Principal Program Manager, Business Operations

Autodesk•Portland, OR

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and collaborative Principal Program Manager, Business Operations to join the LEEP Office of the Chief of Staff. The role supports LEEP’s operational execution, program coordination, tracking, and reporting, helping the organization operate effectively. LEEP builds and enhances systems and tools that support teams across Autodesk, including Sales, Finance, and Marketing. The Office of the Chief of Staff establishes the operating framework for LEEP, and this position helps shape, evolve, and operationalize that framework by managing the processes, tools, data, and recurring activities that keep the organization organized and on track. The role maintains governance rhythms and visibility across programs and operational activities; coordinates inputs and deliverables across teams; tracks commitments and milestones; prepares reporting; and ensures timely follow-through. It also manages recurring business operations processes, including budget coordination, contractor operations, organizational reporting, meeting cadences, and other cross-functional activities. The position is available on-site, hybrid, or remotely in the United States or Canada, with up to 20% travel to Autodesk offices and Autodesk-sponsored events. This is a hands-on operations role for someone who can bring structure to complex and ambiguous environments, design scalable approaches where established processes do not exist, work with data, build clear reporting, coordinate across functions, and make sure details and commitments are followed through. Success means LEEP’s operational processes run smoothly, leaders have accurate and timely information, teams understand expectations, and commitments are consistently tracked to completion.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in business operations, program management, technical program management, or a related discipline within a high-tech or similarly complex organization.
Demonstrated experience managing operational processes and multiple concurrent workstreams.
Strong program management skills, including planning, milestone tracking, dependency management, risk identification, action tracking, and follow-through.
Strong analytical skills and experience building and maintaining dashboards, reports, trackers, and operational metrics.
Experience supporting business processes such as budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, hiring, vendor or contractor management, and organizational reporting.
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to keep complex activities and multiple stakeholders on track.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to consolidate information from multiple sources into clear, concise updates.
Strong relationship-building and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
Ability to identify issues, escalate appropriately, and drive operational items through resolution.
Ability to prioritize and execute across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
Continuous-improvement mindset and demonstrated ability to make recurring processes simpler, more consistent, and more efficient.
High proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Copilot.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with tools such as Airtable and Jira.

Responsibilities

Manage recurring business operations processes and operating cadences across LEEP.
Maintain dashboards, trackers, calendars, and reporting that provide visibility into activities, milestones, commitments, risks, and dependencies.
Gather and consolidate team inputs to produce accurate, timely status reporting for the Chief of Staff.
Track operational metrics and activities involving budget, hiring, contractor workforce, enablement, employee engagement, and roadmap milestones.
Maintain operational documentation, process guides, templates, and resources that support consistent execution.
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, or automate recurring operational processes.
Maintain plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, and action items for key programs and operational initiatives.
Track commitments and deliverables and follow up with owners to support timely completion.
Coordinate status updates across teams and workstreams and surface risks, delays, or dependencies requiring attention.
Establish practical tracking and reporting mechanisms for new programs or activities as needed.
Maintain action and decision logs and ensure agreed next steps are captured and followed through.
Support program owners with planning, coordination, documentation, and reporting.
Coordinate operational activities and deliverables across Finance, HR, Vendor Management, Sourcing, Enablement, and other partner functions.
Track and manage statements of work and contractor onboarding and offboarding, including requests, approvals, access, and completion of required activities.
Coordinate budget-related activities with Finance.
Support hiring and workforce tracking by maintaining current information and coordinating inputs with relevant partners.
Track cross-functional requests and dependencies to ensure they reach appropriate owners and are completed on time.
Coordinate recurring operating reviews, team forums, workshops, and offsites.
Prepare agendas, materials, data, and status updates for effective meetings.
Facilitate operational and program reviews as needed, focusing on progress, risks, decisions, and actions.
Document decisions, actions, owners, and deadlines, and manage follow-up through completion.
Provide operational support for Communities of Practice, including scheduling, communications, materials, and action tracking.
Support employee engagement activities through planning, coordination, communications, logistics, and tracking.