Executive Assistant

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking a highly capable and proactive Executive Assistant to support leaders within the Global Partner Ecosystem organization, specifically across Partner Success & Services and Emerging Technologies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and enjoys operating as both a strategic partner and operational driver.

The Executive Assistant will play a critical role in enabling organizational effectiveness by managing complex priorities, driving coordination across teams, and helping leaders stay focused on high-impact business objectives. Success in this role requires exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, strong communication capabilities, and the ability to anticipate needs while navigating evolving priorities with agility and professionalism.

This is more than a traditional administrative role — it is an opportunity to serve as a trusted partner to leadership, helping connect strategy to execution across a dynamic and innovative part of the business. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic thinking, operational excellence, and relationship management, with the ability to build trust and drive outcomes across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex executive calendars, meeting cadence, and priority alignment across multiple stakeholders and time zones

• Coordinate domestic and international travel, expense reporting, and logistical planning

• Prepare meeting agendas, briefing materials, and follow-up action tracking

• Support leadership team operations, including staff meetings, offsites, team events, communication execution and organizational rhythms

• Maintain operational systems, documentation, and administrative processes that support executive and team effectiveness

• Support execution of strategic initiatives by tracking milestones, action items, and dependencies across teams

• Facilitate communication and coordination between executives, business partners, and cross-functional stakeholders

• Assist in preparing presentations, leadership communications, and organizational updates

• Identify process improvements and operational efficiencies that enhance team productivity and executive effectiveness

• Help ensure leadership priorities are executed efficiently and aligned to business objectives

• Serve as a primary point of coordination for internal and external stakeholders interacting with executive leadership

• Build strong partnerships across teams to ensure seamless collaboration and follow-through

• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with professionalism and discretion

• Understands business priorities and anticipates leadership needs

• Exercises sound judgment and supports effective decision-making

• Balances tactical execution with strategic awareness

• Highly organized with strong prioritization and execution skills

• Manages multiple workstreams effectively in fast-paced environments

• Drives follow-through and accountability with attention to detail

• Communicates clearly and professionally across all organizational levels

• Builds trusted relationships and collaborates effectively across teams

• Represents executive leadership with confidence and professionalism

• Thrives in dynamic environments with shifting priorities

• Maintains composure under pressure and navigates ambiguity effectively

• Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness, and a solutions-oriented mindset

• Handles confidential information with integrity and professionalism

• Demonstrates emotional intelligence and mature decision-making

• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution skills

• Resourceful, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindset

• Comfortable navigating executive-level environments and complex organizational dynamics

• Strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on broader business goals

• Ability to independently drive initiatives from concept through completion

• Executives are consistently well-prepared, informed, and focused on the highest-value work

• Priorities move forward efficiently with strong follow-through and accountability

• Communication and coordination across teams are seamless and proactive

• Operational processes become more streamlined and scalable

• The Executive Assistant is viewed as a trusted extension of the leadership team

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting senior executives, preferably in a fast-paced corporate or technology environment

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels

• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills

• Strong business judgment and ability to anticipate needs before they arise

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• High emotional intelligence and ability to build relationships across all organizational levels

• Proficiency with collaboration and productivity tools (Microsoft Office, (Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) Slack, Zoom, project management platforms, (Airtable, MIRO, etc.)

• Ability to manage ambiguity, adapt quickly, and maintain composure under pressure

• Proven track record handling confidential information with discretion and integrity

About Autodesk

Welcome 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 – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

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. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

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