Corporate Counsel ( Consulting

Corporate Counsel (Autodesk Consulting)

Join Autodesk to partner with Autodesk Consulting, a global professional services team that thrives on innovation and has a passion for delivering outcomes. The role will provide hands‑on, proactive, and practical legal advice on a wide range of strategic initiatives from inception to execution. You will serve as the Legal Business Partner for a dispersed global team, managing complexity, reconciling competing needs, and driving change in a responsible, ethical, and efficient manner for Autodesk customers worldwide.

• Credible, confident, and strong leadership abilities.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a wide range of commercial, IP, technology, and professional services engagements.
• Customer‑centric mindset when partnering with Sales, Product Support, or Professional Services teams in a multi‑national software company.
• Creative problem solver with proven track record in commercial law, intellectual property, data security, privacy, AI, competition law, and compliance.
• Capable of succinctly framing complex legal issues when communicating with management, both written and verbal.
• Familiar with data power and able to balance business benefits against legal risks.
• Collaborative and able to work in a highly matrixed environment, involving subject‑matter experts as needed while driving decisions and outcomes.
• Excited to work on global projects with teams worldwide.
• Authentic, respectful, and able to establish positive relationships throughout the organization.
• Curious about technology and energized by its potential to transform the world.

• Minimum 5 years of in‑house experience at a professional services, consulting, or technology company with global reach or related law firm experience.
• Exceptional judgment, creativity, and strategic thinking with practical advice balancing legal and business objectives.
• Law degree from a recognized university with strong academic credentials.
• Strong organizational skills and flexibility in a fast‑paced, limited‑direction environment.
• Customer‑centric mindset and concise drafting and communication of complex issues.
• Experience in privacy, AI, data security issues, and compliance (CIPP certification a plus).
• Sound legal and business judgment and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to handle change and ambiguity.
• Prepared to travel 5‑8x/year.

Prepared to travel 5‑8x/year. This role must be hybrid to one of our office locations posted.

For U.S.

-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $147,500 and $238,590. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location and may exceed this range. Compensation may include annual cash bonuses, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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 employment for all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.