Strategy Intern

Job Description

Strategy Intern | Autodesk

The Tone:
This is a temporary internship at Autodesk, offering flexibility for remote, office, or hybrid work. Autodesk develops software that enables innovators to create everything from sustainable buildings and efficient vehicles to advanced factories and popular entertainment. This role is pivotal in generating executive-ready insights that support Autodesk’s significant partnership as the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. The intern will focus on driving brand and industry engagement within key product development and manufacturing sectors.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary
• Location: Flexible/Hybrid
• Pay: $72800–$118500 yearly
• Team: Part of the Product Development & Manufacturing Solutions (PDMS) Strategy team, collaborating with Marketing, Brand, and Industry teams.
• Mission: Support high-impact, cross-functional initiatives focused on brand and industry engagement, potentially supporting Autodesk’s partnership as the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Airtable, PowerPoint (PPT), Confluence, Copilot, Chatbots, Generative AI (GenAI), No-Code Development Platforms (NCDPs), Large Language Models (LLMs)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Brand Impact Analysis: Plan, measure, and analyze brand impact across priority Manufacturing segments, specifically Consumer Products, Mobility, and Building Products & Fabrication.
• KPI Definition and Tracking: Define and track segment-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for brand awareness, consideration, and preference, working in partnership with the Brand, Industry, and Analytics teams.
• Executive Reporting: Produce executive-ready scorecards and briefs summarizing brand reach, engagement metrics, customer sentiment, and potential partnership opportunities, broken down by industry segment.
• Industry Narrative Synthesis: Identify, evaluate, and synthesize top-performing industry stories, compelling narratives, and cross-industry convergence themes.
• Capstone Deliverable: Present a capstone deliverable that quantifies insights and informs Autodesk’s future partnership and brand investment strategy.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Masters Degree; currently enrolled in a graduate program (MBA, MS, MEng, MPP, or a related field) with a strong focus on business strategy, analytics, operations, or a STEM-adjacent discipline. This role is ideal for graduate students pursuing careers in strategy, consulting, corporate development, brand management, or analytics, especially within technology-driven and industrial contexts.
• Experience: Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving, and structured thinking skills. Ability to distill complex qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear, actionable insights, coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience creating executive-facing materials.
• Skills: Proficiency in presentation and analysis tools such as Excel, Airtable, PowerPoint (PPT), and Confluence. Proficiency in automation tools including Copilot, Chatbots, Generative AI (GenAI), No-Code Development Platforms (NCDPs), and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Bonus: Prior experience in brand management, marketing, or business operations. Comfort with ambiguity and a genuine interest in global partnerships and brand strategy. Exposure to manufacturing, industrial technology, or Business-to-Business (B2B) software environments. A background as an elite or professional athlete, or experience working with elite or Olympic-level athletes.