Senior Platform Partnerships & Co-Innovation Lead

Autodesk; United States; On-site; USD 136,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk seeks a Senior Director/VP of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships to lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of technology partnerships, with high autonomy under the Director. It owns flagship engagements, assesses partner technology fit, and drives co-innovation and co-marketing, while building executive narratives for senior forums.

The role mentors the Manager of Technology Partnerships, drives cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product and Marketing, and guides

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years in technical partnerships or strategy.
• 3+ years leading partnerships with SaaS and consumer hardware.
• Experience with AI/ML, Data, Visualization & Graphics, and Robotics.

Responsibilities

• Own flagship partner strategy and engagements end-to-end. Drive roadmap and joint-program outcomes with stakeholders in platform and industry verticals.
• Lead co-innovation programs. Assess partner-technology fit to inform where and how to partner.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product, and Marketing.
• Build and maintain engagement plans across the lifecycle, from concept-to-market through go/no-go assessments, prototyping, collaborative workshops, and GTM planning.
• Manage partner engagements by documenting scope, dependencies, risks; tracking project milestones; and reporting updates to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare partnership strategy options, analysis, and recommendations for Director & VP decisions.
• Contribute to new-partner identification and evaluation.
• Represent the team at Senior Director/VP-level forums and industry/partner conferences.
• Build VP-quality narratives and executive materials, including briefings and quarterly newsletters.
• Provide guidance and informal leadership to the Manager of Technology Partnerships.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Executive communication

SaaS partnerships

Leadership

AI/ML awareness

Hyperscalers

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Autodesk seeks a Senior Director/VP of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships to lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of technology partnerships, with high autonomy under the Director. It owns flagship engagements, assesses partner technology fit, and drives co-innovation and co-marketing, while building executive narratives for senior forums.

The role mentors the Manager of Technology Partnerships, drives cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product and Marketing, and guides