Position Summary:
This position is responsible for developing and delivering the strategy, direction, and messaging around the Manufacturing division’s community programs and ensuring that divisional personnel along with field sales personnel understand and can port this message to customers. This role requires interaction with various internal and external teams in building and evangelizing our community messaging.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
# Manage a team of 5-10 people
# Defines a global community program strategy; design, development, and implementation to achieve divisional objectives. Delivers a variety of presentations in support of the program objectives.
# Recruits and manages external resources, where appropriate, to achieve divisional objectives surrounding community initiatives.
# Monitors and analyzes performance of program through evaluations and other quantifiable means; monitors and enforces applicable requirements. Analyzes program metrics and trends to evaluate success of overall program. Anticipates potential issues and implements appropriate remedies.
# Gathers feedback both internally and externally to the organization through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, surveys, and other methods.
# Interfaces with various functional groups, project teams and other stakeholders to effectively resolve issues and remove barriers to program success. Implements and improves procedures and processes to optimize program effectiveness.
# Serves as internal spokesperson for the program. Plans content and delivers internal and external program communications to the appropriate audience through various channels, including email, direct mailings, conferences, seminars, and road shows.
# Ensures clear and consistent information is distributed to partners and customers. Defines content of program website, both internal and external to ensure consistent and accurate messaging. Publishes reference materials, brochures, and other program collateral as appropriate.
# Manages the execution of community related events, including registration, logistics, agenda, and speakers.

Requirements:
# Experience managing teams
# BA/BS or equivalent work experience, 8+ years experience in building and marketing end-user focused programs in the software industry, experience in the CAD/CAE/PLM industry a plus
# Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to be highly successful in a matrix management organization.
# Excellent presentation skills in delivering formal and informal presentations
# Ability to work effectively with strong personalities from other departments like Sales, Industry Marketing, Worldwide Marketing, and to champion industry marketing’s position.
# Excellent communication, writing skills, editing skills, and command of spelling, grammar and syntax rules
# Strong evangelical and presentation skills desired
# Travel –potentially 50%

Qualitative:
# Self-starter works well independently and on a team.
# Recognized excellent interpersonal skills.
# Possesses a professional and cooperative attitude.
# Willingness and flexible to change with the changing needs of the organization.
# Ability to multi-task and change work focus rapidly.
# Adaptable approach to problem analysis and solution definition.

If interested, please contact Brian Repp - brian.repp@autodesk.com