Principal Program Lead

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** 25WD92065##
** Position Overview
** At Autodesk, we do what no other company on the planet can: provide our customers the technology to Make Anything. We are on a journey of significant enterprise growth. To maintain and accelerate our trajectory, we need a senior program lead to drive key organizational transformations across our go-to-market organization.
This role requires understanding the business and people strategy drivers across Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success, and ensuring transformations are delivered cohesively, with a high degree of confidentiality and cross-functional partnership.
We are seeking an experienced Principal Program Lead to support Autodesk’s Transformation Management Office. This role is critical for Autodesk to achieve growth and cross-functional alignment. You will partner with our senior go-to-market leadership team to understand organizational goals, ensure cohesive planning, and prepare the business for continued change and evolution. You will help maintain consistent approaches to delivering transformations, with a focus on large, complex initiatives.
Reporting to the Director of TMO, you will play a central role in ensuring consistency across enterprise transformations, driving alignment to strategic goals, improving processes around organizational impacts, and ensuring change delivers measurable business outcomes.## Responsibilities
* Drive TMO initiatives to deliver key organizational transformations
* Lead cross-functional program execution, partnering across Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and operations
* Understand business drivers and customer segments to ensure organizational transformations deliver both growth and efficiency
* Establish and maintain cross-program visibility, escalating risks to the appropriate leader or steering committee
* Develop and refine standards, methodologies, and best practices for managing organizational change
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including business analysis, enablement, technical delivery, and change management—to define clear program scope, objectives, and deliverables
* Drive continuous improvement in program management processes, tools, and capabilities, fostering innovation and operational excellence
* Manage relationships with senior executives to ensure alignment, visibility, and support for transformation objectives##

Minimum Qualifications
* 8-12 years of experience in program management or go-to-market transformation, with deep experience in sales, marketing, customer success, or revenue operations
* Proven track record of successfully managing complex enterprise programs from initiation to completion across multiple domains
* Strong ability to influence without authority, driving alignment across senior stakeholders and diverse teams
* In-depth knowledge of program management methodologies, tools, and techniques
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging VP and C-suite leaders##

The Ideal Candidate
* Deep experience in driving mission-critical, strategic initiatives at scale
* Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills tailored for executive audiences
* Demonstrated ability to deliver results in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
* Strong background in go-to-market operations and agile delivery practices.
* Adept at balancing multiple critical initiatives while maintaining clarity of focus
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred
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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.

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