Senior Manager, Platform Technology Partnerships

4 hours ago

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Autodesk Full-time
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26WD101275 L'affichage de poste en français suivra / The French job posting follows. Position Overview

This role leads and influences the strategy and execution of Autodesk's technology partnerships end-to-end, operating with high autonomy under the Director of Strategic Alliances & Partnerships. It owns flagship partner engagements, which includes assessing partner technology fit, driving co-innovation and co-marketing programs, and building the analysis and options that inform executive-level strategy and go/no-go decisions. The role represents the team at Senior Director/VP-level forums, builds executive narratives, and provides guidance and informal leadership to the Manager of Technology Partnerships Responsibilities

Own flagship partner strategy and engagements end-to-end. Drive roadmap and joint-program outcomes with stakeholders in platform and industry verticals

Lead co-innovation programs. Assess partner-technology fit to inform where and how to partner

Drive cross-functional alignment across Platform, Product, and Marketing

Build and maintain engagement plans across the lifecycle, from concept-to-market through go/no-go assessments, prototyping, collaborative workshops, and GTM planning

Manage partner engagements by documenting scope, dependencies, risks; tracking project milestones; and reporting updates to key internal and external stakeholders

Prepare partnership strategy options, analysis, and recommendations for Director & VP decisions

Contribute to new-partner identification and evaluation

Represent the team at Senior Director/VP-level forums and industry/partner conferences

Build VP-quality narratives and executive materials, including briefings and quarterly newsletters

Provide guidance and informal leadership to the Manager of Technology Partnerships

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required

7+ years of experience in technical partnerships, business strategy, or management consulting

3+ years of leading partnerships, especially SaaS & consumer hardware companies such as Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, and Google, to name a few, and experience working with technologies such as AI/ML, Data, Visualization & Graphics, and Robotics

Experience working with hyperscalers

Experience in one or more of these industries: Enterprise Software, Consumer HW, Data, Design & Make Software, Cloud, and Security

Demonstrated experience leading partnership or technical programs end-to-end, with high autonomy

Technical background sufficient to assess partner technology stacks and lead co-innovation efforts

Comfortable with cloud, AI/LLM, and platform concepts

Strong executive-quality written communication and narrative/deck-building

Self-directed. Highly effective in managing ambiguity, multiple stakeholders, and matrixed environments

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with the AEC, Manufacturing, and/or Media & Entertainment software domain

MBA preferred

Engineering, AI, or other technical education

Prior experience providing informal leadership or mentorship to junior team members

26WD101275, Responsable senior des partenariats technologiques pour les plateformes

Aperçu du poste

Ce poste consiste à diriger et à orienter la stratégie et la mise en œuvre des partenariats technologiques d’Autodesk de bout en bout, en opérant avec une grande autonomie sous la responsabilité du directeur des alliances et partenariats stratégiques. Le titulaire gère les relations avec les partenaires phares, ce qui implique d’évaluer l’adéquation technologique des partenaires, de piloter des programmes de co-innovation et de co-marketing, et d’élaborer les analyses et les options qui éclairent la stratégie au niveau de la direction ainsi que les décisions de lancement ou d’abandon de projets. Le titulaire du poste représente l’équipe lors de forums de niveau directeur senior/vice-président, élabore les arguments de vente destinés à la direction et apporte des conseils ainsi qu’un leadership informel au responsable des partenariats technologiques Responsabilités

Gérer de bout en bout la stratégie et les relations avec les partenaires phares. Piloter la feuille de route et les résultats des programmes conjoints avec les parties prenantes des plateformes et des secteurs verticaux

Diriger les programmes de co-innovation. Évaluer l’adéquation des technologies des partenaires afin de déterminer où et comment établir des partenariats

Assurer la coordination interfonctionnelle entre les équipes Plateforme, Produit et Marketing

Élaborer et maintenir des plans d’engagement tout au long du cycle de vie, de la conception à la mise sur le marché, en passant par les évaluations de lancement ou d’abandon, le prot