Principal Trust Governance Lead

Job Requisition ID #26WD9790926WD97909, Principal Trust Governance LeadFrench translation to follow!/Traduction française à suivre!Position OverviewThe Principal Trust Governance Lead will advance Autodesk’s Trust Governance program by defining and operationalizing the mechanisms that enable teams to build and release trusted services and products. This role will evolve and implement a framework directly informed by Trust policies, standards, and procedures that translates Trust expectations into Trust Baselines (the foundational requirements a product/service must implement to be considered a Trusted Service) and holds teams accountable through accurate measurement.This individual will partner closely with Trust domain teams (Security, Privacy, Resilience, Trusted AI), Product and Platform Engineering partners and stakeholders to drive clarity, consistency, and adoption across portfolios without centralizing delivery. The role requires a systems-oriented program leader who can define practical expectations, create transparent operating cadences, and use measurable signals to drive durable posture improvements.ResponsibilitiesBaseline Framework and Trust AccountabilityEvolve and implement a framework to drive the delivery of trusted services and products by deriving Trust expectations directly from Trust Policies, Standards, and Procedures and translating them into Trust BaselinesDefine baseline guidance, measurable conformance criteria, and evidence expectations that can be met through repeatable signals (design artifacts, controls, telemetry, testing, and operational readiness)Establish and maintain measurement and reporting that reflects real adoption and posture—not just process completion—and drive follow-through on gaps and remediation plansTransparency and Operating CadenceDesign and run cross-portfolio cadences that make Trust delivery visible and actionable (e.g., portfolio Trust reviews, baseline adoption reviews, exception burn-down, readiness signals)Provide leaders with consistent views of Trust posture across portfolios and support prioritization and removal of systemic blockersAI EnablementSupport the enablement of Trust requirements into developer workflows (including AI-assisted coding and CI/CD copilots) so Trust expectations are surfaced earlier and evidenced consistentlyPartner with analysts and program leads to identify automation opportunities (e.g., trend detection, anomaly surfacing, actionable insights) and embed them into operating cadences and dashboardsHelp define repeatable AI-assisted workflows for governance operations (e.g., drafting baseline adoption guidance, summarizing portfolio signals, generating first-pass exception narratives) with appropriate human review​Governance Content ContributionContribute to keeping the integrated Trust governance architecture current and usable (policy → standards → baselines → exceptions)Support implementation readiness by helping resolve cross-domain ambiguity surfaced through execution and measurement, and by reinforcing clarity on ownership, measurable criteria, and evidence expectationsException Model ImprovementShape and evolve the exception model so it drives accountability through time-bound exceptions, compensating controls, clear owners, remediation plans, and trend reportingUse exception trends to identify systemic gaps and drive structural fixes (platform capabilities, clarified standards, enablement)Minimum Qualifications8+ years of experience (or equivalent experience) in one or more: product security, privacy engineering/governance, cloud resilience/SRE, enterprise risk/governance, or trust assurance—with strong cross-functional influenceDemonstrated experience translating policy/standards into clear, adoptable engineering expectations and measurable requirements/baselinesProven track record building accountability mechanisms in a matrixed organization (ownership models, outcome scorecards, adoption programs, operating cadences)Strong program leadership and executive communication skills, including crisp reporting of posture, gaps, risks, and actionsExperience supporting audits or operating in regulated environments without turning governance into bureaucracyPreferred QualificationsStrong analytical and systems-thinking skills; able to connect governance intent to measurable outcomesExperience designing measurement frameworks, dashboards, and evidence readiness approaches for technical programsExperience working across large-scale product/platform organizations and coordinating across multiple portfoliosFamiliarity with governance tooling and workflows that support exception lifecycle management and posture reportingWorking knowledge across cloud security, privacy principles, resilience/SRE practices, and responsible AI/trusted AI concepts26WD97909, Responsable principal de la gouvernance de la confiancePrésentation du posteLe responsable principal de la gouvernance de la confiance fera progresser le programme de gouvernance d