Senior Manager, Design Technology, AEC

At Autodesk, we help our customers design and make anything. We are investing in insight-driven product development, seamless digital experiences, and AI-powered innovation to help people achieve meaningful outcomes faster and smarter. We are seeking a Sr. Manager Design Technology, AI Frameworks, AEC to join the Applied Intelligence design team within the Experience Foundations organization of the Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Division.

About the role

This strategic management role is focused on building a component-based AI design framework that scales across the Autodesk platform. You will oversee the creation of standards, processes, and best practices that facilitate engagement with vertical platform teams as they move workflows to our agentic platform. Working closely with Design and Engineering, you will lead our shift toward AI-augmented design development and establish a functional components library to increase consistency, reduce redundancy, and improve the quality of experiences deployed at scale.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of adaptive, context-aware UI components that scale across agentic workflows
• Establish and maintain a modular framework that supports personalized and agent-assisted user experiences
• Establish scalable processes that speed delivery from prototype to deployable solutions
• Build collaborative relationships and demonstrate value for stakeholders to adopt framework components, processes, and best practices
• Build and develop a strong team of UX Engineers, Motion designers, and Architects to execute the frameworks supporting our emerging platform

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience managing front-end or full-stack development teams
• 12+ years related experience
• Experience creating and maintaining reusable UI components and component libraries

Skills

• AI Tooling Fluency: Demonstrated experience using Claude Code, Gemini Code Assist, or equivalent LLM-based coding agents to deliver complex features
• Expert React & TypeScript: Deep proficiency in React Hooks, state management (Zustand, Redux, or Context), and component-driven design
• Experience leading the architecture and development of large-scale web applications, including performance optimization, accessibility, responsive design, and modern UI engineering practices
• Proficiency in Software Development practices, including version control, testing, and debugging

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining component libraries
• Experience building agentic or AI-assisted interaction components
• Experience leading design systems that support complex workflows
• Experience mentoring front-end engineers and elevating technical capabilities within a team
• Experience establishing cross-organizational methods and practices

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we provide comprehensive benefits to support Autodeskers in doing their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/.

Pay

For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $157,000 and $281,930. 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.