Technical Pre-Sales Specialist - Forma for Design

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Hiring Remotely in United Kingdom
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Senior level
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Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology that helps innovators everywhere solve today's challenges.
The Role
Lead technical discovery and demos of Autodesk Forma for architects and BIM/VDC teams. Qualify technical fit with sales, design pilots and proofs of concept, translate workflows into solution narratives, capture product feedback, and support customers through evaluation and early adoption across AEC accounts.
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Job Requisition ID #

26WD98729

Role Overview 

Autodesk Forma Building Design is helping architects improve how they approach schematic design by giving design teams a cloud-based environment to explore building options, evaluate performance earlier, and continue into Revit with less friction. 

We are hiring a Technical Specialist to help customers understand, evaluate, and adopt Forma Building Design and other emerging Autodesk solutions. This role requires deep Autodesk AEC workflow fluency, strong Revit expertise, and the ability to connect technical capabilities to real design and business outcomes. 

The right candidate can engage credibly with architects, BIM/VDC leaders, design technology teams, and technical stakeholders. They will support technical discovery, product demonstrations, pilots, proofs of concept, and customer validation while helping customers understand how Forma can improve early design workflows and connect into their broader Autodesk ecosystem. 

We support hybrid or remote working and you will will report to the Sr Manager, Emerging Solutions.

Key Responsibilities 

  • Lead technical discovery with architecture, BIM, VDC, and design technology stakeholders. 
  • Demonstrate Forma Building Design and Forma Site Design in the context of real AEC workflows and customer use cases. 
  • Partner with Sales Specialists and Account Executives to qualify technical fit and adoption potential. 
  • Shape pilots, proofs of concept, and technical validation plans with clear success criteria. 
  • Translate customer workflow challenges into relevant product demonstrations and solution narratives. 
  • Build trust with technical users by understanding their tools, constraints, standards, and design processes. 
  • Capture product feedback, technical objections, workflow gaps, and adoption signals for Product and GTM teams. 
  • Support customers through evaluation, pilot execution, technical validation, and early adoption. 
  • Help internal teams understand what is required for successful Forma adoption in AEC accounts. 

Required Qualifications 

  • 5+ years of experience in AEC technology, technical sales, solutions consulting, BIM/VDC, design technology, architecture, or related technical roles. 
  • Deep working knowledge of Autodesk Revit and AEC workflows 
  • Ability to engage credibly with architects, BIM managers, design technology leaders, technical users, and senior stakeholders. 
  • Strong understanding of BIM workflows, model-based design, schematic design, documentation workflows, and design-to-delivery handoffs. 
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with sales, product, customer success, marketing, and technical teams. 
  • Ability to operate in a changing environment with evolving product capabilities, messaging, and customer requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience with Autodesk Forma, Dynamo, Insight, Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, or adjacent AEC tools. 
  • Ability to translate technical capabilities into clear customer outcomes and business value. 
  • Background in architecture, computational design, BIM management, digital practice, VDC, or AEC consulting. 
  • Experience supporting customers through workflow change, pilot adoption, or new technology evaluation. 
  • Experience working with enterprise architecture, engineering, construction, or owner/operator accounts. 
  • Ability to identify technical blockers, adoption risks, and workflow gaps during customer evaluations. 

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About Autodesk

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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!

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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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Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in AEC technology, technical sales, solutions consulting, BIM/VDC, design technology, architecture, or related technical roles
  • Deep working knowledge of Autodesk Revit and AEC workflows
  • Ability to engage credibly with architects, BIM managers, design technology leaders, technical users, and senior stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of BIM workflows, model-based design, schematic design, documentation workflows, and design-to-delivery handoffs
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with sales, product, customer success, marketing, and technical teams
  • Ability to operate in a changing environment with evolving product capabilities, messaging, and customer requirements
  • Experience with Autodesk Forma, Dynamo, Insight, Rhino, Grasshopper, or SketchUp
  • Ability to translate technical capabilities into clear customer outcomes and business value
  • Background in architecture, computational design, BIM management, digital practice, VDC, or AEC consulting
  • Experience supporting customers through workflow change, pilot adoption, or new technology evaluation
  • Experience working with enterprise architecture, engineering, construction, or owner/operator accounts
  • Ability to identify technical blockers, adoption risks, and workflow gaps during customer evaluations

Autodesk Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Autodesk and has not been reviewed or approved by Autodesk.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time away is considered expansive, combining discretionary time off for salaried roles, company holidays/Autodays, and a periodic paid sabbatical. These options provide flexibility beyond standard accrual-based PTO.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Total rewards prominently include RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback, alongside annual bonus or commission programs. These elements are available to eligible employees and can materially augment base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-building support includes reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, IVF/co‑maternity, and fertility benefits, plus dedicated coaching and Cleo resources for parenting and caregiving. These services extend support before, during, and after leave.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
13,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. 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.

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