Senior Event Operations Manager

Autodesk•AMER - United States - Arizona - Offsite/Home, NV

7d•$124,000 - $221,430•Remote

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Manager, Event Operations to lead the operational planning and execution of One Team Conference (OTC) — our annual go-to-market kick-off that unites global Sales, Customer Success, partners, and leadership around our growth strategy. As the operational lead for OTC, you will connect business stakeholders, executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and agency partners to deliver a high-impact, business-critical experience. You will own the integrated operational delivery of the program — creating clarity from ambiguity, anticipating needs, driving decisions, resolving issues at the appropriate level, and bringing clear recommendations when escalation is required. We are looking for a seasoned operator with deep experience producing large-scale enterprise conferences, sales kick-offs, or similarly complex global events. The ideal candidate combines operational rigor with strong judgment, financial acumen, executive presence, and emotional intelligence. They are decisive yet humble, structured yet adaptable, and know how to keep complex teams moving toward a shared outcome.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in enterprise event operations, experiential marketing, event production, or complex program delivery, ideally within a global technology company or agency environment
Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise conferences, sales kick-offs, or internal events for thousands of attendees
Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end operational delivery across complex, multi-stream programs
Experience managing large, complex budgets, including forecasting, reconciliation, and cost optimization
Experience leading agency and vendor partners against scope, budget, timeline, and performance expectations
Strong program management expertise and demonstrated ability to drive outcomes across highly matrixed, cross-functional organizations
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to synthesize complexity and influence senior leaders
Experience leading teams and developing talent
Willingness to travel for site visits, planning meetings, and on-site execution

Nice To Haves

You take ownership and come with solutions. You anticipate what's coming, create clarity from ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and bring options and recommendations - not simply problems to escalate
You know how to navigate people as well as process. You read the room, build trust quickly, understand organizational dynamics, and lead with emotional intelligence
You are a calm force under pressure. You adapt quickly, make decisions with incomplete information, and help others perform at their best
You care about the how as much as the what. You develop people, create accountability without unnecessary friction, and hold high standards without ego - equally comfortable setting direction and rolling up your sleeves
You are curious and always looking for a better way. You challenge the status quo when it makes the work, experience, process, or team stronger - and believe exceptional work and having fun along the way can coexist

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end operational delivery of OTC, from early planning through on-site execution and post-event reconciliation, including venue and space planning, housing, registration, transportation, F&B, staffing, production operations, attendee services, and operational readiness
Lead the integrated program plan and operating rhythm, owning the master timeline, critical path, dependencies, milestones, decision tracking, risk management, and cross-functional readiness while proactively removing roadblocks and driving work forward
Serve as the connective tissue across the organization, partnering with Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Brand, Content, Experience Design, Event Technology, Communications, Finance, Procurement, Legal, IT, Travel, Security, executive offices, and agency partners to establish clear ownership and accountability
Translate business and experience objectives into executable operational plans, partnering closely with GTM leadership and E&E teams to balance ambition, attendee experience, cost, risk, and feasibility
Lead agency and vendor partners, establishing clear scopes, deliverables, timelines, accountability, and performance expectations while ensuring partners operate as an integrated extension of the Autodesk team
Own the OTC budget and financial management, including forecasting, spend tracking, reconciliation, change management, and identification of efficiencies and cost optimization opportunities while protecting critical business and attendee experience requirements
Lead operational risk and readiness, anticipating dependencies and potential points of failure, developing contingency plans, and partnering with Security, Legal, Travel, IT, and other stakeholders on safety, compliance, accessibility, business continuity, and duty of care
Exercise strong judgment and decision-making, resolving issues at the appropriate level and escalating when necessary with clear context, options, trade-offs, and a recommended path forward
Provide clear, concise executive communications, distilling complexity into the decisions, risks, and information that matter most and adapting communication style across executives, stakeholders, teams, and partners
Lead and develop the extended OTC operations team, creating clarity of ownership, empowering others to lead, holding teams accountable, and fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and shared success
Drive continuous improvement, establishing repeatable processes and documentation, leading post-event reviews, and partnering with the Director of Event Operations to evolve broader E&E operational standards and best practices
Lead on-site operations with calm authority, managing multiple teams, partners, executives, and real-time decisions while maintaining perspective and protecting the attendee experience