Senior Director, Product Management, AEC Data

Autodesk; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management for the AEC Data Platform. The role leads a product team, shaping the data infrastructure powering Autodesk Forma Industry Cloud.

You will partner with leaders across Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and more, driving strategy and customer outcomes on a global scale. Based in the US, Canada, or UK, this hybrid role requires steering a cohesive product vision, managing stakeholders, and delivering data-driven results while traveling up to 25%

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management.
• 5+ years experience managing a team of product managers.
• Passion for data and the impact of digitalization on customers.
• Proven track record of developing and launching software products.
• Experience leading cross-functional and cross-organizational projects.
• Proficiency in using data and analytics to drive decisions.
• Experience managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty.
• Ability to convey complex ideas concisely and impactfully.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for executives and customers.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and collaborate with a global team.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a cohesive product vision and strategy for AEC data powering Autodesk Forma cloud.
• Partner with business strategy and sales to align on market opportunities.
• Develop roadmaps focused on outcomes, from concept to delivery and adoption.
• Track strategic objectives, key results, and product health KPIs.
• Attract and grow a high‑performing, geographically dispersed product team.
• Represent Autodesk strategy at customer sites and external events.
• Lead product discovery to identify critical customer problems and validate viability.
• Prioritize requirements with engineering, balance trade-offs, and support releases.

Skills

Product management

Team leadership

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Global collaboration

Education

MBA

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID # 26WD101506

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Director of Product Management to join our Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Platform Data team and advance our mission to reimagine the way customers capture, utilize, and manage BIM data. This opportunity is for you if you are excited by the idea of empowering the AEC industry by transforming how AEC professionals use data to capture knowledge, inform decisions, and deliver projects.

As a Senior Director of Product Management in Autodesk's AEC Design Platform Data team, you will be at the forefront of building the AEC Data Model, the next generation of data capabilities for the Autodesk Forma Industry Cloud. In this role you'll foster relationships with some of industry's most influential AEC companies. You'll work with leaders from Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Autodesk Platform Services, Autodesk Construction Solutions, and Forma Design to define and drive the strategy for data in AEC. Reporting to the VP of AEC Data, you'll lead a product team focused on creating the data infrastructure which will power Autodesk's AEC products.

As this is a global role, you will work across multiple time zones and travel for in-person meetings such as conferences, team offsites, and customer visits. This position is hybrid remote and can be based in the US or Canada or the UK.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy

• Lead and ensure a holistic, cohesive product vision and strategy for AEC data that powers Autodesk Forma industry cloud
• Partner closely with business strategy and sales to align on market opportunities
• Drive focus on what will make the most positive impact on customer needs, adoption, and business impact
• Create and maintain roadmaps focused on customer outcomes, managing the plan from concept through execution, delivery, and post-release adoption and business success
• Ensure the establishment and tracking against strategic objectives, key results, and product health KPIs

Leadership & Team Development

• Attract, scale, and retain a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Owners to drive impact across a geographically dispersed team of internal partners and stakeholders
• Ensure cohesiveness and excellence in the practice of product management
• Be a role model for communication with customers and internal stakeholders, from telling our strategy, to facilitating alignment towards shared goals, and handling challenging situations
• Model collaborative leadership across organizational boundaries to establish self and team as trusted partners across Autodesk

Customer Engagement

• Develop and manage strong and lasting relationships with customers across firms of all sizes and across the globe
• Articulate product value to customers while differentiating products from competitive offerings
• Represent the AEC Data Model products/services and broader Autodesk strategy at customer sites, conferences, and other external venues

Product Discovery & Product Delivery

• Ensure excellence in product discovery to identify key customer problems that are most critical to solve, quickly understand value and viability risks, and work with the engineering leadership to successfully deliver solutions that address these problems
• Ensure solid decision making for product decisions that is fueled by data, both qualitative and quantitative
• Work with Autodesk product teams to prioritize requirements, make trade-offs, and support release plans
• Foster alignment with stakeholders across the company and maximize joint outcomes

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management
• 5+ years experience managing a team of product managers
• Passion for data and the impact digitalization can have on customers
• Proven track record of successfully developing and launching software products
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams on sizeable cross-functional and cross-organizational projects
• Proficiency in utilizing data and analytics to make well-informed decisions and develop business strategies
• Experience and comfort managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty
• Mastery of taking very complex ideas and conveying them in a concise and impactful manner
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation abilities to effectively communicate product strategy and vision to both executive and customer stakeholders
• Ability to effectively collaborate with a global team and travel for work up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree
• Deep understanding of AEC industry technology

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