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The Manager, Technology Event Programs will be responsible for strategizing, operationalizing, and executing a portfolio of Autodesk鈥檚 internal technical conferences aimed at promoting knowledge exchange, innovation, and professional growth among our employees.听This role is primarily responsible for TechX, Autodesk鈥檚 internal technical conference, and the Technical Leadership Forum, the bi-annual event for our senior most technical community.
You听will听ensure听seamless听coordination听across听workstreams,听iterate on existing听processes,听and听foster听effective听collaboration听with听cross-functional听partners.听If听you're听a听hands-on听leader听who听can听operationalize听strategy听and听get听things听done,听this听role听is听for听you.听
This role听reports to the Sr. Director, Technical Excellence, and will be 100% remote from California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, or Vancouver.
Responsibilities
Conference Program and Execution
Develop and implement an execution strategy听for听internal technical conferences, aligning with company objectives and values
Collaborate with executive sponsors and internal stakeholders to operationalize the strategic program workstreams to deliver well-coordinated, high quality outcomes; these include but are not limited to track identification, call for proposals and selection, speaker management, volunteer programs and ticket allocations
Prioritize the technical attendee experience by implementing strategies to maximize and measure engagement, participation, and networking opportunities
Ensure a clear conference calendar, ensuring key milestones are reflected in planning, prep and delivery
Iterate on existing听organizational听processes听to听improve听productivity, budget, operational听efficiency,听reduce听duplication,听and听ensure听alignment听across听adjacent听teams
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build trusted relationships by demonstrating human first leadership. Foster听a听collaborative听environment听that听drives听consistency,听quality,听and听accountability听across听every听event
Collaborate with our Events and Experiences team, Data and Insights, HR, IT, Comms and vendor partners to ensure seamless conference logistics and promotion
Data driven decision making, transparent and confident decision maker, who can quickly unblock teams and drive event outcomes forward
Airtable is a key tool for all our data management for speakers, volunteers, booths, executives and attendees and the main tool for collaboration between teams; to be successful, this leader will need to be strongly proficient in Airtable
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Management
Lead a team of event specialists, program leaders and Airtable experts to organize the data, develop workstream roles and responsibilities and ensure delivery of every conference workstream
Point of contact for Technical Leadership Forum site selection, contracts and budget decisions. Manage听budgets,听resources,听and听timelines听to听ensure听effective听delivery听within听scope
Maintain听a听focus听on听continuous听improvement听by听identifying听and听implementing听ways听to听streamline听execution听and听enhance听cross-team听coordination
Identifying strengths, opportunities and professional development to build leaders in their direct and extended teams
Minimum Qualifications听
5+ years of experience in program management, preferably with a focus on technical conferences or professional development events
Effective people manager who fosters accountability, clarity, and growth
Strong people management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging with diverse audiences and stakeholders
Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and lead initiatives from concept to execution
Experience in negotiating contracts, managing vendors, and controlling event budgets
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly with technical and executive audiences
Proficiency in event management software and tools, especially Airtable, Asana or Smartsheets
Willingness to travel as required for conferences and related activities
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