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Manager, License Compliance

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Fosters collaboration, assigns tasks strategically, and motivates teams.
  • Delivers strategic messages with clarity and confidence.
  • Applies deep knowledge of licensing models and audit methodologies.
  • Uses telemetry and audit data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee telemetry analysis, audit preparation, and resolution workflows.
  • Lead customer communications from operational to executive levels.
  • Allocate resources based on strategic priorities and team capacity.
  • Own compliance-driven revenue forecasting across teams and regions.

Key facts

Other skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Building
  • Negotiation
  • Collaboration
  • Self-Motivation

About the company

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Autodesk

Computer Software / SaaS

Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D. We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size10001

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Job description

Job Requisition ID #

26WD100565

Position Overview

The Manager, License Compliance, leads efforts to protect Autodesk’s intellectual property by ensuring customers operate within licensing agreements. This role spans strategic planning, audit execution, customer engagement, and cross-functional orchestration. Managers at all levels drive resolution of non-compliance, influence go-to-market strategy and align compliance actions with revenue growth objectives. 

Responsibilities 

  • Oversee telemetry analysis, audit preparation, and resolution workflows. Ensure timely and accurate handling of compliance cases across customer segments. Monitor pipeline health and maintain data integrity across systems

  • Lead customer communications from operational to executive levels. Deliver complex compliance findings and negotiate resolutions. Tailor messaging stakeholder needs and licensing complexity

  • Coach and develop compliance teams across geographies and levels. Build onboarding, training, and succession plans. Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement

  • Allocate resources based on strategic priorities and team capacity. Manage staffing plans and coordinate cross-functional support. Ensure readiness for high-value engagements and escalations

  • Own compliance-driven revenue forecasting across teams and regions. Integrate compliance forecasts into GTM and financial planning. Identify risks and opportunities to inform strategic decisions

Minimum Qualifications

  • Fosters collaboration, assigns tasks strategically, and motivates teams. Builds scalable structures and future-ready capabilities. Leads teams through transformation and adapt strategies proactively

  • Delivers strategic messages with clarity and confidence. Crafts compelling narratives to influence stakeholders. Leads complex discussions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes

  • Applies deep knowledge of licensing models and audit methodologies. Drives innovation and transformation across compliance ecosystems. Aligns compliance with sales and customer success motions

  • Uses telemetry and audit data to inform decisions. Anticipates challenges and mitigates revenue risks. Interprets financial data to guide strategy and resource allocation

  • Account Executives and Customer Success Managers to align compliance actions with account strategy

  • Engage with legal, marketing, and operations to ensure consistent messaging and resolution planning. Coordinate with GTM Strategy & Operations to lead cross-functional initiatives to embed compliance insights into broader go-to-market motions

  • Influence global teams to integrate compliance into strategic account planning and execution

  • Mentor junior team members and contribute to team development and knowledge sharing

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

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!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/global-belonging


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