Senior Manager, Architecture

Position OverviewAutodesk's Technical Advisory organization is building a digital consulting platform that systematizes implementation expertise from hundreds of enterprise technology engagements into scalable digital products and services. This role requires someone who can think beyond building a traditional web application. The platform must serve implementation knowledge to human users and increasingly to AI‑powered tools and workflows. As how customers consume consulting expertise evolves, the architecture must be flexible enough to support that evolution while keeping knowledge trustworthy and well‑governed. You will partner closely with product management to translate business requirements into technical strategy, with engineering to ensure buildability and operational readiness, and with content and knowledge teams on knowledge representation requirements.ResponsibilitiesPlatform Architecture and Technical StrategyOwn the end-to-end platform architecture: data models, API design, integration patterns, infrastructure strategy, and non-functional requirementsDesign knowledge representation and retrieval approaches that make consulting expertise trustworthy, versioned, and governable across its full lifecycleDesign service layers that enable the platform to serve both human-facing applications and programmatic consumersEvaluate build-versus-buy decisions for platform capabilities, recommending where custom development adds value versus leveraging existing servicesDesign integration approaches with Autodesk's broader platform ecosystem, including enterprise identity and emerging AI infrastructureSecurity, Compliance, and Production ReadinessOwn platform architecture standards for security, data governance, and SOC2 compliance; partner with corporate security and infrastructure teams on controls implementation and audit readinessDefine non-functional requirements and reliability standards for the platform; partner with operations teams on monitoring, alerting, and disaster recoveryEstablish architectural governance — design reviews, technical standards, and decision records — that enable engineering velocityOwn the technical risk register and communicate architectural trade-offs clearly to leadership, with particular attention to knowledge accuracy risk when serving AI‑mediated channelsTeam and Cross-Functional LeadershipLead, mentor, and grow a team of approximately 6 architects and technical specialists while maintaining hands‑on involvement in foundational architectural decisionsPartner with product management to ensure technical architecture serves business goals, and with engineering to ensure designs are buildable and maintainableCollaborate with the Content & Knowledge team on knowledge data model and ingestion requirements — own how it's stored, indexed, and servedRepresent platform technical direction to stakeholders across Technical Advisory, IT, and Autodesk's platform engineering organizationMinimum Qualifications 10+ years of experience in software architecture, platform engineering, or technical leadership with progressive…

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