Technology Vendor Program Manager

Job Requisition ID # 26WD96769 Position Overview Autodesk’s COE, under the Technology Vendor Management Department, is hiring a Technology Vendor Program Manager (P3) to lead the company’s technology M&A vendor integrations, participate in special initiatives, compliance and service planning activities, and to own the Technology Vendor Management Process Library (the single source of truth for SOPs, service templates, scorecards/vendor surveys, runbooks, websites, and supporting artifacts). This role drives cross-functional M&A integration workstreams into Autodesk, coordinates compliance remediation and controls and ensures the Process Library is current, discoverable, and aligned to governance. The ideal candidate combines M&A experience, vendor-management domain knowledge, strong program/project and stakeholder management skills, and the discipline in service planning. Responsibilities Lead M&A vendor integrations: Own end-to-end planning and execution for technology vendor.  Requires due diligence handoffs, integration roadmaps, execution of cutovers, risk mitigation, and post-integration stabilization Manage special initiatives: Drive or participation with COE special programs (tool rollouts, vendor consolidation) from definition through delivery, aligning stakeholders across Legal, IT, Security, Procurement, Product, and Business Units Compliance & controls: Participate with remediation of compliance findings, manage vendor compliance lifecycle activities (assessments, attestations, evidence collection), and partner with Legal, InfoSec and Compliance to operationalize control requirements Service planning & operations: Participate and operationalize vendor initiatives and capacity planning.  Drive COE members to delivery on committed technology and/or processes Process Library ownership: Serve as primary ‘steward’ for the Technology Vendor Management Process Library, maintain all SOPs, playbooks, templates, and websites; ensure version control, approvals, clear ownership, accessibility, and alignment to governance and audit requirements Standards & playbooks: Develop and maintain standard integration templates, runbooks, checklist artifacts (including M&A integration playbook, onboarding/offboarding procedures, compliance checklist), and ensure training and adoption across the organization Reporting & metrics: Define program KPIs and health metrics (integration velocity, compliance posture, SLA attainment, process library freshness), produce executive reports and dashboards, and surface risks and remediation plans Change Management: Facilitate change management processes, coordinate review/approval cycles for SOP changes, and lead change management to ensure processes are embedded into local operations Success criteria / KPIs Timely, low-risk execution of M&A technology vendor integrations (on schedule and budget with controlled business impact) High compliance posture for vendor population (measurable reduction in open findings / time to remediate) Process Library completeness and freshness (SOPs current, owners assigned, reduced time-to-find for processes) Improved SLA/availability and reduced incident escalations for vendor-provided services Positive stakeholder satisfaction and adoption of standardized playbooks and templates Minimum Qualifications 7 years of program or vendor management experience in technology organizations (M&A integrations strongly preferred) Demonstrated experience managing technology vendor/third-party lifecycles, compliance program activities, and service planning Demonstrate strong relationships with Procurement, Legal, InfoSec, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Business Unit leaders to influence and coordinate vendor-related decisions and priorities. Strong project and program management skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to author clear SOPs, playbooks and executive summaries/reporting Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with M& ... (truncated, view full listing at source)