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Senior Manager, Experience Design, Manufacturing
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Senior Manager, Experience Design, Manufacturing Location: Birmingham -United Kingdom Job ID: 20WD38966 Position Overview Autodesk is looking for a Senior Manager, Experience Design, Manufacturing to join our Fusion 360 Experience Design (XD) team and lead a talented team of experience designers focused on transforming the manufacturing industry. We seek an experienced and results-driven leader who inspires great work, nurtures talent, and can bring people together in the creation and evolution of best in class experiences that customers love. The role requires a strategic mindset, proven leadership experience, and a passion for promoting design thinking to drive alignment, innovation, and contribution to product strategy. Responsible for working with a team dedicated to re-imagining Fusion 360, you will ensure a strong point of view and execution excellence resulting in a cohesive, modern customer experience. To ensure success, you will be expected to work collaboratively and independently, locally and globally. You understand how to facilitate the balance between tactical and strategic design priorities. You have solid negotiation and consensus building abilities needed to gain cross discipline leadership alignment How You'd Spend Your Day * Manage and mentor an experience design team that is working on re-imagining Fusion 360, with a focus on manufacturing workflows * Focused on creating an amazing experience for our customers, constantly improving business results and addressing customer pains * Active role as a leadership team member, affecting the product roadmap by leveraging qualitative and quantitative customer data, industry trends and company guidelines * Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, engineering, user research to ensure a fast-paced and high quality product development process * Align with other global design teams across Autodesk to make sure we deliver a cohesive and industry leading customer experience Top 5 Signs That You're a Strong Candidate * You are a strong partner. You understand how to facilitate the balance between tactical and strategic design priorities. You have solid negotiation and consensus building abilities needed to gain cross discipline leadership alignment. * You are a seasoned design leader. You advocate for customer-centric, high quality experiences. You are skilled at driving and articulating a design vision. You evaluate alternate design approaches, considering the cost of implementation and the value to customers * You're an effective communicator. You don't get lost in the detail-you communicate relevant and insightful conclusions in a clear, concise manner. You have the professional polish and poise to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience (customers, staff, peers and senior management * You have a strong work ethic. You lead by example, creating a sense of energy and accountability to the work. You are diplomatic yet hold team members accountable for achieving their goals. You roll up your sleeves and provide tangible contributions to the team * You have a passion for manufacturing. You understand the manufacturing industry and the unique challenges our customers face. And you have a passion for helping to streamline and evolve manufacturing processes to help our customers operate in new and innovative ways Responsibilities * Advocate for customer-centric and dynamic experiences that cross hardware and platform boundaries and align to business strategy * Drive your team to articulate a design vision and evaluate alternate design approaches, considering the cost of implementation and the value to customers * Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, engineering, and other disciplines ensuring a frictionless product development process and high-quality outcomes * Provide coaching, mentorship and career stewardship for a team of experience designs * Promote a culture of rapid iteration based on insights gleaned from customer research and data analytics * Be a thought leader, staying informed of emerging technologies and trends, to ensure alignment across Autodesk to deliver a cohesive and industry leading customer experience Preferred Qualifications * 8 years' experience in experience design or related field * 4 years' experience mentoring team members or managing a team * Bachelors or equivalent work experience; Masters preferred * Experience driving and articulating a design vision that aligns to customer and business priorities * Experience in the manufacturing industry (subtractive or additive) * Experience using Fusion 360; Mastercam; Solidworks; etc; * Ability to work in agile and fast-moving environment * Excellent facilitation, negotiation and consensus building abilities * Strong written, presentation and verbal communication skills. Must have the professional polish and poise to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience (customers, staff, peers and senior management) * International travel require