Sr Manager, Technical Product Operations – Autodesk Education

Autodesk is a leading company in the software industry, and they are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Sr. Manager, Technical Product Operations to help scale and optimize their global Education business. This role involves improving efficiency and driving scalable growth by partnering with various teams to ensure high-quality execution across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing Product Operations team supporting our Education business globally
• Drive operational excellence across critical business functions including:
• New product and offering introductions
• Licensing, entitlement and product access
• Customer verification and fulfilment workflows
• Sales enablement and process optimization
• Data governance and reporting
• Lead multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously while balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution
• Build strong relationships across global and regional teams to drive alignment and successful change management
• Identify operational bottlenecks and design scalable solutions that improve efficiency, visibility, and customer experience
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to align systems, tools, and processes with strategic business priorities
• Optimize processes, workflows, and tooling to improve productivity and adoption across global teams
• Serve as a key operational leader for planning cycles, business reviews, and strategic initiatives
• Translate data into actionable insights by analyzing trends, developing hypotheses, and recommending improvements

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Product Operations, Product Management, Technical Program Management or Business Operations within a technology or software company
• Minimum of 5 years people management experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data to influence decisions and drive operational improvements
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations
• Experience improving business processes, scaling operational workflows, and implementing operational best practices
• Strong program and project management capabilities with the ability to prioritize effectively in fast-paced environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to leadership teams
• A systems mindset with the ability to connect strategy, process, tooling, and execution
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity across teams and initiatives