Adobe Target Tech Lead – Front-End & Personalization

Sapient Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous paid leave and holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Houston is seeking a Lead Adobe Target Developer to own end-to-end Target implementations, mentor teams, and drive scalable personalization solutions across campaigns. You will lead front-end work with JavaScript/TypeScript, QA, and accessibility, while coordinating with product, analytics, and AEM teams.

The role demands strong leadership, clear communication, and hands-on Target expertise to accelerate test delivery and improve outcomes for experiments and personalization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information technology, computer science, digital technology, design or equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on Adobe Target experience including A/B testing, multivariate testing, experience targeting, personalization, audience setup, profile scripts, parameters, QA, debugging and activity lifecycle management.
• Strong front-end development experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility, browser developer tools, cross-browser testing and web performance practices.
• Experience implementing Target activities using custom code, reusable scripts, front-end components, QA utilities and integration patterns with analytics or measurement tools.
• Working knowledge of Git-based development, branching, pull requests, code review, deployment workflows and release readiness practices.
• Ability to assess implementation options, troubleshoot technical issues, manage dependencies and recommend practical, scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence decisions, align cross-functional partners and explain technical concepts to product, business, analytics, design, development and leadership partners.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships, driving alignment across cross-functional teams and communicating status, risks, decisions and recommendations to leadership audiences.
• Experience mentoring developers, leading technical discussions, creating documentation and supporting standards or governance for experimentation and personalization delivery.
• Experience using LLMs as a complementary resource for development, troubleshooting, documentation and efficiency opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Adobe Target implementation for A/B tests, experience targeting, personalization, recommendations, multivariate tests and other Target-driven experiences.
• Build and maintain front-end code for Target activities using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility standards and cross-browser development practices.
• Configure and support Adobe Target activities, audiences, profile scripts, mbox or parameter usage, QA links, activity prioritization, targeting rules and delivery safeguards.
• Partner with product, design, analytics, AEM, MarTech and business teams to translate experimentation goals into technically sound, measurable implementations.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding implementation decisions, aligning teams on standards, resolving ambiguity and influencing a practical path from idea to delivery.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by communicating delivery tradeoffs, technical risks, dependencies, timelines and implementation options clearly and proactively.
• Facilitate alignment across product, business, analytics, design, AEM, MarTech and engineering partners to support prioritization, intake planning, launch readiness and post-test learnings.
• Define and enforce standards for code quality, QA, accessibility, performance, version control, release readiness, documentation and experimentation governance.
• Troubleshoot activity delivery, audience qualification, front-end behavior, analytics integration, browser issues and production defects related to Target implementations.
• Create reusable scripts, patterns, utilities, documentation and technical guidance that improve experimentation speed, consistency and operational reliability.
• Mentor developers and business technologists on Adobe Target implementation practices, front-end development standards, QA methods and technical problem solving.

Skills

Adobe Target

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

QA & debugging

Performance optimization

Communication

LLMs for development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in IT / CS / digital technology / design

Tools

Git

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Houston is seeking a Lead Adobe Target Developer to own end-to-end Target implementations, mentor teams, and drive scalable personalization solutions across campaigns. You will lead front-end work with JavaScript/TypeScript, QA, and accessibility, while coordinating with product, analytics, and AEM teams.

The role demands strong leadership, clear communication, and hands-on Target expertise to accelerate test delivery and improve outcomes for experiments and personalization