Senior Manager, Global Business Development, AEC

Autodesk
Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.
Job Requisition ID #
22WD60233
Location: EMEA
Job Description
The senior manager of Global Business Development, AEC, leads a team of Business Development Executives responsible for fuelling growth with the company’s largest, enterprise customers and scaling growth with the ecosystems of our customers. This leadership role requires a knowledgeable, inspirational, strategic leader who can guide, inspire and drive execution of the global business development mission: fuelling and scaling growth by influencing named accounts, governments, owners, industries, and associations so that Autodesk is their favourite company, and their ecosystem’s favourite company, to drive better outcomes for their businesses and the world. In this leadership role, the manager for Global Business Development is responsible for the execution of the global business development strategy, priorities, and tactics within “fuel growth”, “scale growth” and “innovation”. The manager of Global Business Development is attracting, developing, and retaining talent, and drives continuous progress, realizing world-class business development.
Responsibilities
Drive execution of Global Business Development mission and priorities
- Co-develop and execute global business development strategies driving growth for Autodesk
- Drive priorities within “fuel growth”, “scale growth” and “innovation”, enabling team members to:
- Influence customer business initiatives and influence our customers’ decision-makers through actionable thought leadership
- Develop and execute ecosystem strategic programs at customers, owners, governments, industries, and associations
- Develop and execute new growth opportunities for Autodesk
- Inspire, support, guide and coach team members on strategic growth opportunities
- Lead and oversee special, cross-functional projects: these projects include key objectives and business initiatives that impact the overall success of Global Business Development and the company
- Amplify and propel the Global Business Development mission within the team and with cross functional teams
Drive continuous progress, contributing to world-class business development
- Co-develop and execute strategies focused on world-class business development
- Demonstrate a growth mindset, continuously looking for ways to make things better for the team, Autodesk, and our customers
- Can research novel ideas: can research ideas generated in conversation and crystalize into a point of view or summarize alternatives
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work with Named Account Sales Teams & Territory Sales Teams to ensure effective collaboration
- Collaborate with leaders in other organizations across Autodesk, including Customer Success, Technical Solutions, Business Strategy, Product Development, Worldwide Marketing, Government Affairs, and Digital Platform & Experience to strengthen alignment and influence decisions
- Leverage knowledge of industry and customer needs to positively influence platform development and product development
Attract, retain, develop and support talent + drive an impactful team culture
- Drive high employee engagement – attract, retain, and develop talent, while ensuring diversity and inclusion
- Drive an impactful, humble, smart, courageous team culture
- Demonstrate a positive team spirit
- Team members elevate one another
Minimum qualifications
Proven leadership skills
- A high impact leader who can effectively manage and empower his/her team to drive growth from strategic initiatives and programs
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading/managing teams with a demonstrable track record of achieving team outcomes or exceeding goals
- Leadership experience in a sales environment is a plus, but excellent team leadership skills have the highest priority
- An inspirational, empathic leader with excellent people management skills: inspire, empower, guide, lead, innovate, prioritize, care, support, develop, execute, set expectations, follow-through, coach, provide feedback, challenge status quo, own the change
- A creative and proactive approach to conflict resolution and problem-solving, mentoring, coaching, recognition, and performance management
- Able to lead a global team
Impact and growth mindset
- Outcome and growth-oriented
- Impactful, humble, smart, courageous, positive mindset
- Wants to learn and develop continuously
Credible and experienced with business & technology trends in Autodesk target industries, globally
- Best in class understanding of business challenges and technology trends in AEC industry
- Strong analytical skills: researching, benchmarking, analyzing data, and making recommendations
- Strong business acumen
Excellent influencing, interpersonal & communication skills
- Strong influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills and has a natural inclination for developing strong relationships and networks. Can work well with different personality types and multiple levels in a dynamic environment.
- Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills, and a proficient PowerPoint user
- Exceptional organizational skills and able to manage conversations, synthesizing multiple points of view, and aligning on direction all in an impartial and professional way
University degree (or you have a good story, advanced degree is a plus)
Can lead, drive, and oversee, cross-functional projects or initiatives
Gets energy from developing, deploying, and following through initiatives for world-class performance
Have a strong work ethic, a commitment to clear outcomes, work in teams and an ability to learn quickly
5 years or more sales experience in a technology company is a plus
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and business initiatives
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.
Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk? Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site). If you have any questions or require support, contact Autodesk Careers.