Position Overview
Autodesk is seeking an experienced and skilled Senior Technical Product Manager to oversee our Consistent Experience Components and Material Libraries. This role involves developing the strategic vision, product roadmap, and managing the delivery of these components to ensure customer satisfaction, drive innovation, and enhance market competitiveness. The individual in this position will work closely with the platform teams and internal platform adopters representing various Autodesk products. Experience in working with platform-based projects and desktop products is preferred. Additionally, the ideal candidate should have experience releasing components, a strong understanding of component licensing, license allocation and procurement processes, and expertise in cloud-based data management. Candidate must be familiar with how materials are used in manufacturing and construction workflows. The position is hybrid/remote and requires support for East Coast (EST) and Shanghai hours, international travel might be required at 25%.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and articulate the product vision and strategy for Consistent Experience Components and Material Libraries, ensuring alignment with Autodesk’s overarching product strategy
- Roadmap Development: Create and maintain comprehensive product roadmaps that align with business objectives, market trends, and technological advancements
- Cross-functional Coordination: Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales, legal, procurement, and customer support teams to ensure successful product development, launch, and continuous improvement. This includes consolidating requirements from internal product teams for the Consistent Experience Components and Material Libraries, and understanding licensing allocation
- Customer Focus: Understand customer needs through research, feedback, and market analysis, translating these insights into actionable requirements and product features. Note: the primary customers will be internal Autodesk product teams
- Project Management: Plan, initiate, and manage product schedules, integrating developmental milestones and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products
- Performance Monitoring: Establish performance metrics, monitor product performance, and implement continuous improvements to meet customer expectations and business goals
- Market Analysis: Analyze market trends, competitor products, and industry developments to identify opportunities for product differentiation and growth
- Stakeholder Management and Communication: Effectively communicate product strategies, plans, and results to internal stakeholders, customers, and partners
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. An MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of product management experience with technical products in the software or technology industry. Experience with cloud-based data management systems and Autodesk products is preferred
- Technical Skills: Strong understanding of product development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, software development processes, and software licensing contract management
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with CAD, CAM, and CAE software and material libraries is highly desirable
- Analytical Abilities: Proficiency in data analysis, market research, and deriving actionable insights
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, and drive product success
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Customer-oriented: Strong focus on customer satisfaction and ability to translate customer needs into product features
- Technical Data Understanding: Understanding technical materials data is essential
- Availability: Must be able to support East Coast (EST) and Shanghai hours due to the global nature of the role. International travel is at 25%