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26WD97284
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Office of the CRO moves fast, operates across ambiguity, and touches the most consequential priorities in our sales organization. To scale that work, we're hiring a Senior Program Manager who will function as a true extension of the Chief of Staff to the CRO — someone who can pick up a half-formed idea and turn it into a crisp framework, a sharp deck, and a stakeholder plan.
This is not a role for someone who needs a defined playbook. It's a role for a seasoned operator who brings their own structure to undefined problems, earns trust without relying on formal authority, and takes genuine pride in making others look brilliant. You'll be embedded in the highest-priority work of the sales org — from culture and peak performance initiatives to CRO leadership sessions to strategic coordination — and you'll be the engine that keeps it all moving.
We are open to candidates based in the United States and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design, rollout, and adoption of core sales culture initiatives
- Build structure, momentum, and accountability frameworks that make programs stick beyond launch
- Partner with sales leadership and enablement to ensure initiatives land in the field — not just on paper
- Coordinate inputs, documentation, and reporting across key strategic initiatives
- Maintain visibility and alignment for the CRO and Chief of Staff without becoming a heavy centralized PMO function
- Step into selective initiative ownership when the work calls for it
- Translate early-stage CRO ideas into polished, executive-ready narratives and decks
- Bring genuine craft to the work — clean structure, sharp visual hierarchy, and the ability to make a complicated idea feel obvious
- Build scalable templates and reusable frameworks that accelerate future work across the org
- Own regular check-ins and reporting on the status of key sales org priorities
- Synthesize progress, surface risks, and keep stakeholders oriented — without generating noise for noise's sake
- Design and facilitate workshops and working sessions for the sales team
- Ensure every session has a clear purpose, tight design, and outputs that actually drive action
- Step into ambiguous, cross-functional problems and create clarity and forward motion
- Serve as a trusted second set of hands for the Chief of Staff across a wide and shifting range of priorities
- Build relationships across the sales org that create influence and unlock execution without relying on title or authority
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in consulting, Chief of Staff functions, sales enablement, or senior program operations
- Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, executive-level priorities and build them into structured, actionable programs
- Exceptional slide craft — strong visual thinker with the ability to make complex narratives land with a senior audience
- Strong EQ and executive presence; experienced operating in rooms where you may be the most junior person
- Bias toward execution — you care whether things actually land, not just whether they were well-designed
- Proven ability to work across senior stakeholders without formal authority, earning influence through quality and reliability
- Comfortable generating your own structure and moving forward in the absence of a clear brief or constant direction
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience supporting a senior GTM leader directly
- Background in sales culture, organizational transformation, or performance culture initiatives
- Familiarity with sales motion or GTM operating rhythms
- Experience in or exposure to Chief of Staff functions, with an interest in growing as a senior operator within a revenue or GTM organization
- Prior people management experience (not required, but indicative of the leadership maturity we're looking for)
Learn More
About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.
When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $124,000 and $221,430. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging
Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?
Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).
Job Requisition ID #
26WD97284
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Office of the CRO moves fast, operates across ambiguity, and touches the most consequential priorities in our sales organization. To scale that work, we're hiring a Senior Program Manager who will function as a true extension of the Chief of Staff to the CRO — someone who can pick up a half-formed idea and turn it into a crisp framework, a sharp deck, and a stakeholder plan.
This is not a role for someone who needs a defined playbook. It's a role for a seasoned operator who brings their own structure to undefined problems, earns trust without relying on formal authority, and takes genuine pride in making others look brilliant. You'll be embedded in the highest-priority work of the sales org — from culture and peak performance initiatives to CRO leadership sessions to strategic coordination — and you'll be the engine that keeps it all moving.
We are open to candidates based in the United States and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design, rollout, and adoption of core sales culture initiatives
- Build structure, momentum, and accountability frameworks that make programs stick beyond launch
- Partner with sales leadership and enablement to ensure initiatives land in the field — not just on paper
- Coordinate inputs, documentation, and reporting across key strategic initiatives
- Maintain visibility and alignment for the CRO and Chief of Staff without becoming a heavy centralized PMO function
- Step into selective initiative ownership when the work calls for it
- Translate early-stage CRO ideas into polished, executive-ready narratives and decks
- Bring genuine craft to the work — clean structure, sharp visual hierarchy, and the ability to make a complicated idea feel obvious
- Build scalable templates and reusable frameworks that accelerate future work across the org
- Own regular check-ins and reporting on the status of key sales org priorities
- Synthesize progress, surface risks, and keep stakeholders oriented — without generating noise for noise's sake
- Design and facilitate workshops and working sessions for the sales team
- Ensure every session has a clear purpose, tight design, and outputs that actually drive action
- Step into ambiguous, cross-functional problems and create clarity and forward motion
- Serve as a trusted second set of hands for the Chief of Staff across a wide and shifting range of priorities
- Build relationships across the sales org that create influence and unlock execution without relying on title or authority
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in consulting, Chief of Staff functions, sales enablement, or senior program operations
- Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, executive-level priorities and build them into structured, actionable programs
- Exceptional slide craft — strong visual thinker with the ability to make complex narratives land with a senior audience
- Strong EQ and executive presence; experienced operating in rooms where you may be the most junior person
- Bias toward execution — you care whether things actually land, not just whether they were well-designed
- Proven ability to work across senior stakeholders without formal authority, earning influence through quality and reliability
- Comfortable generating your own structure and moving forward in the absence of a clear brief or constant direction
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience supporting a senior GTM leader directly
- Background in sales culture, organizational transformation, or performance culture initiatives
- Familiarity with sales motion or GTM operating rhythms
- Experience in or exposure to Chief of Staff functions, with an interest in growing as a senior operator within a revenue or GTM organization
- Prior people management experience (not required, but indicative of the leadership maturity we're looking for)
Learn More
About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.
We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.
When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/
Salary transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $124,000 and $221,430. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging
Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk?
Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).
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Does Autodesk sponsor H-1B visas for Principals?
Yes, Autodesk sponsors H-1B visas for Principal-level roles. The company files both new cap-subject petitions and transfers for candidates already holding H-1B status. Principal positions typically qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS criteria given the degree requirements in engineering, computer science, or design disciplines. If you're targeting a role here, confirm the specific team's sponsorship posture during the recruiter screen.
How do I apply for Principal jobs at Autodesk?
Apply directly through Autodesk's careers portal, where Principal roles are listed by product area and function. You can also browse sponsorship-confirmed openings on Migrate Mate, which filters Autodesk's Principal listings by visa type so you can identify roles aligned with your work authorization before applying. Tailor your application to the specific platform or product domain the team owns.
Which visa types does Autodesk commonly sponsor for Principal roles?
Autodesk sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, and Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 for Principal positions. Australian citizens are well-positioned to use the E-3, which has no lottery and renews in two-year increments. Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying professional categories can pursue the TN. H-1B remains the most common path for other nationalities.
What qualifications does Autodesk expect for Principal-level roles?
Principal roles at Autodesk generally require significant experience leading complex initiatives independently, whether in software engineering, product design, UX, data science, or architecture technology. A relevant bachelor's degree is the baseline, but many Principal postings reflect expectations of advanced degrees or equivalent industry depth. For sponsored candidates, your degree field must align with the role's specialty occupation classification under USCIS standards.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship at Autodesk?
If you need a new H-1B and aren't transferring an existing one, USCIS's annual cap lottery runs in March for an October 1 start date. That gap means an offer accepted in spring may not result in work authorization until fall. Autodesk can file under premium processing to accelerate the approval decision to 15 business days once selected, but lottery registration itself cannot be expedited.
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