Senior Manager, Event Content Strategy – Delivery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the AU Content Strategy.

• Oversee the comprehensive content strategy and execution for AU session programming, which includes breakouts, labs, panels, and expo theaters.

• Develop and refine the content architecture and audience journey, ensuring relevance across various industries, personas, and experience levels.

• Spearhead the creation of content pillars and messaging frameworks that align with Autodesk’s strategic priorities while influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

• Drive the design of sessions and instructional content, focusing on format innovation, topic selection, and maintaining content balance across different tracks.

• Establish a content investment strategy and make prioritization decisions among competing stakeholder needs and business objectives.

• Lead the Content Planning Lifecycle.

• Own the Call for Proposals (CFP) strategy, taxonomy, and the session evaluation process.

• Manage session selection and make trade-off decisions among submissions, balancing stakeholder priorities, audience needs, and business objectives.

• Define and enforce content governance, production timelines, and workflows from concept to delivery.

• Ensure high content quality through structured review cycles, speaker enablement, and narrative alignment.

• Establish criteria for content selection that aligns with business impact, audience value, and strategic priorities.

• Facilitate Cross-Functional Alignment & Influence.

• Serve as the strategic content lead among Product, Marketing, Communications, and Industry teams to drive alignment on priorities and direction.

• Provide advice and influence to senior leaders regarding content strategy, session design, and audience engagement.

• Influence decision-making on content investments, prioritization, and resource allocation.

• Navigate complex organizational dynamics to ensure alignment and execution at scale.

• Operate effectively in ambiguous environments and manage conflicting priorities to facilitate clear decision-making.

• Enhance Content Experience & Innovation.

• Define and refine best-in-class content experiences for Autodesk’s flagship events.

• Lead the development of innovative session formats and engagement models, including interactive, demo-driven, and broadcast-inspired formats.

• Integrate digital and in-person content strategies to create seamless, multi-channel experiences.

• Utilize data and insights to continually enhance content performance, relevance, and attendee satisfaction.

• Anticipate industry trends and evolving audience expectations to maintain Autodesk’s events as best-in-class.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in designing and delivering content experiences for large-scale, enterprise-level conferences or events.

• Demonstrated success in owning complex content strategies and achieving business outcomes.

• Extensive expertise in content strategy, session design, and audience journey mapping.

• Strong executive presence, with the ability to advise and influence senior leaders and stakeholders.

• Exceptional skills in cross-functional leadership—comfortable driving alignment without direct authority.

• Experience collaborating with Product Marketing, Communications, and Event Production teams.

• Highly strategic thinker capable of translating business objectives into compelling content experiences.

• Data-informed and outcomes-driven, with a focus on measurable impact and continuous improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and financial benefits.

• Time away and everyday wellness initiatives.