Director, Product Management

Autodesk•Montreal, QC

4d•$180,000 - $321,860

About The Position

This role is responsible for developing the graphics strategy for the entire company, leading a holistic and cohesive product vision and strategy for the Visualization Solution platform and products. The position requires close collaboration with business strategy and sales to align on market opportunities, setting a high standard for product clarity, execution rigor, and cross-team collaboration. Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining roadmaps focused on customer outcomes, managing the product lifecycle from concept to adoption, and ensuring the establishment and tracking of strategic objectives, key results, and product health KPIs. Additionally, the role involves attracting, scaling, and retaining a high-performing team of Product Managers, fostering excellence in product management practices, and serving as a role model for communication with customers and internal stakeholders. The Director will also develop and manage strong customer relationships globally, articulate product value, represent Autodesk products externally, and foster alignment with internal stakeholders to maximize joint outcomes.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in product management or AEC or Graphics technology leadership.
5+ years' experience managing a team of Product Managers and/or Product Owners.
Deep understanding of Graphics and BIM Modelling.
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams on sizeable cross-functional and cross-organizational projects.
Proficiency in utilizing data and analytics to make well-informed decisions and develop business strategies.
Experience and comfort managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty.
Mastery of taking very complex ideas and conveying them in a concise and impactful manner.
Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation abilities to effectively communicate product strategy and vision to both executive and customer stakeholders.
Ability to effectively collaborate with a global team and travel for work up to 25% of the time.
Familiarity with scrum/agile methodologies.

Nice To Haves

MBA degree.
Experience and track record for making business cases, establishing and tracking business goals, and understanding financial metrics.
Be an expert and connected to the graphics community.
Has a background in the AEC industry

Responsibilities

Partner with experts and leadership in developing the graphics strategy for the whole company.
Lead and ensure a holistic, cohesive product vision and strategy for Visualization Solution platform and products.
Partner closely with business strategy and sales to align on market opportunities.
Set a high bar for product clarity, execution rigor, and cross-team collaboration.
Create and maintain roadmaps focused on customer outcomes, managing the plan from concept through execution, delivery, and post-release adoption and business success.
Ensure the establishment and tracking against strategic objectives, key results, and product health KPIs.
Attract, scale, and retain a high-performing team of Product Managers to drive impact across a geographically dispersed team of internal partners and stakeholders.
Ensure cohesiveness and excellence in the practice of product management.
Be a role model for communication with customers and internal stakeholders, from telling our strategy, to facilitating alignment towards shared goals, and handling challenging situations.
Model collaborative leadership across organizational boundaries to establish self and team as trusted partners across Autodesk.
Develop and manage strong and lasting relationships with customers across firms of all sizes and across the globe.
Articulate product value to customers while differentiating products from competitive offerings.
Represent the Autodesk Graphics and Visualization products and broader Autodesk strategy at customer sites, conferences, and other external venues.
Foster alignment with stakeholders across the company and maximize joint outcomes.