Senior Manager, Platform Partnerships & Co-Innovation

Autodesk, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc. is seeking a Senior Partnerships leader to own end-to-end technology partnerships and drive co-innovation programs with major platforms and hardware partners.

The role involves strategic planning, executive-level storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration across Platform, Product, and Marketing to deliver joint programs. You will represent the team at senior forums, build executive narratives, and provide informal leadership to the Manager of Technology Partnerships, all

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years in technical partnerships, business strategy, or management consulting.
• 3+ years leading partnerships, especially SaaS & consumer hardware with major players (Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, Google).
• Experience with AI/ML, Data, Visualization & Graphics, and Robotics.
• Experience working with hyperscalers.
• Experience in Enterprise Software, Consumer HW, Data, Design & Make Software, Cloud, and Security.
• Strong executive-quality written communication and narrative/deck-building.
• Self-directed with ability to manage ambiguity and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own flagship partner strategy and engagements end-to-end.
• Drive roadmap and joint-program outcomes with Platform and Industry stakeholders.
• Lead co-innovation programs and assess partner-technology fit.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product, and Marketing.
• Manage partnership engagements with scope, risks, milestones, and updates.
• Prepare partnership strategy options and recommendations for leadership.
• Contribute to new-partner identification and evaluation.
• Represent the team at Senior Director/VP forums and conferences.
• Draft VP-level narratives and executive materials; mentor the Manager of Technology Partnerships.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Program leadership

Executive communication

SaaS partnerships

AI/ML

Data visualization

Robotics

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Autodesk, Inc. is seeking a Senior Partnerships leader to own end-to-end technology partnerships and drive co-innovation programs with major platforms and hardware partners.

The role involves strategic planning, executive-level storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration across Platform, Product, and Marketing to deliver joint programs. You will represent the team at senior forums, build executive narratives, and provide informal leadership to the Manager of Technology Partnerships, all