Autodesk · 1 day ago
Sr Director, Product & Platform Central Finance
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$202K/yr - $327K/yr
15+ years expAutodesk is a company that creates innovative software solutions. They are seeking a Senior Director for Product & Platform Central Finance to lead financial planning and operational business partnering across multiple finance teams, while enhancing efficiencies through standardized processes.
3D TechnologyArchitectureConstructionManufacturingSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Spend management: Centralize, standardize and automate headcount and spend processes, such as forecasting, closing, and spend analytics. Simplify and delete steps and processes wherever feasible
Topline reporting and analytics: Drive consistent product level topline reporting, forecasting, root cause analytics to support timely performance insights and decision making. Drive product and platform financials and insights for QBRs. Develop and provide consistent unit economics reporting and insights, including agreed upon allocation principles and methodologies. Work with technology teams to evolve data availability and reporting
Pricing and packaging financial analytics: Establish and evolve pricing and packaging analysis playbooks to support pricing and promotion decisions. Ensure access to relevant cost and topline data. Share findings with executives and influence decision making
Strategic and annual planning: Develop process and templates supporting Autodesk’s financial long-range and annual planning. Mange the product and platform finance calendar. Program-manage and review to ensure world-class quality in planning outputs. Consolidate across the product and platform teams
Hierarchy management: Evolve the product hierarchy for internal and external reporting addressing both internal needs and investor expectations
Automation and AI Adoption: Drive automation of all repeatable product and platform finance processes. Represent product and platform finance for finance or cross-company automation initiatives. Drive adoption of company AI tools to increase insights and efficiencies in supporting our business partners
Board and CEO-Staff communication: Contribute to the Board and CEO-Staff materials for the key milestones of our strategic and annual planning process. There is also opportunity to read out key product and platform finance projects (e.g. unit economics) to the engineering CEO-Staff members during their regular meetings
M&A: Develop playbooks for the product and platform finance teams to conduct financial modeling and evaluation of potential deals, including due diligence and integration. For certain deals, leader may need to step in and support the deal directly
Lead team: Attract, retain and develop a team of top performing finance professionals across multiple geographies, including value-based locations. Provide strategic direction and leadership for the India team (under a single local leader)
Strategic projects: Lead or participate in strategic data analysis, research and modeling for senior company leadership
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in strategic finance roles, especially in financial planning & analysis, ideally at a large public software company
Proven experience in product and go-to-market/corporate FP&A
Proven experience in partnering with C-Level executives at large public companies
Experience in finance support of M&A deals
Experience in both SaaS and Consumption business planning, operating, reporting and pricing & packaging
Strong accounting and financial planning process and systems leadership experience with a proven track record of excelling in high-performance, analytic and data-driven cultures
Skilled at working across multiple levels, including high level strategy and insights thinking to disciplined processes leadership of complex planning cycles
Solution-driven, innovative, and creative mindset
Zero-defect and principles-first mindset
Ability to be hands-on where needed – Modeling and analytical skills are key to be a role model for the team
Proven track record of financial systems, process & tools improvement/automation
Strong people leader with proven experience managing global teams and a demonstrated track record of building & elevating high performing teams
Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively & influence across all levels of leadership
Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time
Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting, economics
Preferred
MBA preferred
Background in management consulting, investment banking, or equity research preferred
Benefits
Health and financial benefits
Time away
Everyday wellness
Annual cash bonuses
Commissions for sales roles
Stock grants
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Autodesk
Autodesk develops 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, and media industries.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
CitibankOK Blockchain Capital
2025-07-01Acquired
2025-05-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2020-08-25Seed
Leadership Team
Andrew Anagnost
President and Chief Executive Officer
Janesh Moorjani
CFO
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