Solution Line Manager, Autodesk Ecosystem

Overview

The Solution Line Manager, Autodesk Ecosystem is a hybrid people leadership, solution portfolio, and product management role responsible for driving the success of Graitec’s portfolio of Autodesk-based software solutions, plugins, add-ons, integrations, and workflow extensions, including PowerPack, Ideate, FileSync, and similar tools.

The role ensures that solutions are not only well-designed, but also adopted, scalable, commercially impactful, and aligned with the evolving Autodesk technology and platform ecosystem.

This position operates at the intersection of:

• Construction / AEC domain expertise
• Product management and portfolio strategy
• Technical solution design and architecture
• Autodesk Platform Services and API-based integrations
• AI-enabled product innovation
• Service delivery and customer success

This position has end-to-end accountability across a solution line, including:

• Evolving a portfolio strategy across multiple Autodesk-based products and solutions
• Defining and driving product direction, priorities, and roadmaps
• Leading teams delivering and supporting solutions in the field
• Ensuring alignment between product direction, services, customer needs, and revenue outcomes
• Driving continuous feedback loops between customers, delivery teams, Product, and R&D
• Identifying and developing opportunities enabled by AI, Autodesk Platform Services, cloud connectivity, and data integration

The role requires strong Product Management experience and people leadership, ensuring Product Managers, technical specialists, consultants, and project managers are aligned, developed, and performing at a high level.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Line & Portfolio Leadership

• Evolve a portfolio of Autodesk-based solutions, rather than a single product, ensuring relevance, consistency, differentiation, and business impact
• Define and maintain a clear direction and product strategy for the solution line, aligned with customer needs, Autodesk platform evolution, market opportunities, and company strategy
• Establish clear priorities and outcome-oriented roadmaps across PowerPack, Ideate, FileSync, and other Autodesk ecosystem solutions
• Balance short-term delivery and commercial priorities with long-term product and platform evolution
• Identify opportunities to simplify, consolidate, integrate, or reposition solutions across the portfolio
• Drive standardization and scalability across software products, integrations, solutions, and supporting services

Product Management & Product Strategy

• Apply strong Product Management practices across product discovery, strategy, prioritization, delivery, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement
• Define target customers, priority problems, value propositions, desired outcomes, and success measures for each product or solution
• Lead evidence-based prioritization informed by customer insight, product usage, market dynamics, commercial performance, and technical feasibility
• Ensure roadmaps communicate strategic outcomes and customer value rather than only features and delivery commitments
• Partner with Product Managers and R&D teams to translate strategic priorities into clear product opportunities and measurable outcomes
• Establish effective discovery and validation practices before committing significant development investment
• Monitor product adoption, usage, retention, customer satisfaction, recurring revenue, and portfolio performance
• Manage product lifecycle decisions, including investment, modernization, consolidation, partnership, acquisition, and retirement recommendations

AI Product Management & Innovation

• Develop product strategies that appropriately combine proprietary capabilities, third-party AI services, Autodesk technologies, and customer data
• Ensure AI capabilities are introduced responsibly, with appropriate consideration for security, privacy, reliability, transparency, and user trust
• Maintain awareness of developments in Autodesk AI capabilities and the broader AI technology landscape relevant to the AECO industry

Strategic Partnerships and M&A

• Help identify strategic partnerships and acquisition opportunities that can strengthen or accelerate the Autodesk Ecosystem portfolio
• Participate in M&A evaluation and decision-making, providing the product, technology, customer, and market perspective
• Evaluate build, buy, or partner options for strategic portfolio opportunities
• Support post-acquisition integration, including product strategy, roadmap alignment, and portfolio positioning

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the central bridge between Sales, Customers, Delivery, Product, R&D, Marketing, and Autodesk
• Ensure alignment across stakeholders on strategy, priorities, roadmap, customer value, and commercial outcomes
• Facilitate effective collaboration between technical and non-technical teams
• Provide clear direction and decision-making in a matrix organization
• Establish transparent governance for portfolio priorities, product investment, and roadmap decisions
• Build productive relationships with Autodesk stakeholders and internal teams responsible for Autodesk partnerships, sales, and technical strategy

Solution Design & Value Delivery

• Understand AEC, manufacturing, BIM, data-management, and document-collaboration workflows and customer challenges
• Guide the design of connected workflows spanning desktop applications, cloud platforms, customer systems, and Graitec solutions

Ensure solutions are:

• Technically feasible
• Scalable and standardized
• Secure and maintainable
• Interoperable with relevant Autodesk products and services
• Commercially relevant and sellable
• Designed to deliver measurable customer outcomes

Support and guide:

• Product discovery and customer validation
• Pre-sales solution design and scoping
• Project delivery alignment and quality
• Product launches and go-to-market readiness
• Post-go-live optimization, adoption, and value realization

Autodesk Platform Services & Integrations

• Supports the strategy for using Autodesk Platform Services APIs across Graitec’s software, data, and integration portfolio
• Identify opportunities to connect Graitec solutions with Autodesk Forma and other relevant Autodesk products and platforms
• Work closely with Innovation and R&D teams to assess API capabilities, integration architecture, platform dependencies, scalability, and security
• Ensure Autodesk-based integrations are designed around clear customer workflows and sustainable product value
• Monitor relevant changes to Autodesk APIs, platform services, authentication mechanisms, data models, and integration capabilities
• Translate platform and API opportunities into clear product use cases, priorities, requirements, and commercial propositions
• Manage the product and business risks associated with platform dependencies and evolving third-party technologies

Delivery & Customer Impact

• Ensure consistent high-quality delivery across projects, products, and regions
• Drive improvements in implementation methodologies and best practices
• Monitor and improve customer outcomes, including adoption, usage, satisfaction, retention, and value realization
• Ensure strong feedback loops from delivery teams and customers into product and solution improvements
• Work with customer-facing teams to identify barriers to adoption and translate them into product, enablement, or service actions
• Support the development of scalable implementation and customer-success models for FileSync and other connected solutions

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a team that may include Product Managers, technical specialists, consultants, and project managers
• Create a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative team environment
• Provide clear priorities, coaching, and continuous feedback
• Develop strong Product Management capability and customer-centric ways of working across the team
• Manage capacity, hiring, organizational design, and skills development aligned with portfolio needs
• Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, customer focus, and continuous improvement
• Enable teams to make informed decisions within clear strategic boundaries

Continuous Improvement & Feedback Loops

Capture and structure insights from:

• Customer interactions
• Product discovery and usage data
• Delivery experience
• Sales feedback

Translate insights into:

• Product and solution improvements
• Portfolio adjustments
• Roadmap and investment decisions
• Input for Product and R&D teams

Key Outcomes Expected

• Strong adoption and usage growth across the Autodesk Ecosystem solution portfolio
• A clear, outcome-oriented portfolio and product strategy across PowerPack, Ideate, FileSync, and related Autodesk-based solutions
• Measurable business impact through recurring revenue, customer retention, services growth, and cross-sell
• Strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities that strengthen the portfolio and accelerate growth
• A validated and differentiated strategy for AI-enabled products and capabilities
• Effective use of Autodesk Platform Services APIs to create connected, scalable, and valuable customer workflows
• Consistent high-quality delivery across products, projects, and regions
• Scalable and standardized product, integration, and solution offerings
• Clear and actionable product roadmaps aligned with customer and market needs
• High-performing, engaged, and continuously developing teams
• Effective feedback loops influencing Product and R&D direction

Responsibilities

• Proven Product Management experience within a B2B software, SaaS, platform, or technology-driven environment
• Demonstrated experience defining product strategy, conducting product discovery, prioritizing opportunities, and managing product roadmaps
• Experience managing and supporting multiple software products, solutions, or a product portfolio rather than a single product
• Experience taking software products or capabilities through discovery, development, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement
• Experience with AI-based product management, including identifying, validating, delivering, and measuring AI-enabled product capabilities
• Strong understanding of Autodesk Platform Services APIs and experience using platform capabilities to support software products, integrations, or connected customer workflows
• Experience working with Autodesk technologies such as Revit, Autodesk Forma, AutoCAD, or comparable software platforms
• Solid understanding of the customer-driven product and solution lifecycle, from discovery and validation through implementation, adoption, and ongoing success
• Strong background in software consulting, professional services, solution delivery, or customer-facing technology roles
• Demonstrated experience leading Product Management, technical, consulting, or project-management teams
• Experience contributing to strategic partnerships, M&A evaluations, or technology acquisitions
• Ability to assess build, buy, or partner opportunities from a product and business perspective
• Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to identify customer problems and translate them into scalable product opportunities
• Experience collaborating with Product, R&D, Sales, Services, Marketing, and customer-success stakeholders in matrix and international organizations
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, products, platform dependencies, and stakeholders in a dynamic environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with software engineers and technical architects while maintaining a strong customer, product, and commercial perspective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Computer Science, Product Management, or a related field
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience coaching, developing, and motivating teams
• Excellent Product Management skills across strategy, discovery, prioritization, roadmapping, delivery, launch, adoption, and lifecycle management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Strong understanding of APIs, cloud platforms, software integrations, and data-driven products
• Working knowledge of AI product development, responsible AI considerations, and the operational characteristics of AI-enabled capabilities
• Results-oriented mindset with a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Ability to operate effectively in a global and multicultural environment

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of BIM workflows and construction/AEC industry practices
• Hands-on experience with Autodesk Platform Services APIs, including the development or management of Autodesk-based integrations
• Experience with Autodesk Revit plugins, add-ons, Autodesk Forma integrations, or comparable ecosystem products
• Experience with PowerPack, Ideate, FileSync, or similar BIM productivity and data-management solutions
• Experience managing SaaS, desktop, cloud-connected, and integration-based products within the same portfolio
• Experience applying AI to AEC, BIM, construction, document-management, or engineering workflows
• Familiarity with product analytics, customer discovery, experimentation, and outcome-based roadmap practices
• Previous experience in technical leadership, solution architecture, software engineering, or platform product management roles
• Relevant industry certifications, such as Autodesk, BIM, AI, cloud, or Product Management credentials