Principal Technical Program Manager AI/ML Platform

Company: Autodesk
Company: Autodesk
Location: California, USA - Remote
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2023-09-08 06:20
Job Requisition ID #23WD71280Position OverviewAt Autodesk, we believe that Artificial Intelligent (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) represent the biggest opportunity to revolutionize the design and make experience for our customers.  Autodesk’s commitment to AI & ML has sponsorship from the office of the CTO, and executive leaders of the product organizations.  As a Principal Technical Program Manager focusing on AI & ML platform development initiatives, you will be in the driver’s seat for our highly visible, highly critical enterprise-level initiatives, influencing our AI/machine learning strategy and how the technology is adopted across our organization. You will be part of our Platform Services and Emerging Technologies (PSET) group, partnering closely with research, engineering, data scientists, and other cross-functional teams to create roadmaps, scope programs and align them with business priorities, define milestones and success metrics, and build scalable, secure, reliable, efficient AI/ML products and platform to achieve business outcomes.  This role will have a cross-Autodesk focus and drives a company-wide critical initiative translating strategic direction and company-level goals into executable workstreams & programs. You would need to influence C-Staffs and partner with significant organization VPs & Chief Architects across Autodesk to make key technical decisions and resource commitments. You are expected to be the accelerating factor in realizing ADSK's ML/AI vision to establish market share and competitiveness and turn AI/ML into a core company technology that revolutionizes most of our product lines and affects all our industry verticals. You will be impacting our roadmap for the ResponsibilitiesAs an Enterprise Data Machine Learning leader, partner closely with Autodesk’s product, technology, and platform leaders to shape our ML platform solution strategy and operationalize it, (including Large Foundational Model efforts) by partnering with multiple stakeholders and technology leaders in determining the best technical implementation methodsAs a Could/ML/AI technical practice owner, you will up-level the TPM team's technical skills through knowledge sharing, mentoring/coaching, and bringing in relevant and effective trainingAs as a Principal TPM, you will exhibit excellent judgment, anticipate bottlenecks, lead escalations, make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraintsAbility to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representativesArticulate the outcome and identify the technology, requirements, and milestones of the programsCommunicate progress across organizational boundaries and levels from individual contributors to senior executiveDefine, socialize and implement organization-wide processesBe an agent of change by driving relentless improvement with data and science-based, Kaizen cultureMinimum QualificationsStrong program management and leadership experience, Outstanding relationship-building with the ability to influence at all organizational levelsPrevious commercial experience with artificial intelligence concepts, machine learning (building, deploying Large Language Models, Large Foundational Models, setting up cloud infrastructure and data pipelines), and familiarity with common ML libraries. You do not need to implement models from scratch, but you should be able to clearly explain concepts like supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and generative AIApproximately 10 plus years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or Technical Product Manager or Software Architect or similar role, with Experience building products based on data, hypotheses, and MVPs by defining and aligning on clear requirementsMust have experience and expertise to recommend relevant technical solutions within AI/ML technology space, able to be a top advisor who knows the pitfalls through previous hands-on development or launched commercial offerings in this spaceAbility to gather and analyze data and understand issues from a broad, strategic perspectiveEmbody data-driven decision-making while ensuring an inclusive and collaborative cultureAction biased with a focus on improving effectiveness and velocity using Agile methodologies & lean product management principlesExperience with data visualization tools (Looker, PowerBI, Tableau or similar), source control (e.g. GitHub), ticket managementHighly tuned emotional intelligence, good listener, and deep-seated empathy for teams and partnersBachelor’s degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or other quantitative fieldsDesire to continue to learn and challenge yourselfPrior development or management experience on a Machine Learning Platform in a large tech companyTrack record of using data analytics for improving software operations and organizational efficiencyPossess solid technical expertise and business acumen with the ability to negotiable and influence senior leadership to deliver business outcomes#LI-POST#LI-JK1Learn MoreAbout AutodeskWelcome 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. We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers. When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!BenefitsFrom health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskersthe best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visitinghttps://benefits.autodesk.com/Salary transparencySalary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $176,800 and $286,000. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.Equal Employment Opportunity At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. 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