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Autodesk

Autodesk

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Artificial Intelligence

Senior Product Manager, PPL Technology

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 17, 2026
WorkdayAIData analyticsProduct visionLLMs+5 more

About this role

Lead product strategy for Autodesk's People & Places HR technology portfolio, building an experience and intelligence layer above Workday and other systems. Own domain roadmaps from problem definition through delivery, adoption, and optimization while driving AI-enabled product decisions and vendor consolidation.

Must have

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

8+ years of product management experience owning a product or platform from definition through delivery and operation

Experience operating with minimal oversight and influencing senior stakeholders to make significant product decisions independently

Experience partnering directly with engineering teams to scope, sequence, and ship technical work

Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous environments where requirements and ownership are not yet fully defined

Track record of picking up new domains, tools, or technical skills quickly and applying them under real deadlines

Strong written and verbal communication skills translating complex technical or process detail for business and technical audiences

Technologies

RESTJiraConfluenceCloudJSONProduct visionData analyticsAILLMsWorkday

Responsibilities

Own product strategy and roadmap for an assigned PPL domain portfolio applying build versus buy principles and six-dimension evaluation framework

Own visibility across every tool, vendor, and contract in your domain and drive renewal, divestment, and consolidation decisions backed by business cases

Translate ambiguous employee and business problems into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria

Own the experience and intelligence layer for your domain keeping Workday and other systems of record as infrastructure

Partner with ESE engineering teams daily through build and delivery acting as accountable product voice from requirements through launch

Apply vendor capture test to every AI capability in your domain and use AI directly in research, analysis, prioritization, and execution

Build trust and alignment across technical and business stakeholders and drive decisions without relying on direct authority

Drive adoption of what you build including bringing stakeholders through transition to centralized model with trust intact

Define and own KPIs for your domain connecting product-level metrics to broader PPL talent strategy and build dashboards with leading indicators

Identify portfolio risks, redundancies, and opportunities early and bring recommendations to leadership before they surface as escalations

Build new domain and technical fluency quickly as portfolio and tools evolve rather than waiting for structured training

Recruitment process

1

People Insights & Solution Design owns technology portfolio for People & Places supporting nearly 15,000 Autodesk employees worldwide

2

Role requires genuine learning agility as domains, tools, and skills keep shifting especially as AI reshapes what product teams can own

3

Looking for product managers who surface risks and opportunities before they become executive escalations

4

Pace should be limited by organization not by own judgment or execution

5

Preferred experience with HR or people technology platforms such as Workday, Eightfold, or learning and talent systems

6

Preferred experience building or scaling internal enterprise products, data platforms, or integration services

7

Preferred experience using generative AI or AI-assisted tools directly in product management workflows

8

Preferred experience in high-ownership, high-velocity product organization with significant autonomy