Mgr, Solution Engineering

Job Requisition ID # 26WD95961 Position Overview Solution Engineering is the technical engine within Technical Advisory that transforms field-proven consulting intellectual property (IP) into scalable, hardened digital solutions delivered through the Tools & IP Registry and Workflow Advisory platform. The Manager – Solution Engineering leads a critical engineering function responsible for productizing consulting IP, scaling digital advisory capabilities, and enabling Technical Advisory’s transition from bespoke services to platform-driven, repeatable solutions. This role operates at an organizational leadership level, driving multi-year strategy, managing multiple workstreams and senior engineers/architects, and delivering measurable business impact through an OKR-based operating model. The M3 leader is accountable for execution excellence, technical direction, organizational health, and cross-functional alignment across Consulting, Sales, Product, Enterprise Customer Success, and Platform teams. Scope & Impact Leads a team of Solution Architects, Platform Developers, and DevOps engineers Owns the Solution Engineering roadmap and delivery outcomes Drives measurable business impact across adoption, scalability, quality, and operational efficiency Accountable for quarterly and annual OKRs at team and organizational level Influences cross-functional strategy beyond immediate team Responsible for workforce planning, organizational design, and capability development Key Responsibilities 1. Organizational & People Leadership Build, lead, and evolve a high-performing engineering organization Establish clear team structure, roles, and growth paths Lead performance management, succession planning, and talent development Create an inclusive, accountable, and high-ownership culture Coach leaders and senior SAs on outcome-driven execution 2. OKR & Execution Excellence Define and operationalize quarterly and annual OKRs aligned to Technical Advisory strategy Translate strategic priorities into measurable engineering outcomes Implement structured review cadences and progress tracking Drive alignment between individual, team, and organizational OKRs Use metrics and data to continuously improve delivery predictability and business impact 3. Strategic & Business Leadership Own and drive the multi-quarter Solution Engineering roadmap Scale the Tools Program lifecycle from submission through standardization, hardening, validation, and publication Improve time-to-productization and operational maturity Define and track KPIs such as: Tool adoption and activation rates Platform scalability Reliability and incident reduction Engineering throughput and cycle time Partner with Consulting, Sales, and Product leadership to align investment with business value 4. Technical Leadership Provide architectural oversight across advisory tools and platform capabilities Ensure compliance with Autodesk technical, security, privacy, and operational standards Champion modern cloud-native, API-first, and scalable design principles Drive DevOps maturity, automation, CI/CD, and observability practices Lead modernization efforts to convert bespoke engagement artifacts into production-ready services Guide build vs. buy decisions and promote reuse of inner-source components Lead team members to adopt AI tools responsibly in their job functions 5. Operational & Delivery Governance Establish strong SDLC governance and quality frameworks Ensure clear ownership models, SLAs, and lifecycle management Oversee risk management, root cause analysis, and mitigation planning Drive predictability across multiple concurrent initiatives Manage resource planning aligned to capacity and strategic priorities Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field 12+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical consulting 7+ years of progressive people leadership experience Proven experience operating at ... (truncated, view full listing at source)