Senior Program Manager, Flow Growth

Autodesk•Novi, MI

4d•$102,000 - $182,710•Hybrid

About The Position

Autodesk is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join the Flow Growth team, focusing on Flow Studio and Flow Capture. This role is crucial for scaling two of Autodesk's fastest-growing businesses within the Media & Entertainment industry cloud. The Senior Program Manager will act as the right hand to the Director of Sales, Flow, helping to establish and manage cross-functional growth teams. This position involves shaping the operating model from the ground up, ensuring teams are focused, aligned, and delivering on growth strategies. The role requires close collaboration with senior leaders across Go-To-Market, Product, Marketing, Sales, Strategy, and Business Analytics, utilizing analytical skills and program leadership to bring structure, accountability, and clear decision-making processes. Regular communication on progress, risks, and wins will be essential to keep stakeholders engaged.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in program management, project management, or PMO roles, managing complex cross-functional programs with senior stakeholders.
Experience building new programs, teams, or operating models from the ground up.
Proven experience leading go-to-market or revenue growth programs spanning Sales, Marketing, Strategy, and Analytics, including defining the plan.
Experience partnering closely with a senior leader as a trusted advisor, chief of staff, or program lead.
A self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, a bias for action, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.
Strong analytical and data-driven mindset, comfortable defining metrics and using data to drive decisions.
Ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.
Excellent planning skills, ability to remain calm in high-stakes situations, and skill in managing complexity.
Demonstrated executive presence and exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
Ability to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a startup or high-growth business, with comfort operating in an unstructured environment and leading through ambiguity.
Experience in Media & Entertainment, creative tools, or production technology.
Experience scaling SaaS, cloud, or AI-powered products, ideally emerging or high-growth businesses.
Familiarity with subscription business metrics (ARR, ACV, NRR, pipeline coverage) and sales motions (direct, inside, channel, self-serve).
Strong financial acumen.
Experience with program management and collaboration tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Power BI, Tableau).

Responsibilities

Partner with the Director of Sales, Flow to establish the Flow Studio and Flow Capture Growth Teams, defining charters, roles, responsibilities, and decision rights.
Manage the program for both teams, including planning cycles, meeting cadences, business reviews, quarterly priorities, and retrospectives.
Translate the Director's growth strategy into executable plans with clear goals, milestones, owners, and metrics, and track progress.
Partner with Analytics to define and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for scale, such as pipeline, ACV/ARR, conversion, adoption, expansion, and retention, ensuring a single source of truth.
Coordinate key go-to-market workstreams across functions, including segment and market prioritization, campaigns, pricing and packaging input, partner and channel strategies, and sales enablement.
Identify dependencies, risks, and blockers across teams, drive issues to resolution, and escalate critical decisions to the Director.
Prepare the Director for leadership reviews and develop executive communications tailored to various audiences, from team working sessions to senior leadership.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accountability, and operational excellence, and document successful practices for scalability.
Build strong alliances and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and trust across all involved teams.