Autodesk is enabling people to design and make a better world. The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector has several product development organizations, including AutoCAD, Building, and Infrastructure Solutions (ABI). This product portfolio includes industry leading products like AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, InfoWorks ICM, InfoDrainage, ReCap Pro, Info360, InfraWorks, and other products serving the AEC sector. development, QA, DevOps, and program mgmt.

We are a customer-focused engineering organization that measures success based on customer adoption, product satisfaction, and innovation. Autodesk is enabling people to design and make a better world. The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector has several product development organizations, including AutoCAD, Building, and Infrastructure Solutions (ABI).

This product portfolio includes industry leading products like AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, InfoWorks ICM, InfoDrainage, ReCap Pro, Info360, InfraWorks, and other products serving the AEC sector. development, QA, DevOps, and program mgmt. We are a customer-focused engineering organization that measures success based on customer adoption, product satisfaction, and innovation. The Director, Chief of Staff is the strategic adviser and operating partner to the ABI leadership team, and reports to the Vice President.

The role increases the effectiveness of the VP, the ABI Leadership Team, and the broader organization by improving decision quality, portfolio alignment, execution velocity and organizational health. This position manages a small team of business operations and program management professionals. You will identify emerging risks and dependencies, lead selected cross-organizational initiatives, strengthen leadership-team effectiveness, and ensure that important decisions are understood and acted upon throughout the organization.

Frame complex problems, develop fact-based options, challenge assumptions and recommend explicit courses of action Integrate customer, market, product, financial,



people and operational insights into concise recommendations to support leadership decisions. Create an environment in which leaders surface risks early, engage in constructive conflict and make explicit, timely decisions Use employee insights, business performance and operational signals to identify organizational barriers and recommend interventions Support organizational and operating-model changes and objectives, performance metrics and key results Prepare and support the VP in executive reviews, employee engagements, customer meetings, industry events and other high-impact forums Own and manage selected strategic initiatives as a lead program and project manager that span ABI product groups, functions or Autodesk organizations Maintain portfolio-level visibility into progress, risks, dependencies and capacity constraints, and drive timely escalation and resolution Identify opportunities to reuse platforms, capabilities and operating practices across teams and reduce duplication or local optimization Lead, develop and prioritize the ABI business operations and program management team. Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Architecture, or related field; Master’s degree preferred ~10 years of experience within the software development industry, preferably within product management or development organizations.

Strong inter-personal skills, comfort negotiating with stakeholders, knowing when to push vs. and externally with customers and partners ~ Skills to guide and direct objectives at meetings, strategic planning sessions, quarterly business reviews,



etc ~ Experience creating operating systems, including decision processes, portfolio reviews, objective-setting, performance management and executive forums ~ Ability to gather data, analyze, visualize, and structure fact-based recommendations ~ ABI is a global organization with major sites in San Francisco, Boston, Vancouver, Toronto, Shanghai, Singapore, Bucharest, Krakow, and London. Travel expectations would be approximately 25%, visiting our sites, attending leadership offsites, participating in Autodesk and industry conferences, and meeting with customers & partners You are comfortable challenging senior leaders constructively, offering alternative perspectives, and helping a leadership team make timely, well-informed decisions You identify risks, dependencies, and competing priorities early, make trade-offs visible, and bring the right people together to move complex, cross-organizational initiatives forward You communicate complex topics clearly and confidently with employees, executives, customers, and partners. You have experience engaging with customers professionally and representing the company in customer meetings and external forums, adapting your message to the audience while protecting the company’s interests and reputation 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. 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 you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all.

In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

📌 Director, Chief of Staff - AutoCAD, Building, and Infrastructure Solutions (Toronto)
🏢 Autodesk
📍 Toronto