Program Operations Support

Job Requisition ID #

25WD89983

About Us: Join an empowered team passionate about creating impact and having fun together! At Autodesk Forma, we are on a mission to improve the built environment to meet the needs of humanity and the climate. By combining AI, 3D, cloud collaboration, and automation, we enable customers to find more sustainable, affordable, and efficient solutions to the challenges posed by growing cities, climate change, and global conflict.

Role Summary: We are seeking a dynamic and organized individual to join our team as a Program Manager. In this role, you will support key initiatives to ensure our team has the right tools and people to achieve our goals. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will manage departmental purchases, contracts, and budgets, collaborate on recruitment and onboarding, contribute to learning development, facilitate manager meetings, support employee engagement initiatives, and assist Product Area Leaders with project coordination. You will also identify opportunities to automate workflows and improve decision-making by leveraging AI and AI agents across operations.

Responsibilities

Support the Chief of Staff and Leadership Team by ensuring

Projects & Product Deliverables

• Coordinating projects and events across teams and organizations.
• Ensuring the documentation of the squads’ product strategies and ensuring availability of information on scope, deliverables, plans and timeline.
• Preparing and scheduling product review meetings, chairing them, and tracking squad progress towards product deliverables.
  
  

People

• Collaborate with managers and recruiters to create a hiring pipeline and ensure the quality of incoming talent.
• Regularly refresh recruitment and onboarding best practices and oversee the onboarding program
• Manage contracts for R&D consultant firms and contractors.
  
  

Engagement

• Contribute to the learning development strategy and execute related initiatives.
• Facilitate regular manager cohort meetings and ensure awareness of timelines for performance reviews, calibration, and compensation planning.
• Facilitate employee engagement surveys and the creation of action plans to enhance team health.
  
  

Tools

• Act as the point person for departmental purchases and contracts.
• Ensure department bills are paid according to the budget plan.
• Identify repetitive tasks and implement automation solutions, including AI-powered tools and agents, to improve operational efficiency.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a Program Management role including of leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to build trusting relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Organizational awareness in navigating large organizations (10,000+ employees).
• Experience with financial and budget management.
• Experience with vendor and contract coordination.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Process improvement experience, identifying inefficiencies and implementing light and effective workflows.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a software development company and understanding of agile development processes.
• Experience identifying automation opportunities and implementing AI-powered solutions or agents to streamline team operations and reduce manual effort.
• Experience in talent acquisition and onboarding.
  
  

What Describes You

• Passion for operations-related work and driving efficiency
• Enthusiastic about using technology, especially AI, to remove friction and automate repetitive work for higher-impact outcomes.
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong capacity to lead without authority.
• Love collaboration and teamwork.
  
  

Join us and help make a better world with Autodesk Forma!

Learn More About Autodesk

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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 – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers. When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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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!

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