Director, Portfolio Planning (San Francisco)

Job Requisition ID #

25WD90011

Position Overview

As the Director of Portfolio Planning, you will be the driving force behind our project delivery methodology, ensuring our initiatives align with Autodesks strategic goals and our Go-to-Market (GTM) teams success. Your leadership, governance, and strategic foresight will be pivotal as you establish standardized processes, orchestrate prioritization, forecast resource needs, and shape demand to maximize impact and revenue.

At Autodesk, we believe in creating an environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. We are on a mission to design and make a better world, and we need talented individuals to help us achieve this goal. We are currently looking for a dedicated and forward-thinking Director of Portfolio Planning to join our Technology Delivery team in the Growth Experience Technology (GET) organization within the COO. This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our companys growth and success.

Responsibilities

• Lead Standardization: Establish and maintain a consistent delivery methodology across all projects, ensuring standardized processes for planning, execution, and delivery, to bring consistency and predictability

• Prioritize Initiatives: Orchestrate portfolio-wide prioritization, resolving conflicts between competing demands, and ensuring our most critical initiatives receive the resources they need

• Strategically Forecast: Proactively forecast future resource needs, allowing us to strategically hire, train, and develop our talent, ensuring we always have the right people with the right skills to meet evolving demands

• Align with Business Strategy: Deeply understand Autodesk's overarching business strategy, market position, and GTM goals, ensuring alignment in all projects and investments

• Shape Demand: Actively shape demand, ensuring every project undertaken is a deliberate, high-impact investment towards Autodesk's GTM success and, by extension, its revenue

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of total relevant experience with 4+ years in progressive leadership roles within capacity planning and portfolio management within a technology-driven organization, including a strong track record of successfully implementing and optimizing these processes

• Demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives and translate business objectives into actionable plans

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and software development lifecycles

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills with the ability to engage and gain consensus from senior leadership

• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions regarding resource allocation and prioritization

• Experience working in a complex, fast-paced environment with a strong focus on Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies and revenue generation

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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 its 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 youre 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

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Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesks competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $182,200 and $294,800. Offers are based on the candidates 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.

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