Full-Time

Senior Business Development Executive

Datacenters

Autodesk

Autodesk

10,001+ employees

Design software, engineering, and entertainment solutions

Compensation Overview

$136k - $244.4k/yr

+ Annual cash bonus + Commission + Stock grants

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Washington, DC, USA

Remote

Travel averages 10 days per month.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Computer Networking

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Requirements
  • At least 10 years of direct experience working in the data center industry and/or relevant sales or business development experience.
  • Knowledge of business and technology trends in Autodesk target industries.
  • Knowledge of typical customer pain points associated with the data center industry.
  • Familiarity with modern and agile processes in the data center industry and understanding of the asset lifecycle from design to operations.
  • Strong understanding of technology trends in the data center industry.
  • Experience presenting digital transformation and platform use cases.
  • Ability to lead strategy-level conversations with owners and C-suite stakeholders, shape executive thinking, influence investment decisions, and drive directional change.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate at multiple levels of a client organization.
  • Ability to deliver thought-leadership points of view to decision makers and drive change.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to bring people together.
  • Strong networking skills.
  • Ability to pursue continuous improvement through change management.
  • A proven track record of attaining results as part of a team.
  • Strong emotional intelligence.
  • Average travel of 10 days per month.
Responsibilities
  • Engage enterprise-account customers to build relationships and influence decision makers.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and industry ecosystem stakeholders to develop, execute, and scale strategic industry ecosystem engagements that drive growth.
  • Coordinate Global Business Development efforts in the region, primarily focused on the data center industries.
  • Influence customer business initiatives and decision makers through actionable thought leadership.
  • Develop effective relationships with executive- and senior-level architecture, engineering, and construction customers and personas.
  • Translate customer business initiatives, challenges, and opportunities into unique business value for Autodesk and ensure delivery of business value to client accounts.
  • Serve as the thought leader for digital-transformation industry processes and represent Autodesk, Autodesk technology, and Autodesk interests with customers, industry associations, events, and conferences.
  • Develop and execute ecosystem strategic programs with customers, owners, architecture, engineering, and construction industries, and associations to influence downstream customers and supply chains, producing tangible outputs with measurable impact.
  • Develop and execute new growth opportunities for Autodesk.
  • Assist customer teams in achieving growth and revenue targets with existing and new customers by working with Sales, Technical Solution Engineers, Autodesk Consulting, Customer Success Managers, and Support Specialists to identify and qualify opportunities.
  • Drive strategic imperatives to maximize the impact of Autodesk customers on the entire industry ecosystem.
  • Act as a translator and connector across customers, partners, Sales, and Product within Autodesk.
  • Ensure consistency of the industry approach for field stakeholders, including Sales Management, Enterprise Account Sales, Territory Sales, and Overlay Product Sales teams.
  • Partner with Industry Strategy and Product teams and provide information for mid- and long-term strategy.
  • Understand the competitive landscape and determine where Autodesk should have a distinctive point of view for customers.
  • Provide active leadership and visibility in industry councils, standards bodies, and external communities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with or insights into the competitive landscape.

Autodesk produces software for design, engineering, and entertainment work. Its products help professionals create, plan, simulate, and manage projects—from buildings and manufactured parts to films and games—using licenses, subscriptions, and cloud-based tools. Users interact with Autodesk software by running design and modeling tools, collaborating online, and leveraging cloud services for storage, rendering, and project management. What sets Autodesk apart is its broad, integrated product ecosystem across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and media, along with ongoing cloud-based features, strategic acquisitions, and professional services that extend its capabilities. The company also pursues social impact and sustainability programs. The overall goal is to help customers design and deliver better projects more efficiently and creatively while expanding access to cloud-enabled workflows and sustainable practices.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

1982

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What believers are saying

  • Fiscal first quarter 2027 revenue rose 18.4% to $1.93 billion, beating estimates.
  • Autodesk raised fiscal 2027 guidance to $8.155 billion-$8.215 billion revenue and 26%-28% operating margin.
  • AWS partnership and MaintainX promise cross-sell into design, construction, and operations workflows.

What critics are saying

  • Autodesk cut 7% of staff in January 2026, hitting sales teams and partner execution.
  • The $3.6 billion MaintainX deal adds integration risk and financing pressure before fiscal 2027.
  • Google's Flow trademark fight shows Autodesk's media franchise faces bigger AI-platform competitors.

What makes Autodesk unique

  • Autodesk owns entrenched workflows in AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion, and media-production tools.
  • Its 2026 AI stack uses proprietary design context, data, and task history across products.
  • AWS Marketplace distribution expands Autodesk access without sacrificing enterprise procurement relationships.

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