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Our focus is creating a seamless, data-driven experience that feels simple, predictable, and tailored to customer needs-while also making it easier and more efficient for our teams to support them. \nTo get there, we'rebuilding smarter digital experiences, strengthening our platforms, and making our sales and marketing efforts much more efficient and connected. While the productexperience will play a key role, a real unlock will come from the technologies that power better customer insights, more personalized engagement, and faster sales cycles. \nWhat you’lldo\nThe GET Applied AI organization is looking for a seasoned Senior Manager / Senior Principalof Applied AI Engineering to lead the application of AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics across Autodesk’s B2C business. This role will play a critical leadership role in shaping how Autodesk uses data and AI to build the eCommerce and personalization platforms of the future.\nApplied AI Engineers at Autodeskare both data/research scientists and software engineers, who develop and implement machine learning models and algorithms. Unlike other companies that separate these roles, our Applied AI Engineerswork on projects from ideation to implementation.\nAs a Sr. PrincipalApplied AI Engineerat Autodesk, you will be responsible for the development and training of cutting-edge machine learning models and algorithms that can effectively leverage our users’ platform activities and industry trends to create personalized recommendations that are delivered to our users at the optimal moment.\nAs a senior leader within Applied AI, you will set technical and strategic direction, lead a portfolio of high-impact AI/ML initiatives, develop talent, and partner with senior business and technology leaders to translate Autodesk’s business priorities into scalable AI capabilities.\nYou will be responsible foradvancing machine learning solutions that leveragecustomer behavior, product engagement, commerce signals, and industry trends to create more relevant and personalized customer experiences. You will also help establishthe organizational practices, technical standards, and operating mechanisms needed to scale Applied AI across Autodesk.\nResponsibilities\nSet the Applied AI Strategy - Define and drive the vision, roadmap, and investment priorities for key data science and machine learning capabilities across Autodesk’s B2C business, including personalization, recommendation systems, segmentation, forecasting, experimentation, churn prediction, product analytics, and customer insights.\n\nLead a Portfolio of High-Impact Initiatives - Own multiple complex, cross-functional AI/ML programs from strategy through production and business adoption. Establish clear priorities, success metrics, operating rhythms, and accountability to ensure the team delivers measurable customer and business outcomes.\n\nBuild and Develop a High-Performing Team - Provide leadership, coaching, and career development for Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers. Create an environment that attracts strong technical talent, raises the bar for execution, and enables individuals to grow in both technical depth and leadership.\n\nProvide Technical Leadership - Establish technical direction and engineering standards for machine learning systems, model development, experimentation, evaluation, production deployment, and MLOps. Guide teams through complex technical decisions while ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with Autodesk’s broader technology architecture.\n\nExpand Autodesk’s ML Capabilities - Identify emerging opportunities where AI and machine learning can materially improve the customerexperience or business performance. Guidethe design and development of scalable end-to-end ML platforms and pipelines that enable personalization and intelligent decision-making at scale.\n\nDrive Experimentation at Scale - Establish robust experimentation and measurement practices that increase development velocity while maintainingscientific rigor. Enable teams to rapidly test hypotheses, evaluate model performance, quantify incremental impact, and translate learnings into product and business decisions.\n\nInfluence Senior Leadership - Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders across Product, Engineering, eCommerce, Marketing, Finance, and other functions. Frame ambiguous business problems, identifyopportunities where AI can create value, recommend investment priorities, and influence strategic decisions through data.\n\nDrive Cross-Functional Execution - Initiate and lead large-scale, complex strategic initiatives spanning multiple teams and organizations. Build alignment across technical and business stakeholders, resolve ambiguity and competing priorities, and drive programs through execution and adoption.\n\nChampion a Data- and AI-Driven Culture - Evangelize best practices in applied AI, machine learning, experimentation, and evidence-based decision-making. Help shape Autodesk’s broader approach to responsible, scalable, and business-oriented use of AI.\n\nTranslate Technology into Business Impact - Develop compelling narratives that connect data, model performance, customer behavior, and financial outcomes. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive, business, and technical audiences and ensure AI investments are tied to measurable impact.\n\nRaise the Organizational Bar - Establish reusable frameworks, processes, and best practices that improve how Applied AI teams prioritize work, evaluate opportunities, design solutions, and measure results. Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across Data Science, ML Engineering, and adjacent technical organizations.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or anotherrelated quantitative or technical field.\n\n10+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, Applied Research, or a related technical discipline, with significant experiencedelivering production-scale machine learning solutions.\n\nDemonstrated experience leading teams, technical organizations, or major cross-functional programs, including setting strategy, establishingpriorities, and driving execution across multiple simultaneous initiatives.\n\nExperience developing technical talent through coaching, mentorship, technical leadership, performance management, or people management.\n\nProven ability to lead technical strategy, machine learning system design, and optimization of production-scale ML infrastructure, including model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, monitoring, debugging, and model optimization.\n\n7+ years of experience with software or machine learning system design and architecture, including launching and operating production systems.\n\nDeep hands-on experience with machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, recommendationor personalization systems, and applied statistical methods.\n\nStrong expertisein A/B testing, experimental design, causal reasoning, and measurement.\n\nStrong understanding of statistics, probability, customerand product analytics, and financial or business modeling.\n\nDemonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into data and AI strategies and connect technical investments to measurable customer and business impact.\n\nExceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with demonstratedability to influence senior technical and business leaders.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nMS or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.\n\n15+ years of experience in machine learning, data science, or related disciplines, ideally including experience in eCommerce, personalization, growth, digital products, or consumer-facing platforms.\n\n5+ years of experience in technical or people leadership, including building and developing high-performing Data Science and/or Machine Learning Engineering teams.\n\nExperience defining multi-year AI/ML strategies and translating them into organizational roadmaps, investment priorities, and measurable business outcomes.\n\nExperience hiring, developing, and retainingsenior Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and technical leaders.\n\nExperience operatingeffectively in a matrixed environment and influencing senior executives across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and business organizations.\n\nHands-on experience with cloud machine learning platforms such as AWS or Azure and strong knowledge of modern MLOps, model governance, observability, and productionML best practices.\n\nExperience building personalization, recommendation, ranking, forecasting, customer lifecycle, or next-best-action systems at significantscale.\n\nSee how we’rebuilding a diverse workforce and a culture of belonging to give more people thechance to imagine, design, and create a better world. Learn about all things #AutodeskLife byfollowing us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor.\nAt Autodesk, we are building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people thechance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considersall qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteranstatus or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants\nLearn More\nAbout Autodesk\nWelcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software - from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.\nWe take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk - it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.\nWhen you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!\nBenefits\nFrom health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/\nSalary transparency\nSalary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $178,875 and $320,650. 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