AI Market and Competitive Intelligence Analyst

Summary

Position OverviewAutodesk is shaping the future of the design and make industries by helping our customers navigate a rapidly evolving AI-driven landscape. Supporting our Autodesk AI initiatives, you will help us understand how AI and new business models are reshaping the competitive landscape across Manufacturing, AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations), and Media and Entertainment.Job Requisition ID #26WD100617LocationWe support hybrid work, and you work near our Portland, Oregon, or San Francisco, California offices.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain the automated systems that produce our intelligence, including source monitoring and refresh cadencesFind the parts of our process that shouldn't be manual anymore and fix them without waiting for permissionTrack how AI is changing our markets, following competitors, startups, funding, product releases, partnerships, research, talent movement, and regulatory shiftsWork directly with business functions, product management, engineering, and technical benchmarking to define target markets, map competitive landscapes, size opportunities, identify gaps, and test market and commercial assumptions against what is actually buildableSynthesize qualitative and quantitative information into clear points of view, challenging assumptions, reconciling conflicting perspectives, and connecting findings to broader implications for AutodeskYou have a working sense of what is hard and what is easy to build with AI right now, and you can form a reasonable hypothesis about how a competitor pulled something offTake the lead on coordinating research and intelligence projects as needed, bringing structure to ambiguous questions, facilitating discussions, managing contributors and timelines, keeping teams on track, and ensuring conclusions are captured in clear final deliverablesProduce recurring competitive intelligence and fast-turn analysis for leaders, translating complex market and technical developments into concise, executive-ready briefs, presentations, and market maps, including for C-suiteKeep the competitive picture available to teams on demandBring us tools, methods, and ideas before we know to ask. Push when you think we're doing something the slow wayOccasional travel to industry events and internal meetingsMinimum QualificationsYou've built workflows, agents, or pipelines that run without you. Bring one to the interview and walk us through the choices you madeStrong analytical judgment and the ability to turn incomplete or fragmented information into a defensible point of viewYou start things. The work you're proudest of is probably something nobody assigned you5+ years of experience in one or more of the following, or a combination: competitive intelligence, market research, business intelligence, strategy, consulting, product management, software or data engineeringKnow where automated output needs a human check, and build that check into the systemAbility to lead projects or significant workstreams involving multiple stakeholders and deadlinesData storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex information clear to senior stakeholdersAbility to collaborate on analytical work, including contributing to projects led by others and bringing different perspectives into a coherent outputBachelor's degree in business, economics, data science, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experiencePreferred QualificationsDemonstrated interest in physical AI across Autodesk industries: Manufacturing, AECO, or Media and EntertainmentYou can read a competitor's model release or data position and say what it means for their roadmap and their cost structureExperience with customer discovery, market validation, go-to-market analysis, or business case developmentExperience with Python, SQL, or similar, at the level of getting something working rather than shipping production codeFamiliarity with incumbent market data sources such as PitchBook, CB Insights, Crunchbase, or similar platformsExperience with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical toolsMBA or equivalent business experienceAbout AutodeskWelcome 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!BenefitsFrom 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 transparencySalary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $83,000 and $148,830. 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 OpportunityAt 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.BelongingWe take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: Onboarding and Identity VerificationThis role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

Position OverviewAutodesk is shaping the future of the design and make industries by helping our customers navigate a rapidly evolving AI-driven landscape. Supporting our Autodesk AI initiatives, you will help us understand how AI and new business models are reshaping the competitive landscape across Manufacturing, AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations), and Media and Entertainment.Job Requisition ID #26WD100617LocationWe support hybrid work, and you work near our Portland, Oregon, or San Francisco, California offices.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain the automated systems that produce our intelligence, including source monitoring and refresh cadencesFind the parts of our process that shouldn't be manual anymore and fix them without waiting for permissionTrack how AI is changing our markets, following competitors, startups, funding, product releases, partnerships, research, talent movement, and regulatory shiftsWork directly with business functions, product management, engineering, and technical benchmarking to define target markets, map competitive landscapes, size opportunities, identify gaps, and test market and commercial assumptions against what is actually buildableSynthesize qualitative and quantitative information into clear points of view, challenging assumptions, reconciling conflicting perspectives, and connecting findings to broader implications for AutodeskYou have a working sense of what is hard and what is easy to build with AI right now, and you can form a reasonable hypothesis about how a competitor pulled something offTake the lead on coordinating research and intelligence projects as needed, bringing structure to ambiguous questions, facilitating discussions, managing contributors and timelines, keeping teams on track, and ensuring conclusions are captured in clear final deliverablesProduce recurring competitive intelligence and fast-turn analysis for leaders, translating complex market and technical developments into concise, executive-ready briefs, presentations, and market maps, including for C-suiteKeep the competitive picture available to teams on demandBring us tools, methods, and ideas before we know to ask. Push when you think we're doing something the slow wayOccasional travel to industry events and internal meetingsMinimum QualificationsYou've built workflows, agents, or pipelines that run without you. Bring one to the interview and walk us through the choices you madeStrong analytical judgment and the ability to turn incomplete or fragmented information into a defensible point of viewYou start things. The work you're proudest of is probably something nobody assigned you5+ years of experience in one or more of the following, or a combination: competitive intelligence, market research, business intelligence, strategy, consulting, product management, software or data engineeringKnow where automated output needs a human check, and build that check into the systemAbility to lead projects or significant workstreams involving multiple stakeholders and deadlinesData storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex information clear to senior stakeholdersAbility to collaborate on analytical work, including contributing to projects led by others and bringing different perspectives into a coherent outputBachelor's degree in business, economics, data science, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experiencePreferred QualificationsDemonstrated interest in physical AI across Autodesk industries: Manufacturing, AECO, or Media and EntertainmentYou can read a competitor's model release or data position and say what it means for their roadmap and their cost structureExperience with customer discovery, market validation, go-to-market analysis, or business case developmentExperience with Python, SQL, or similar, at the level of getting something working rather than shipping production codeFamiliarity with incumbent market data sources such as PitchBook, CB Insights, Crunchbase, or similar platformsExperience with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical toolsMBA or equivalent business experienceAbout AutodeskWelcome 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!BenefitsFrom 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 transparencySalary is one part of Autodesk's competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $83,000 and $148,830. 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 OpportunityAt 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.BelongingWe take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: Onboarding and Identity VerificationThis role may require in-person onboarding and/or in-person ID verification.#J-18808-Ljbffr