Autodesk · 9 hours ago
Senior Director, AEC Design Tools
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$213K/yr - $381K/yr
15+ years expAutodesk is a company that creates innovative software for various industries. They are seeking a Senior Director of User Experience Design to lead the design of AEC tools, focusing on transforming these tools into AI-first, integrated experiences while overseeing a global team of designers.
3D TechnologyArchitectureConstructionManufacturingSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Define and champion a multi-year user experience design vision for Autodesk’s AEC design tools, grounded in real customer workflows and outcomes
Shape how AI-first and agentic experiences fundamentally change AEC design tools—moving from feature-centric software to intelligent, proactive, and integrated systems
Establish a clear north-star for tool unification, modernization, and experience cohesion across products and platforms
Partner with executive leadership to align experience strategy with Autodesk’s Forma Industry Cloud and broader AEC business strategy
Lead the evolution of AEC design tools into agent-powered experiences, including copilots, assistants, automation, and proactive workflows
Partner with AI/ML teams to integrate emerging agentic frameworks (reasoning, tool use, memory, orchestration) into real-world AEC workflows
Ensure experiences remain trustworthy, transparent, and human-centered, even as autonomy increases
Drive experience consistency and scalability through design systems, shared patterns, and foundational UX capabilities
Ensure AEC design tools work as part of a cohesive ecosystem, not isolated products—across desktop, cloud, and connected services
Balance innovation with craft, usability, performance, and technical constraints in complex, mature products
Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing global team of user experience designers, researchers, and design leaders
Coach and develop senior design managers; establish clear charters, expectations, and growth paths
Foster a culture of customer empathy, experimentation, quality, and accountability at scale
Ensure operational excellence—clear prioritization, healthy team structures, and strong execution rhythms
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Product, Engineering, and Data Science professionals
Advocate relentlessly for customer-centered decision-making while balancing business and technical realities
Represent the voice of user experience design in executive forums and strategic planning
Qualification
Required
15+ years of professional experience in user experience (UX), product design, or experience design, with 5+ years leading large, multi-layered teams or portfolios
Proven experience leading design at scale across complex, multi-product ecosystems
Demonstrated success driving large-scale experience unification and modernization efforts
Experience building or evolving AI-assisted or agentic product experiences
Deep expertise in human-centered design, research, design systems, and design operations
Strong executive communication skills—able to distill complexity and influence at all levels of the organization
Experience working in highly collaborative Agile/Scrum environments
Preferred
Bachelor's and/or Masters degree in interaction design, HCI, or a related field
Experience designing professional tools for AEC industries, CAD modeling or highly technical enterprise domains
Experience designing multi-platform ecosystems (desktop, cloud, services)
Familiarity with Autodesk products or comparable design and engineering software
Passion for AI-driven transformation and empowering designers, engineers, and builders
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
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CFO
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