Chief of Staff, Autodesk Education

Position Overview
This role serves as Chief of Staff to the Vice President and General Manager, Autodesk Education and is a senior leadership position at the center of Autodesk’s Education business. This Senior Manager will operate as a true extension of the VP, helping set direction, drive execution against the highest priority initiatives, ensure the business runs with rigor, clarity, and momentum, and that our team is living Autodesk’s cultural values.

In addition to serving as Chief of Staff, this role leads a small but highly leveraged Program Management Office focused on the most critical Education initiatives. The role is highly visible, works closely with senior leaders across the division and Autodesk more broadly, including Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Legal, and Operations, and plays a defining role in how the Education business supports Autodesk’s long term growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic thought partner and operational extension of the VP, Education, helping shape priorities, sequencing, and decision making

• Drive clarity on Education strategy, goals, and tradeoffs, ensuring alignment across leadership and functional teams

• Prepare and synthesize materials for executive reviews, operating forums, and key leadership moments

• Ensure follow through on critical decisions, commitments, and cross functional dependencies

• Serve as a trusted connector across the Education leadership team, surfacing risks early and helping resolve issues before they slow progress

• Represent the business with peers and key stakeholders across the company

• Lead a small, high impact Program Management Office responsible for driving Autodesk’s most important Education initiatives

• Establish clear operating mechanisms, milestones, and accountability for complex, cross functional programs

• Prioritize initiatives based on strategic impact, capacity, and business outcomes, not activity

• Create visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies for senior leaders and stakeholders

• Continuously improve how Education programs are planned, executed, and measured

• Represent Education in cross enterprise forums and initiatives

• Build strong relationships with leaders across Product, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Legal, and Operations

• Bring an enterprise mindset while advocating for the unique needs and opportunities of the Education business

• Model clear thinking, strong judgment, and calm execution in a fast paced, highly visible environment

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, program management, or related leadership roles

• Demonstrated experience operating as a Chief of Staff or in a highly trusted role supporting a senior executive

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross functional initiatives with significant business impact

• Strong business judgment, structured thinking, and executive communication skills

• Experience operating in product led organizations and partnering closely with Product and Engineering teams

• Ability to travel up to 25% both domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or operating within an end-to-end business or GM like model

• Background in education, B2B SaaS, or mission driven businesses

• Experience building or leading PMO or program management functions

• Comfort navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving strategy

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/

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.

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