Principal Program Lead

Job Requisition ID #

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

• 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

• 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