Job Description

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Senior Director, CEO & Product Communications

Location: San Francisco Bay Area preferred; West Coast considered
Reports to: VP, Global Communications

About Autodesk

Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology, powering the industries that design and build the world around us across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and media. With approximately $7B in revenue and 15,000 employees worldwide, Autodesk is advancing a platform strategy centered on Physical AI, connecting data, design, and outcomes across the lifecycle of the built world.

Our Global Communications team is a high-performing, globally distributed function embedded at the center of the business and closely aligned with the executive team.

The Senior Director, CEO & Product Communications sits at the center of Autodesk’s executive and product narrative. This is a high-impact, senior leadership role responsible for shaping how our CEO and our industry platforms are understood by key external audiences.

The role operates across two primary areas:

CEO communications in direct partnership with CEO Andrew Anagnost Product and industry communications supporting Autodesk’s business leaders across Architecture, Engineering & Construction, Design & Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, and Autodesk Operations Solutions

This leader is a strategic counselor, executive operator, and connector across the business. The role acts as a central point of alignment between product strategy, corporate positioning, and company narrative, ensuring consistency across Autodesk’s most critical moments and audiences.

The right candidate brings a clear point of view, earns executive trust quickly, and moves fluidly between CEO narrative and product storytelling while maintaining clarity and cohesion across both.

Key Responsibilities

CEO & Executive Communications

• Serve as primary communications partner to the CEO, providing strategic counsel, message development, and content creation
• Shape and evolve the CEO narrative platform, including positioning around Physical AI and Autodesk’s platform strategy
• Lead development of high-visibility executive content such as keynotes, speeches, earnings support, media engagements, Board materials, and thought leadership
• Prepare and support the CEO for external engagements with media, analysts, investors, customers, and industry partners

Product & Industry Communications

• Own communications strategy for Autodesk’s industry groups, partnering directly with executive leaders
• Translate complex product capabilities, platform innovation, and AI advancements into clear, compelling narratives for external audiences
• Lead proactive storytelling that strengthens Autodesk’s position across priority industries and growth areas
• Partner closely with Product Marketing to deliver integrated narratives for launches, events, and strategic initiatives

Integrated Communications & Strategic Alignment

• Act as a strategic advisor and connector across the business, ensuring alignment between product strategy, corporate positioning, and company narratives
• Partner across Global Communications to ensure alignment between CEO, product, platform, and corporate storytelling
• Collaborate with Investor Relations, Legal, Marketing, and executive leadership to align messaging across key company moments including earnings, product launches, customer events, and strategic transactions
• Ensure consistency, clarity, and impact across all external communications

Team Leadership & Operations

• Lead and develop a high-performing team (10 ppl) focused on executive and product communications
• Manage agency partners and external resources as needed
• Drive prioritization, operational rigor, and execution in a complex, fast-moving environment

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in communications, with strong experience in enterprise technology or B2B software
• Demonstrated experience supporting CEO or senior executive communications at a public company
• Experience supporting communications that influence investors, analysts, Board members, and other senior external stakeholders
• Proven track record in product or platform communications, with the ability to translate complex technology into market-relevant narratives
• Experience operating across executive and product communications in an integrated way
• Experience leading and developing teams

Capabilities

• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt to CEO voice and technical narratives
• Executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, challenge assumptions constructively, and build alignment while maintaining trust and credibility
• Strong strategic judgment paired with a hands-on approach to execution
• Deep understanding of the communications rhythm of a public company, including earnings, launches, and major events
• Ability to engage deeply with technical leaders and translate complex platform, AI, and product strategies into clear, compelling business narratives
• Strong media instincts and relationships, particularly in enterprise technology and industry press

Why This Role Matters

• Direct partnership with a highly engaged CEO at a pivotal moment in Autodesk’s platform evolution
• Opportunity to shape the narrative around Physical AI and the future of design and make industries
• Close collaboration with senior business leaders across globally significant industries
• A communications function that is deeply integrated into business strategy and decision-making
• Leadership within a team that values craft, clarity, and impact

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 is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $190,000 and $341,220. 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.

Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging

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