Autodesk Overview

Because each of us have different needs and lifestyles, Autodesk offers a variety of benefits. A rewarding career and personal life depend in part on good health and peace of mind. Autodesk offers high-quality health insurance plans, survivor and income protection plans and flexible spending accounts as part of our flexible benefits program.

In addition to a challenging and satisfying career, we need time to relax with friends and family, as well as flexibility and support for personal needs. We have a variety of paid time off programs, including sabbatical, vacation and holidays (including the week of rest in December).

Compensation

Base Salary
As an aggressive contender for talented employees around the world, Autodesk understands the importance of highly competitive base pay programs. Pay studies are conducted annually to make sure our base pay programs stay on the leading edge.

Autodesk Incentive Program

Autodesk’s annual incentive program is designed to reward achievement of individual and business unit objectives. As with any incentive plan, participation is not automatic, and all incentive payments are contingent on individual job performance and on Autodesk meeting its overall business and financial objectives.

Autobucks
"Autobucks" are cash and non-cash bonuses awarded to individuals or teams. They are a way for managers to thank employees for notable results or a special effort. Non-cash awards are items of value given to employees that may include dinners, theater tickets, gift certificates, or trips.

Stock Options Through our stock option programs, Autodesk may grant options to employees upon hire and periodically award stock options to select employees to recognize exceptional performance.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Our Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides eligible employees an opportunity to purchase Autodesk common stock at a discount, through payroll deductions. You can elect to contribute up to 15 percent of your eligible compensation towards the purchase of stock.

401(k) Plan

The Autodesk 401(k) Plan encourages you to accumulate savings for retirement through convenient pretax payroll deductions and generous company contributions. You are eligible to participate in Autodesk’s 401 (k) Plan on your date of hire!

Company Quarterly Contributions
Whether or not you contribute your own money to the plan, Autodesk contributes $125 to each eligible employee’s 401 (k) account every quarter. These company contributions vest immediately.

Employee Pretax Contribution
Eligible employees may contribute up to 50 percent of compensation on a pretax basis, subject to the annual IRS limit. Your pretax contributions vest immediately.

Company Matching Contributions
Autodesk matches 75 percent of the first $2,000 you contribute, and 50 percent of the next $3,000 you contribute. To receive the maximum annual company matching contribution of 3,000, you must contribute at least $5,000 during the plan year. Company matching contributions vest over a three-year period from the date of hire (one-third per year).

Medical Benefits

Autodesk’s flexible benefits program allows you to choose the benefits and coverage levels that best meet your needs and those of your family.

Medical Options
Autodesk offers a wide variety of medical plans which differ in their costs, coverage levels, and specific plan provisions. Depending on your geographical location, your choices may include the following:

• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - A PPO plan allows you to use any licensed provider but pays higher benefits when you stay in the PPO network.
• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) or Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) - An HMO or EPO Plan provides a high level of benefits but requires you to use only HMO or EPO providers—except in emergencies.
• Point of Service (POS) - A POS Plan combines the best features of a PPO Plan and an HMO Plan by requiring you to select a primary care physician but allowing you the flexibility to see any provider.

Vision Options
Vision care benefits are automatically included with you and your dependents’ medical plan enrollment.

Dental Options
Autodesk offers two dental options which differ in their coverage levels and specific plan provisions. Dental options include the following:

• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - A dental PPO allows you to use any licensed dentist. However, dentists in the PPO network provide dental services according to a reduced fee schedule, thereby lowering your out-of-pocket costs.
• Dental Maintenance Organization (DMO) - The DMO option provides a high level of benefits but requires you to use only DMO dentists.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
The FSA Plan allows you to pay for certain health-care and dependent-care expenses on a tax-free basis. Employees must re-enroll in the FSA Plan during open enrollment to participate in the following plan year.

• FSA Health Care - You are eligible to set aside pretax dollars to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision expenses not covered by health insurance for you and your eligible dependents, up to a maximum amount per calendar year.
• FSA Dependent Care - You are eligible to set aside pretax dollars to pay for work-related dependent care expenses, such as licensed day care, up to a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year. Autodesk subsidizes 30 percent of your FSA Dependent Care election if your household income is less than the designated maximum for the plan year.

Survivor Income Plans

Employee Life/AD&D Insurance
Autodesk provides its employees enough benefit credits to purchase the equivalent of your annual salary for both life insurance and AD&D coverage. You may choose from the following levels of coverage: $25,000, $50,000, or one to six times your annual salary, up to a maximum of $1,250,000 each for life and AD&D coverage.

Business Travel Accident Insurance
Autodesk automatically provides you with business travel accident insurance in the amount of two and one-half times your annual salary. Please refer to our Total Rewards Program document for further information.

Income Protection Plans

Sick Leave
It’s important to take the time to get well when you’re sick or injured. Autodesk does not strictly limit the number of sick days used because we trust you to use your sick leave responsibly. Certain restriction do apply, please refer to our Total Rewards Program document for further information.

Medical Leave—Short-Term Disability (STD)
Autodesk supplements state disability benefits (if applicable), allowing you to continue to receive a total of 100 percent of your regular salary for up to 30 calendar days if you’ve been employed at Autodesk for less than one year, or 90 calendar days if you’ve been employed at Autodesk for one year or more.

Medical Leave—Long Term Disability (LTD)
If you are disabled for more than 90 calendar days, you may be eligible for LTD benefits. LTD benefits, along with any other disability benefits that you receive, are coordinated to provide a monthly benefit of 50 percent of your monthly pre-disability earnings. For more information, please refer to our Total Rewards Program document.

Taking Time Off

When you work as hard as we do at Autodesk, you need time to play, relax, and renew. Autodesk provides regular employees with paid time off to help you find that work/life balance.

Sabbatical
Autodesk employees get a six week paid sabbatical every four continuous years of full-time U.S. Autodesk employment. This is an opportunity to travel or spend quality time with your family and friends while getting well deserved rest and relaxation.

Holidays
In addition to observing the major holidays, we also get paid time off for the annual “week of rest” from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.

Vacation
Full-time employees accrue one day of vacation per month, up to a maximum balance of twenty-four days.

Adoption Assistance

To help offset the costs of adopting a child, Autodesk reimburses up to $5,000 per child for eligible expenses not covered by other resources. Please refer to the Total Rewards Plan document for more information.

Other Optional Benefits

Autodesk also offers several optional benefit programs to enable you to meet your specific personal needs. These programs are available nationwide and include:

• Group legal services
• Group long-term care insurance
• Group auto and home insurance
• Group pet insurance
• Transportation program