Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Workforce Strategy

Job Requisition ID # 26WD99344

Position overview

Autodesk is seeking an experienced enterprise leader to shape and lead its Organisation Effectiveness 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 organisation design, organisational transformation, strategic and operational workforce planning, and will heavily influence the future of work design 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‐critical organisational matters. The Vice President will 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.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Autodesk’s enterpriseOrganisationEffectiveness strategy acrossorganisationdesign, transformation and workforce planning.


• Serve as a member of the People & Places Leadership Team, contributing to enterprisepeoplestrategy and broader functional leadership.


• Advisesenior leaders and the C-suite onorganisationalstructure, operating model, capability priorities, workforce implications, and ways of working.


• Translate business strategy into actionableorganisationand workforce plans that support performance, growth, and long‐term value creation.


• Lead, on behalf of the People and Places organization, the people and organisational components of enterprise transformation efforts, ensuring alignment between business goals, organisation design, workforce strategy, and execution.


• Leadand evolve a high‐impact internal consulting capability grounded inorganisationalexpertise, data, benchmarking, and pragmatic delivery.


• In conjunction with key PPL Leadership Team Peers, shape Autodesk’s future of work approach, includingthe implications of AI for work, capability building, leadership, and organisationaldesign.


• Develop scalable frameworks, tools, and processes that strengthenorganisationaleffectiveness across the company.


• Buildorganisationeffectiveness 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.


• Overseeprioritisation, demand planning, and resource allocation across the function.


• Lead, coach, and develop a high‐performing team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degreeor equivalentpreferred inOrganisationDevelopment, Human Resources, Business, Psychology, ora relatedfield.


• 15+ yearsor equivalentof experience inorganisationeffectiveness,organisationaldevelopment, business transformation,organisationdesign, workforce planning, operating model design, and/or human resources.


• 8+ yearsorequivalentofpeopleleadership experience, including leading senior individual contributors and managers.


• Significant experienceadvising and influencing senior executives, including the C‐suite, on complexorganisational, workforce, and transformation matters.


• Demonstrated ability toinfluence acrossfunctions, business units, geographies, and leadership levels.


• Proven ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive collaboration on complexorganisationaland 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.


• Strongtrack recordof applying an equity, inclusion, and diversity lens toorganisationaland people decisions.


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

Preferred Experience And Leadership Profile

• Enterprise leader who connects business strategy toorganisationalcapability, operating model choices, workforce plans, and people interventions.


• Deep subject matterexpertiseinorganisationdesign, transformation, workforce planning, and the future of work.


• Trusted adviser with a strongtrack recordof enabling high‐quality,timelydecision‐making at the executive level.


• Strong understanding thatorganisationaleffectiveness extends beyond structure to how work gets done, how decisions are made, and how capabilities are built.


• Forward‐looking leader who isenergisedbyorganisationalchange in the context of rapid technological advancement, including AI.


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


• Strategic and pragmaticoperatorwho can move from diagnosis to execution with pace and discipline.


• Comfortable leading in a fast‐moving environment and using data, technology,and changeleadership to improve outcomes.

Location and travel

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.

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 the benefits portal.

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.