Senior People Business Partner Program Manager and Chief of Staff, Autodesk
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
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3D design, engineering & entertainment software
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower innovators with design and make technology so they can achieve the new possible.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of relevant experience, with a BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience
- Prior HR/People Business Partner experience preferred
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Analytical mindset with experience working with large data sets to derive meaningful insights
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence and align leaders and stakeholders across matrixed organizations
- Ability to manage operating cadences and drive alignment across teams
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver results
- Experience coordinating and leading cross-functional initiatives, ensuring execution and accountability
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable recommendations
- Strategic Thinking - Proactively responds to evolving business/functional needs and objectives
- Strong presentation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Change management skills
What the job involves
- As the Senoir Chief of Staff/Program Manager for the People Business Partner (PBP) organization, you will collaborate with PBP leaders to drive strategic initiatives, enhance team and business performance, and ensure seamless execution and employee experience
- Our PBP function is a strategic arm of the organization, focusing on Organizational Development and Talent Management. The PBP community partners with Autodesk executives to develop and implement divisional talent strategies that serve as key enablers of the overall business strategy
- Maintain and continue to evolve an efficient operating cadence for the PBP community, aligning with People & Places (PPL) and business rhythms, including succession planning, compensation, performance reviews, and talent development
- Coordinate and facilitate PBP staff and extended staff meetings, functional meetings and offsites. Build agendas and ensure clear documentation of decisions, next steps, and follow-ups
- Serve as a strategic advisor to Business Partner Practice Leads, helping prioritize initiatives and drive decision-making within Practice Areas and the broader PBP community
- Partner cross-functionally across PPL to strengthen alignment between Centers of Excellence (COE) and PBP organizations
- Contribute to cross functional projects, representing the PBP perspective and influencing program design, delivery, and enablement
- Partner with Insights Partners to generate insights for PBP Practice Leads using key employee metrics, leveraging tools such as the People Insights Portal and customized reporting
- Drive short- to mid-term functional and practice-specific initiatives by identifying challenges, framing problems, and delivering solutions. Translate initiatives and strategies into actionable outcomes
- Manage internal communications including drafting emails, updates, presentations, and reports for PBP function and executive audiences on behalf of Practice Leads
- Provide support in prioritization and execution for PBP Practice Leads, translating strategic vision into actionable outcomes
- Collaborate with the PBP Executive Assistant and provide work direction as needed regarding functional priorities, initiatives, meeting cadences and offsites
- Build and maintain a trusted and collaborative relationship with the CPO’s Chief of Staff and Go to Market. Operate as a strong partner in strategic planning and execution
- Lead and influence across PPL functions, including Performance Consulting, Talent Management, Diversity & Belonging, Compensation, Learning & Development, and People Analytics, as well as Employee Listening, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition, and GTM functions
Our take
Autodesk supplies software that enables teams to collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D, serving a range of industries such as engineering, product design, and entertainment. Founded in 1982, the company first delivered the AutoCAD system, a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application, that is still seeing updated releases to this day.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, across many different industries and applications – in some of which it remains nearly irreplaceable. The company has an impressive history of diversification, which it continues to this day. For example, the 2022 acquisition of Moxion, a cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading filmmakers, bolstered the company’s offerings for the media and entertainment industry.
The rise of AR and VR technologies is driving modern growth in the computer-aided design market, creating space for Autodesk to expand further. On top of this, a recent shift to the popular SaaS model puts the company in an opportunistic position to seek further success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
San Rafael, CA
Leadership
Andrew Anagnost
(CEO & President, not founder)Has worked at the company since 1997, including as CMO and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing. Became CEO in 2017.
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