Director and Senior Corporate Counsel, AMER Commerical
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Director and Senior Corporate Counsel, AMER Commerical
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Position Overview
Autodesk is seeking a senior leader to serve as Director and Senior Corporate Counsel, AMER Commercial Legal. This is a key leadership role within our global legal team, with responsibility for all commercial legal support across the AMER region (U.S., Canada, and Latin America). As the principal legal advisor to our AMER Sales and Procurement organizations, you will lead a team of nine legal professionals, sit on the AMER Sales Leadership Team, and drive business outcomes in one of Autodesk’s most strategic and complex markets.
Job Requisition ID #
25WD89614
Position Overview
Autodesk is seeking a senior leader to serve as Director and Senior Corporate Counsel, AMER Commercial Legal. This is a key leadership role within our global legal team, with responsibility for all commercial legal support across the AMER region (U.S., Canada, and Latin America). As the principal legal advisor to our AMER Sales and Procurement organizations, you will lead a team of nine legal professionals, sit on the AMER Sales Leadership Team, and drive business outcomes in one of Autodesk’s most strategic and complex markets.
This is a high-impact, visible role that combines legal leadership, team management, and business partnership. You will work closely with senior cross-functional stakeholders in our Sales and Procurement organizations to manage risk, support complex commercial negotiations, and improve deal velocity.
This position reports to the Vice President, Commercial Legal.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal partner to AMER Sales and Procurement leadership
- Lead and develop a high-performing legal team, fostering a culture of performance, growth, and engagement
- Provide strategic legal counsel for complex, high-value negotiations with enterprise customers, direct and channel sales
- Support Autodesk’s growing public sector business across federal, state, and municipal levels
- Oversee legal matters related to partner/channel agreements, go-to-market programs, and operational processes
- Lead legal support for procurement initiatives, including vendor contracts and purchasing operations
- Serve as global subject-matter expert for Autodesk’s new buying experience developing scalable legal processes, templates, and resources
- Collaborate across the global Legal function and broader company to drive consistency, compliance, and operational efficiency
- JD from an accredited U.S. institution and active bar membership in good standing.
- 12+ years of combined legal experience in-house and at a law firm, with a strong focus on enterprise technology
- Experience supporting direct and channel sales models, with ability to manage legal issues across diverse GTM motions; experience supporting U.S. public sector sales is preferred
- Knowledge and experience with commercial law, software licensing, IP, data privacy/security, competition law, employment, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing legal teams
- Executive presence and strong business acumen; ability to influence at the leadership level and guide strategic decisions
- Excellent judgment, communication skills, and ability to operate effectively in an agile, matrixed environment
- Willingness to travel as needed
About Autodesk
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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!
Benefits
From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting transparency
Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $202,300 and $327,250. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
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