Remote AECO Business Consultant at Autodesk – Netherlands — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Remote-Friendly but Travel-Heavy: This role is officially listed as remote, based in the Netherlands — good news for location flexibility within the country. However, the requirement to travel up to 50% of the time across Northern Europe significantly limits true nomadic freedom. This is best suited for a "home-base nomad" rather than a constant traveler.
Timezone & Schedule: Client-facing advisory work in Northern Europe (CET/CEST timezone, UTC+1/+2) means fixed availability during European business hours is essentially non-negotiable. Async work is unlikely given the executive workshop facilitation and stakeholder alignment duties.
Visa Considerations: The role is officially based in the Netherlands, so candidates likely need the right to work in the EU/EEA. The Netherlands does offer a Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant) visa, which Autodesk as a large employer can sponsor. Digital nomad visas (e.g., Portugal's D8, Spain's) would not be appropriate here given the travel demands and Netherlands base requirement.
Salary vs. Cost of Living: The $69K–$101K USD range in the Netherlands translates to roughly €63K–€92K. Amsterdam living costs are high (~€2,500+/month for a one-bedroom). By contrast, this salary would go much further in Lisbon or Medellín — but the role's EU-base and travel requirements make those options impractical.
- Amsterdam: Comfortable but not lavish at the lower salary band
- Travel perks: Frequent Northern Europe travel is covered by the role itself, not an add-on perk
Job Requisition ID: 26WD99977
Business Consultant – AECO Technical Advisory
Position Overview
Autodesk Consulting is looking for a Business Consultant to join our Northern Europe team. This remote role is based in the Netherlands and supports strategic customers across the region.
This is a senior individual contributor role combining business consulting, AECO industry expertise, and executive advisory. You'll work with some of Autodesk's largest customers to shape transformation strategies, define target operating models, and develop business cases and roadmaps that deliver measurable business outcomes.
You'll advise senior leaders, structure complex business challenges, and lead strategic advisory engagements from discovery through executive decision-making. While you won't configure or implement solutions, you'll understand how Autodesk and complementary technologies fit within customers' broader business and technology ecosystems, partnering with technical specialists to turn strategy into actionable delivery plans.
Main Responsibilities
- Build trusted relationships with customer executives, business leaders and transformation teams, acting as a strategic advisor throughout the engagement
- Understand customer objectives, challenges and operating context to define outcome-driven transformation strategies
- Assess operating models, business processes, organizational capabilities, data and digital workflows to identify opportunities for improvement
- Define target-state operating models, transformation roadmaps, business cases, success measures and benefits realization plans
- Lead executive workshops, facilitate decision-making and align stakeholders across complex organizations
- Advise customers on how Autodesk and complementary AECO technologies support business outcomes through effective workflows, data management and interoperability
- Identify and prioritize opportunities for data, automation and AI based on business value, organizational readiness, governance and adoption
- Partner with Solution Architects, technical consultants and customer-facing teams to shape advisory engagements, validate strategic recommendations and develop credible delivery roadmaps
Minimum Qualifications
- Substantial experience in AECO, management consulting or business transformation, with a proven track record of independently leading complex strategy and transformation engagements
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following: construction, infrastructure, engineering consultancy, utilities, or a closely related project-based, asset-intensive industry
- Strong working knowledge of Autodesk technologies or comparable AECO tool ecosystems, with the ability to discuss capabilities, workflow fit, data, interoperability and business value. Hands-on implementation expertise is not required
- Strong understanding of operating models, organizational change, governance, business cases and benefits realization
- Practical understanding of data-centric workflows, enterprise systems, automation, responsible AI and technology adoption
- Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional and international teams, with excellent communication and executive presentation skills
- Fluent English is required. Dutch and other European languages are highly valued
- Willingness to travel to customer meetings and Autodesk events across Northern Europe (up to 50%)
- Proven experience advising executives, structuring complex problems, facilitating high-stakes workshops and driving decisions
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. For Netherlands-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $69,000 and $101,200. 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.
Sales Careers
Working in sales at Autodesk allows you to build meaningful relationships with customers while growing your career. Join us and help make a better, more sustainable world. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/careers/sales
Belonging
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