Senior Director, CEO and Product Communications at Autodesk | San Francisco, CA | $190K/yr – $341K/yr

Autodesk

Senior Director, CEO and Product Communications

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$190K/yr – $341K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the executive-communications engine for a public tech platform, turning CEO messaging and platform storytelling into a coherent external narrative for investors, analysts, and strategic partners.

Executive narrative ownership: CEO positioning, platform storytelling, and high-visibility content planning.
Cross-functional alignment: integrate product, platform, and corporate storytelling with product marketing, IR, and legal.
Team and partner leadership: build and guide a 10-person team and manage agency partners to execute fast-moving initiatives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as primary communications partner to the CEO, providing strategic counsel, message development, and content creation.
Shape and evolve the CEO narrative platform, including positioning around Physical AI and Autodesk’s platform strategy.
Lead development of high-visibility executive content such as keynotes, speeches, earnings support, media engagements, Board materials, and thought leadership.
Prepare and support the CEO for external engagements with media, analysts, investors, customers, and industry partners.
Own communications strategy for Autodesk’s industry groups, partnering directly with executive leaders.
Translate complex product capabilities, platform innovation, and AI advancements into clear, compelling narratives for external audiences.
Lead proactive storytelling that strengthens Autodesk’s position across priority industries and growth areas.
Partner closely with Product Marketing to deliver integrated narratives for launches, events, and strategic initiatives.
Act as a strategic advisor and connector across the business, ensuring alignment between product strategy, corporate positioning, and company narratives.
Partner across Global Communications to ensure alignment between CEO, product, platform, and corporate storytelling.

Autodesk

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Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. We empower innovators everywhere to solve challenges, big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products and more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers design and make a better world for all.Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more, to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business, and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices. It taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D.We provide exceptional compensation and benefit packages, and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have over 10,000 employees worldwide.

Founded in 1982

San Francisco, California, USA

16K employees (1,401 in marketing)

www.autodesk.com

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95% CEO approval