Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Workforce Strategy

Autodesk is seeking an experienced enterprise leader to shape and lead its Organisation Effectiveness agenda at a pivotal point in the company's evolution. Reporting to the Chief People Officer and serving on the People & Places Leadership Team, this role will lead strategy and execution across organisation design, organisational transformation, strategic and operational workforce planning, and will heavily influence the future of work design at Autodesk. This leader will help Autodesk evolve its operating model, workforce, and ways of working to support growth, strengthen execution, and build future-ready capabilities. The role requires strong judgement, executive presence, and the ability to influence senior leaders, including the C-suite, on complex and business-critical organisational matters. The Vice President will lead a high-impact team of circa 12 employees and work closely with People & Places leaders across HR M&A, People Business Partnering, Talent, Culture & Belonging, Total Rewards & Performance Management, and People Insights & Solutions to deliver integrated, practical, and business-relevant outcomes.,

• Lead Autodesk's enterprise Organisation Effectiveness strategy across organisation design,transformationandworkforce planning.
• Serve as a member of the People & Places Leadership Team, contributing to enterprise people strategy and broader functional leadership.
• Advise senior leaders and the C-suite on organisational structure, operating model, capability priorities, workforce implications, and ways of working.
• Translate business strategy into actionable organisation and workforce plans that support performance, growth, and long-term value creation.
• Lead, on behalf of the People and Places organization, thepeopleandorganisationalcomponents of enterprise transformation efforts, ensuring alignment between business goals,organisationdesign, workforce strategy, and execution.
• Lead and evolve a high-impact internal consulting capability grounded in organisational expertise, data, benchmarking, and pragmatic delivery.
• In conjunction with key PPL Leadership Team Peers, shape Autodesk's future of work approach, including the implications of AI for work, capability building, leadership, and organisational design.
• Develop scalable frameworks, tools, and processes that strengthen organisational effectiveness across the company.
• Build organisation effectiveness capability across People Business Partners and Chiefs of Staff through practical frameworks, guidance, and enablement.
• Partner across People & Places to deliver joined-up solutions on transformation, integration, and enterprise priorities.
• Oversee prioritisation, demand planning, and resource allocation across the function.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
  
  Master's degree or equivalent preferred in Organisation Development, Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field.
• 15+ years or equivalent of experience in organisation effectiveness, organisational development, business transformation, organisation design, workforce planning, operating model design, and/or human resources.
• 8+ years or equivalent of people leadership experience, including leading senior individual contributors and managers.
• Significant experience advising and influencing senior executives, including the C-suite, on complex organisational, workforce, and transformation matters.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across functions, business units, geographies, and leadership levels.
• Proven ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive collaboration on complex organisational and workforce issues.
• Experience leading strategic and operational workforce planning and translating business strategy into workforce decisions.
• Experience shaping or leading flexible working, future of work, and/or operating model evolution in a complex global environment.
• Strong track record of applying an equity, inclusion, and diversity lens to organisational and people decisions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with experience using both established and emerging tools and methodologies.
Preferred
• experience and leadership profile
• Enterprise leader who connects business strategy to organisational capability, operating model choices, workforce plans, and people interventions.
• Deep subject matter expertise in organisation design, transformation, workforce planning, and the future of work.
• Trusted adviser with a strong track record of enabling high-quality, timely decision-making at the executive level.
• Strong understanding that organisational effectiveness extends beyond structure to how work gets done, how decisions are made, and how capabilities are built.
• Forward-looking leader who is energised by organisational change in the context of rapid technological advancement, including AI.
• Exceptional collaborator who works effectively across global, cross-functional, and distributed teams.
• Strategic and pragmatic operator who can move from diagnosis to execution with pace and discipline.
• Comfortable leading in a fast-moving environment and using data, technology, and change leadership to improve outcomes.
  
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