Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager - AECO

Strategic Partnerships Manager

We're seeking a seasoned Strategic Partnerships Manager with a strong business development mindset and the ability to lead with innovation. This role will drive partner strategy and activation across Autodesk's most impactful global education partnerships, while identifying and onboarding new, high-value partners. You'll shape partnership growth plans, deliver measurable outcomes, and ensure Autodesk's value is deeply integrated within the education, government, and industry ecosystems. This is a high-visibility role at the intersection of workforce development, AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations), and education innovation. The right candidate brings experience navigating complex orgs, comfort across executive and grassroots audiences, and the ability to move quickly from strategy to execution. This role can be fully remote or hybrid.

Responsibilities :

• Lead Autodesk's top education partnerships, driving adoption, certification, and brand visibility across secondary, vocational, and post-secondary educational institutions and workforce programs.
• Identify, evaluate, and activate new strategic partnership opportunities that align to business and impact goals.
• Collaborate with Autodesk Government Affairs, Industry, and AECO Strategy teams to shape and advance policy-aligned education strategies.
• Build and execute scalable program plans in coordination with stakeholders from field engagement to executive leadership; track and report business performance.
• Partner with Marketing on co-marketing, activations, and event strategy to amplify Autodesk's brand and partner impact.
• Represent Autodesk at high-profile events, from hands-on educator activations to executive briefings.

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Salary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $121,800 and $197,120. Offers are based on the candidate's experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.