect teams across Autodesk, translate emerging GenAI opportunities and customer needs into clear priorities, and help drive products and capabilities from strategy through launch.

You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Trusted AI, and customers—bringing clarity to complex initiatives, removing blockers, and keeping teams aligned in a fast-moving AI landscape.

This is an opportunity to work hands-on with emerging generative AI technology and help shape how it transforms visual effects and content creation.

What You’ll Do

• Turn strategy into execution: Translate Flow Studio’s product strategy and emerging GenAI opportunities into clear roadmaps, priorities, decisions, and action.
• Drive roadmap alignment: Keep priorities, dependencies, risks, owners, and next steps visible across teams.
• Bring the customer perspective: Engage with customers and partners to understand how AI is changing creative workflows and turn feedback, usage patterns, and market signals into actionable insights.
• Stay ahead of the GenAI landscape: Experiment hands-on with leading AI tools and track new models, competitors, workflows, and capabilities to identify implications for Flow Studio.
• Orchestrate across teams: Coordinate Product, Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Trusted AI, and other stakeholders to keep initiatives moving.
• Support successful launches: Partner with go-to-market teams on positioning, readiness, enablement, dependencies, and launch execution.
• Remove blockers: Navigate a large, matrixed organization, surface risks early, drive decisions, and escalat when needed.
• Communicate with impact: Build executive-ready presentations and narratives that simplify complex product and AI topics and drive alignment.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in product management, product operations, program leadership, or a related role.
• Strong knowledge of generative AI and AI-powered creative workflows, with hands-on experience using modern image, video, animation, performance, AI filmmaking and AI production tools. .
• Experience bringing AI/ML or other technically complex products from concept through production and launch.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Legal, governance, and customer-facing teams.
• Strong product judgment and the ability to translate strategy into actionable plans, manage competing priorities, and make pragmatic trade-offs.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, including executive-level storytelling.
• A highly organized, proactive working style and a track record of creating clarity and momentum in fast-moving environments.
• Commitment to responsible AI development and effective partnership with Legal, Trusted AI, and governance teams.
• Media & Entertainment, VFX, animation, gaming, or creative technology experience is required
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Flow Studio, Autodesk Production Management, Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, or similar creative production tools
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and large, matrixed organizations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, analytics, 3D graphics, or rendering pipelines.

Help shape the future of AI-powered entertainment production.

Join Flow Studio and help turn rapidly evolving AI capabilities into creative workflows that artists and studios can put to work.

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!

Benefits

From 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 transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $149,000 and $266,200. 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 Opportunity

At 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. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Belonging

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In-Person Onboarding and Identity Verification

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