Autodesk, Inc

Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Workforce Strategy

Autodesk, Inc$180K — $220K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree preferred in Organization Development, Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or related field.
  • 15+ years experience in organization effectiveness, organizational development, and business transformation.
  • 8+ years of people leadership experience, managing senior individual contributors and managers.
  • Significant experience advising C-suite executives on organizational and workforce matters.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across various functions and leadership levels.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Autodesk’s organization effectiveness strategy across design, transformation, and workforce planning.
  • Contribute to enterprise people strategy as a member of the People & Places Leadership Team.
  • Advise senior leaders on organizational structure and capabilities relevant to business strategy.
  • Translate business strategies into actionable workforce plans that enhance performance and growth.
  • Ensure alignment of organizational design and workforce strategy with enterprise transformation efforts.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements including in-office, remote, or hybrid options.
  • Opportunities for professional development and team leadership.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge organizational strategies involving AI and future workforce planning.
Full Job Description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD99344

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26WD99344, Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Workforce Strategy

Position Overview 

Autodesk is seeking an experienced enterprise leader to shape and lead itsOrganizationEffectiveness agenda at a pivotal point in the company’s evolution. Reporting to the Chief People Officer and serving on the People & Places Leadership Team, this role will lead strategy and execution across organizationdesign, organizationaltransformation, strategic and operational workforce planning, and will heavily influencethe future of workdesign at Autodesk.

This leader will help Autodesk evolve its operating model, workforce, and ways of working to support growth, strengthen execution, and build future-ready capabilities. The role requires strong judgement, executive presence, and the ability to influence senior leaders, including the C-suite, on complex and business-criticalorganizationalmatters. 

TheVice Presidentwill lead a high-impact team of circa 12 employees and work closely with People & Places leaders across HR M&A, People Business Partnering, Talent, Culture & Belonging, Total Rewards & Performance Management, and People Insights & Solutions to deliver integrated, practical, and business-relevant outcomes. 

This role is open to qualified candidates in any location where Autodesk has an office and may be performed in-office, remotely, or in a hybrid arrangement, subject to local policy and business needs. Occasional travel to the San Francisco Bay Area and other US and international locations will be required.

Responsibilities 

  • Lead Autodesk’s enterprise Organization Effectiveness strategy across organization design,transformationandworkforce planning

  • Serve as a member of the People & Places Leadership Team, contributing to enterprise people strategy and broader functional leadership

  • Advise senior leaders and the C-suite on organizational structure, operating model, capability priorities, workforce implications, and ways of working

  • Translate business strategy into actionable organization and workforce plans that support performance, growth, and long-term value creation

  • Lead, on behalf of the People and Places organization, thepeopleand organizationalcomponents of enterprise transformation efforts, ensuring alignment between business goals, organizationdesign, workforce strategy, and execution

  • Lead and evolve a high-impact internal consulting capability grounded in organizationalexpertise, data, benchmarking, and pragmatic delivery

  • In conjunction with key PPL Leadership Team Peers, shape Autodesk’s future of work approach, including the implications of AI for work, capability building, leadership, and organizational design

  • Develop scalable frameworks, tools, and processes that strengthen organizational effectiveness across the company

  • Build organization effectiveness capability across People Business Partners and Chiefs of Staff through practical frameworks, guidance, and enablement

  • Partner across People & Places to deliver joined-up solutions on transformation, integration, and enterprise priorities

  • Oversee prioritization, demand planning, and resource allocation across the function

  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Master’s degree or equivalent preferred in Organization Development, Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field

  • 15+ years or equivalent of experience in organization effectiveness, organizational development, business transformation, organization design, workforce planning, operating model design, and/or human resources

  • 8+ years or equivalent of people leadership experience, including leading senior individual contributors and managers

  • Significant experience advising and influencing senior executives, including the C-suite, on complex organizational, workforce, and transformation matters

  • Demonstrated ability to influence across functions, business units, geographies, and leadership level

  • Proven ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive collaboration on complex organizational and workforce issues

  • Experience leading strategic and operational workforce planning and translating business strategy into workforce decisions

  • Experience shaping or leading flexible working, future of work, and/or operating model evolution in a complex global environment

  • Strong track record of applying an equity, inclusion, and diversity lens to organizational and people decisions

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with experience using both established and emerging tools and methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

  •  Enterprise leader who connects business strategy to organizational capability, operating model choices, workforce plans, and people interventions   

  • Deep subject matter expertise in organization design, transformation, workforce planning, and the future of work

  • Trusted adviser with a strong track record of enabling high-quality, timely decision-making at the executive level

  • Strong understanding that organizational effectiveness extends beyond structure to how work gets done, how decisions are made, and how capabilities are built

  • Forward-looking leader who is energized by organizational change in the context of rapid technological advancement, including AI

  • Exceptional collaborator who works effectively across global, cross-functional, and distributed teams

  • Strategic and pragmatic operator who can move from diagnosis to execution with pace and discipline

  • Comfortable leading in a fast-moving environment and using data, technology, and change leadership to improve outcomes

About Autodesk, Inc

Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that makes software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California, and features a gallery of its customers' work in its San Francisco building.
Learn more about Autodesk, Inc
Size
12,600 employees
Market Cap
$40.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
1982
5 Year Trend
+16.6%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
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