Director, Corporate Strategy

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 246,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a senior corporate strategy leader to join a highly entrepreneurial team working with top executives and the three clouds: Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud. You will oversee multiple project teams, manage relationships with senior leaders, and gradually specialize in one cloud, gaining exposure to senior operating and general management roles.

This role offers unparalleled strategic influence and career growth within Adobe.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience at a top management consulting firm or within an equivalent corporate strategy group.
• Total 15+ years of professional experience with increasing responsibility; proven track record of leading transformational change.
• Top undergraduate and Master’s degrees (MBA preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Experience operating in an enterprise SaaS environment; understanding of software/digital marketing or digital media.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with big-picture mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior executives.
• Creative problem solver with a bias for action.
• Relentless but collaborative, fostering constructive cross-functional debate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple project teams and manage relationships with senior executives across the company.
• Gradually specialize in one of Adobe’s clouds (e.g., Digital Experience) as extended staff to the EVP/GM.
• Provide senior executive exposure and track record for future operational and general management roles.
• Support Adobe’s long-term growth through transformational initiatives.

Job description

The Opportunity

The Corporate Strategy team works closely with Adobe’s top executives and our three business units (the Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud) to ensure that the company stays on its fast growth trajectory. The team has played an active role in some of Adobe’s boldest and most strategic decisions. For example, the move to the cloud and the creation of our Customer Experience category. We articulate and activate the company’s future vision to ensure that Adobe stays on a fast growth trajectory. Today, Adobe is at the forefront of digital experiences worldwide. Adobe gives creatives everything they need to design amazing new content, enable global enterprises in their digital transformation and create experience businesses.

What you will do

This new leader will join a highly entrepreneurial team, including alumni from top management consulting firms and professionals in digital media and marketing. We exclusively focus on hacking Adobe’s long-term growth! The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing multiple project teams and managing the relationship with several top executives across the company, and will gradually specialize in one of Adobe’s three clouds (e.g., joining the extended staff of Adobe’s EVP and GM for the Digital Experience business unit). This position provides unparalleled senior executive exposure, and is often the avenue to unique operational and general management roles at Adobe.

What you’ll need to succeed

• 6-8+ years of experience at a top management consulting firm or within an equivalent corporate strategy group.
• This experience must include overseeing complex strategy projects 15+ years of total professional experience with growing levels of responsibility; proven track record of leading transformational change.
• Top undergraduate and Master’s degrees (MBA preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Experience operating in an enterprise SaaS environment; prior understanding of software industry, digital marketing or digital media highly desired.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, while staying focused on the big picture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presence in front of senior executives.
• Creative problem solver with a bias for action.
• Relentless but collaborative – ensuring that debates and discussions not only lead to good outcomes for all involved, but also set a positive tone for cross-functional teams.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity. Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. Let’s Adobe together At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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Expected Pay Range

Expected Pay Range: Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $186,000 - $356,800 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $246,400 - $356,800 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award. State-Specific Notices: California: Fair Chance Ordinances Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. Colorado: Application Window Notice If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Legal Notice It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.