Lead Consultant – AECO Technical Advisory

Position Overview

Autodesk Consulting is looking for a Lead Consultant to join our Southern Europe team, supporting strategic customers across France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. This hybrid role combines business consulting, industry expertise, solution implementation and customer advisory. You will partner with some of Autodesk’s largest customers to define their digital transformation strategy, lead solution adoption, and deliver measurable business outcomes. You will be comfortable discussing business strategy with executives and also configuring solutions, leading workshops and guiding implementation teams.

You will lead customer engagements from discovery through value realization, coordinating cross‑functional teams and acting as a trusted advisor throughout the customer journey.

• Build trusted relationships with customer executives, business leaders and project teams.
• Understand customer business objectives, challenges and industry context to define outcome‑driven solutions.
• Design implementation approaches that balance business priorities, technical feasibility and speed to value.
• Lead consulting engagements, coordinating Autodesk specialists and partner resources to deliver successful outcomes.
• Provide hands‑on implementation services for Autodesk solutions within your area of expertise.
• Drive customer adoption through change management, governance and best practices.
• Identify and scope opportunities to expand customer value and collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Success and Solution Architects.
• Act as an industry thought leader by sharing insights, best practices and innovative approaches.
• Continuously learn new technologies, workflows and AI‑enabled capabilities to better serve customers.

• 7+ years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Operations (AECO).
• Deep expertise in at least one AECO sub‑industry, with a strong understanding of customer business processes.
• Proven experience leading customer engagements from strategy through implementation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Autodesk technologies relevant to your domain.
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams through influence rather than formal authority.
• Excellent workshop facilitation, communication and executive presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of change management and technology adoption.
• Fluent English and at least one Southern European language (French, Italian, Spanish) are required; additional regional languages are highly valued.
• Willingness to travel (up to 50%).

• Ingenious – Curious, adaptable and always looking for better ways to solve problems, learn new skills and leverage emerging technologies, including AI.
• One Autodesk – Build strong partnerships, bring people together and believe the best outcomes come from collaboration across teams and disciplines.
• Relentless – Proactively remove obstacles, embrace change and stay focused on helping customers—and Autodesk—achieve their goals.
• Customer Obsessed – Listen first, understand context and build lasting relationships based on trust and measurable value.
• Outcome Focused – Think beyond implementation, helping customers realize business value from their investment.

Salary is part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants and a comprehensive benefits package.