Director User Experience, AEC Platform Data

About the Role

Key responsibilities include championing customer‑centric, cross‑hardware and cross‑platform experiences that align with business goals, defining and communicating a clear design vision, and collaborating with product management, engineering, and other design disciplines to ensure frictionless development. The director will mentor a multidisciplinary UX team, leverage data insights to prioritize features and personalize experiences, and build high‑performing, cross‑functional teams while managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty. Maintaining thought leadership on emerging technologies is also essential. • Champion customer‑centric, cross‑hardware and cross‑platform UX that aligns with business strategy. • Define and communicate a clear design vision while weighing implementation cost and customer value. • Collaborate with product management, engineering, and design disciplines to ensure seamless development. • Mentor and develop a multidisciplinary UX team in interaction design, design architecture, content, and analytics. • Use data and insights to prioritize features, personalize experiences, and drive agentic interactions. • Build and lead high‑performing, cross‑functional teams on large‑scale projects, managing stakeholders and risk. • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends to maintain industry‑leading user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸ux strategy
• ▸design vision
• ▸collaboration
• ▸team mentorship
• ▸data insights
• ▸emerging tech

What You Bring

Autodesk is looking for a Director of User Experience for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Data Platform. Reporting to the Vice President of Experience Design, the role will lead the mission to reimagine how customers capture, utilize, and exchange Building Information Modeling (BIM) data. The candidate must have a strategic mindset, proven global leadership experience, and a passion for design thinking to drive alignment, innovation, and product strategy. Minimum qualifications require 10+ years of experience across various UX disciplines and at least 5 years of global people‑management experience. Candidates should have a passion for data and its impact on digitalization, strong design‑thinking skills, and the ability to distill complex ideas into concise, impactful solutions. Demonstrated leadership that enables teams to meet strategic objectives, influence cross‑functional partners, and deliver UX strategies that directly improve product or platform outcomes is essential. • Possess 10+ years of UX experience with 5+ years of global people‑management responsibility. • Demonstrated ability to influence cross‑functional partners and champion design direction aligned with strategy. • Proven record of creating UX strategies that directly improve product/platform outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• ▸ux experience
• ▸people management
• ▸design thinking
• ▸bim
• ▸strategic
• ▸global

Benefits

Autodesk welcomes candidates based in the United States or Canada within the Eastern Time Zone, preferably in the Toronto area. The role offers a competitive compensation package with a base salary range of $184,300 to $298,100, plus bonuses, stock grants, and comprehensive benefits. Autodesk promotes a diverse, inclusive culture and prides itself on a collaborative environment where employees can shape a better world.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time