Technical Solution Executive Automotive

Position Overview

Autodesk has an exciting opportunity within our Named Accounts Technical Sales Organization, focused on Autodesk solutions for our automotive customers. This is a remote position reporting directly to the Technical Sales Manager.

We are looking for a Technical Solutions Executive that is a team player who will help our Named Account automotive customers scope and define solutions within their design studios. Your mission will be to work directly with customers to understand their technical requirements and define a technical solution based on Autodesk products and technology, collaborating with Account Managers, Technical Solution Executives, Solutions Engineers, the Customer Success team, and Consulting to help our customers guide Digital Transformation across their organizations. You will work with leading automotive industry customers across North America and World Wide. You will join the Technical Sales team as part of our 2000+ person Worldwide Sales and Services organization.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and internal / external team members for technical sales projects to Named Account (Enterprise) customers in the Automotive industry

• Help to define digital transformation strategies, conceive and design solutions, and guide initiatives through to success

• Assist customers in setting up and implementing proof of concept evaluations that measure success and values

• Maintain currency with the latest updates to our automotive studio software titles and deliver annual “what’s new” presentations and demos to the customers

• Stay abreast of quickly evolving and rapidly appearing technologies in the automotive design studios to maintain a trusted advisor status with our customers

• Demonstrate technical expertise and leadership to help customers achieve their goals

• Establish working relationships with customers as a trusted technical advisor

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial design, mechanical engineering, or equivalent automotive experience

• More than 5 years of experience in the Automotive or similar design industries, for example as a Designer, Modeler or 3D Artist/Operator

• Familiarity with the unique ways in which the various roles within automotive design studios use Autodesk and non-Autodesk software (including competitor software), related hardware (workstations, servers, and AR/VR devices), and how these personas work with each other and their engineering counterparts downstream

• Ability to work within an extended sales organization and balance competing demands from both internal teams and customer requirements

• Expertise in Autodesk VRED and Autodesk Alias

• Knowledge of Autodesk Flow Production Tracking

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

• The position may include up to 50% travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical sales experience or technical project experience with large, demanding customers

• Proficient in customer requirements gathering and discovery

• Experience with AR/VR/MR technologies

• Knowledge of SubD Modeling, Polymodeling, Class A, Formfinding, Digital Twin, and Data Management are beneficial

• Familiarity with Pipeline Management, Clay and Game Engines

• Experience understanding new or unfamiliar concepts quickly

• Manage multiple projects at a time, setting the right priorities

The Ideal Candidate

• You are a team-player who likes a challenge and can navigate uncertainty to delight our customers

• You will have relevant automotive or design industry knowledge but also be happy working on projects with emerging technologies

• You love the challenge of applying digital technology to the automotive industry to achieve measurable business results

• You will work with customers and our own team members, building influential relationships that grow our impact

About Autodesk

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