Director, Brand Management
About the role
The Director of Brand Management role at Autodesk is a highly visible position that sits at the heart of the brand ecosystem. This role is responsible for guiding the largest integrated advertising campaigns, leading agency partnerships, and acting as a center of excellence for brand management across the company.
Responsibilities
Lead Brand Stewardship & Campaign Excellence - Serve as a senior brand leader responsible for guiding Autodesk’s largest integrated advertising campaigns with the focus being on shepherding the creative concepts and ideas. Ensure all brand expressions align to Autodesk’s brand platform, narrative, and creative standards across channels and regions.
Own Agency Management & Center of Excellence - Lead and manage Autodesk’s brand agency ecosystem, ensuring clear scopes, strong collaboration, and consistently high-quality output. Establish best practices for agency engagement, briefing, feedback, and performance management.
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment - Partner closely with internal stakeholders across marketing, product, communications, events, and regional teams to ensure brand cohesion and impact. Navigate complex stakeholder environments with clarity, diplomacy, and confidence—bringing people along while maintaining high standards.
Build for Scale - Help evolve Autodesk’s brand management model to support a high-growth, global SaaS organization. Balance long-term brand building with near-term business needs, ensuring speed without sacrificing quality. Contribute to the broader leadership and culture of the Brand & Creative organization.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in brand management at a high-growth product or SaaS technology company.
Proven experience leading large, integrated brand campaigns across multiple channels.
Deep experience managing external agencies and complex internal stakeholder relationships.
Qualifications
A sharp eye for creative excellence and the judgment to know what great looks like.
Exceptional agency leadership skills—able to push, partner, and elevate work simultaneously.
Strong strategic thinking paired with operational rigor.
Clear, confident communicator who can bring structure to ambiguity.
Calm, thoughtful leadership style with the ability to influence at senior levels.
Skills & Mindset
Adept at balancing long-term brand building with near-term business needs.
Capable of navigating complex stakeholder environments with clarity, diplomacy, and confidence.
Willing to evolve and scale a brand in a rapidly growing organization.
Comfortable operating in a global, matrixed environment.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including health and financial benefits, time away, and everyday wellness.
Salary range: $145,000 to $260,150 for U.S.-based roles.
Additional compensation may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and more.
Pay
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $145,000 and $260,150. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range.
Schedule
This role is available on a hybrid/remote schedule.