Overview
As Senior Research Program Manager at Autodesk Research, you will lead a portfolio of forward-looking construction research programs. You will sit at the intersection of strategy, construction domain expertise, AI-enabled workflows, and cross-functional program execution to turn ambiguous opportunities into structured plans and measurable impact. You will coordinate researchers, engineers, designers, product teams, external partners, and leadership to align research with Autodesk’s long-term construction vision. You will help shape AI-enabled, data-driven construction workflows that advance products and customer outcomes. This role offers a chance to influence the direction of construction R
Pay / Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- salary transparency
Responsibilities
- Lead construction research programs spanning multiple related projects and partnerships
- Build and maintain integrated program plans with scope, milestones, dependencies, and owners
- Align portfolio with research priorities and Autodesk’s long-term construction vision
- Prioritize opportunities across staffing and funding constraints
- Coordinate across researchers, engineers, designers, product teams, external partners, and leadership
- Support AI-enabled research streams with clear milestones and evaluation plans
- Translate AI and data integration efforts into decision briefs and next steps
- Manage program budgets, resource needs, and external collaborations
Key requirements
- 8+ years in program management, project management, research operations, construction technology, or related field
- Experience leading complex, multi-workstream programs with diverse stakeholders
- Knowledge of construction workflows, BIM/VDC, scheduling, field execution, or data management
- Ability to create structure in ambiguous, new areas
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication, including executive-ready summaries
- Facilitation and influencing skills across multidisciplinary teams
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Miro, Slack or equivalent
- Ability to work across global teams and time zones
- strong written and verbal communication
- facilitation and influencing
- cross-functional collaboration
- Jira
- Confluence
- Miro
…