Autodesk is looking for a Fusion Platform Product Manager to join the PDMS Platform Organization. You will be responsible for building foundational platform and application frameworks that power Autodesk’s product ecosystem. This senior role involves owning a major area of the platform, shaping its multi-year strategy while driving near- and mid-term delivery to enable scalable, high-quality product experiences.
What You'll Do
- Own a major area of the PDMS platform and product application frameworks, with clear accountability for outcomes, adoption, and impact.
- Define and maintain a multi-year product strategy and roadmap aligned with Autodesk’s broader platform and business objectives.
- Translate long-term strategy into actionable plans that balance platform evolution with immediate delivery needs.
- Articulate the value proposition, boundaries, and intended usage of platform capabilities for internal and external stakeholders.
- Partner closely with engineering to ensure platform capabilities are designed, prioritized, and delivered to enable downstream product teams.
- Work with internal product teams to understand real-world use cases, constraints, and integration needs, and reflect those insights in platform decisions.
- Drive alignment across teams to reduce fragmentation, duplication, and friction in application development.
- Monitor platform adoption and usage, using data and feedback to guide iteration and investment.
- Lead cross-organization alignment on platform priorities, tradeoffs, and sequencing.
- Prepare and deliver clear, compelling executive-level communication, including strategy presentations, roadmap reviews, and decision proposals.
- Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders by framing complex platform topics in business and customer terms.
- Balance the needs of internal Autodesk product teams with those of external developers and partners.
- Advocate for platform consistency, scalability, and extensibility across a large and diverse product ecosystem.
- Incorporate industry context, such as CAD/CAM/MFG workflows, into platform decision-making where it adds value.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of product management experience, with experience owning platforms, frameworks, or shared services in a large-scale product ecosystem.
- Proven ability to define and execute multi-year product strategies while delivering incremental value.
- Experience working closely with engineering teams on technically complex products, with moderate technical depth.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills, including influencing without authority.
- Demonstrated experience communicating with and presenting to executive audiences.
- Track record of enabling other teams to deliver successfully through platform investments.
Nice to Have
- Experience with large-scale product ecosystems supporting multiple products or lines of business.
- Familiarity with CAD, CAM, or Manufacturing domains.
- Experience building or evolving internal developer platforms, application frameworks, or shared infrastructure.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the PDMS Platform Organization, collaborating with platform engineering, architecture, developer experience, research, and downstream product teams across Autodesk.
Benefits & Compensation
- Starting base salary between $134,000 and $216,700 for U.S.-based roles.
Work Mode
This is a remote role within the United States. The company also supports a hybrid model in locations including Portland, OR; Denver, CO; and Boston, MA.
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.
