[Hiring] Senior People Business Partner @Autodesk

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner, an advanced People strategist and trusted advisor who operates at senior leadership altitude and brings independent judgment, enterprise perspective, and strong executive influence. This role is designed for an experienced PBP who goes beyond program execution to shape people strategy, influence leadership decisions, and proactively address complex organizational challenges. You will partner closely with Vice Presidents in a dynamic, global, and evolving business environment, helping leaders translate business strategy into sustainable organizational outcomes.

As a Senior PBP, you will be expected to think ahead of the business, diagnose root causes, frame complex people and organizational issues, and recommend integrated, forward-looking solutions. You will also represent the PBP community in strategic initiatives and help elevate how People & Places work is delivered across the organization. This role reports to the Senior Director, People Business Partner, Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions. This position may be remote within Canada.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders at the VP level, providing independent perspective, challenge, and counsel on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and talent strategy.
• Translate business strategy into an integrated people strategy spanning workforce planning, organizational design, leadership capability, talent, and performance.
• Proactively identify emerging organizational risks and opportunities, frame ambiguity, and present clear options and trade-offs to leaders.
• Drive and influence established organizational interventions to support business objectives, ensuring solutions are contextually grounded and scalable.
• Anticipate organizational reactions to change and guide leaders through complex transitions with clarity and discipline.
• Partner with leaders to build operating models, structures, and capabilities that enable execution today while preparing for future-state needs.
• Provide executive coaching and consultation to senior leaders, influencing leadership behavior, decision-making, and effectiveness.
• Support leaders through moments of tension, trade-offs, and ambiguity, helping turn disagreement into aligned decisions.
• Elevate leadership capability across performance, talent decisions, and team dynamics.
• Assess current and emerging talent needs; contribute to and shape talent initiatives aligned to business priorities.
• Guide performance, development, and career processes to ensure leadership depth and future readiness.
• Ensure total rewards and recognition approaches are aligned with performance, business outcomes, and organizational values.
• Leverage people and business data to extract meaning, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Apply strong judgment in selecting the most relevant data to inform decisions without slowing execution.
• Connect people insights to business outcomes, including efficiency, growth capacity, and leadership effectiveness.
• Partner closely with Centers of Excellence (OE, L&D, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Inclusion & Belonging) to address complex or novel business needs.
• Represent the PBP community on strategic, cross-functional initiatives and influence how People & Places solutions are delivered.
• Collaborate with internal partners to support M&A, integration, and other enterprise initiatives as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of HR experience, including 7+ years as an HRBP/PBP supporting senior leaders in complex, global environments.
• Demonstrated expertise across multiple HR disciplines, including organizational design, talent strategy, workforce planning, performance management, executive coaching, employee relations, and change management.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, frame complex organizational problems, and recommend strategic solutions.
• Strong business acumen, including understanding of operating models, organizational structures, and the implications of people decisions on business outcomes.
• Ability to use qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions and shape leadership thinking.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Curiosity and appetite to leverage AI and emerging tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, Industrial/Labor Relations, or related field.
• Executive or professional coaching accreditation.
• Experience partnering with technology, engineering, or product-driven organizations.
• Demonstrated success operating across matrixed, global organizations.
• Experience influencing or representing People strategy at an enterprise or cross-functional level.

Benefits

• Salary transparency: Starting base salary between $120,000 and $176,000 for Canada-based roles, with offers based on experience and location.
• Compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Company Description

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!