Lead Financial Analyst- GTM

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe's GTM Finance Global HQ seeks a Lead Financial Analyst to act as FP&A partner, driving data-driven decisions, strategic insights, and support across outlook, annual planning, and high-profile workstreams. You will deliver executive reports and build dashboards while helping advance automation across forecasting and analytics.

You will collaborate with sales, strategy and operations, and regional finance to surface risks and opportunities, aligning on budgets, ROI, and GTM plans in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years in FP&A, finance or analytics; strong prioritization.
• MBA/Master’s or equivalent is preferred but not mandatory.
• Excellent PowerPoint, Excel, SQL and data storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead outlook, LRP, and QRF strategy for Enterprise Topline forecasts.
• Collaborate with sales, strategy and operations, and regional finance to surface risks and opportunities.
• Craft executive reports and insights that tell clear narratives for decision-making.
• Build dashboards for real-time financial information and self-serve access.
• Contribute to automation strategy to streamline forecasting, reporting, and analytics workflows.
• Foster cross-region collaboration on budgets, ROI, and go-to-market plans.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

SQL

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Analytics

MBA preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

The Opportunity

Join Adobe's GTM Finance Global HQ team as a Lead Financial Analyst and become a key FP&A partner to our business. You'll drive data-driven decisions, strategic insights, and support Adobe's Field Organization with seamless delivery across outlook, annual planning, and high-profile workstreams. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, executive communications, and strategic analysis alongside a team at the forefront of leading AI adoption across GTM Finance.

What You'll Do

• Drive outlook, long-range planning (LRP), and QRF strategy for Adobe Enterprise Topline, ensuring forecasts are accurate, timely, and based on a clear understanding of the business.
• Partner closely with sales, sales strategy and operations, and regional finance teams to surface risk and opportunity early, strategically set targets and KPIs and build benchmarks.
• Produce well-crafted executive reports and insights that convert complex data into clear narratives that empower decision‑making.
• Build and maintain dashboards to enable automated, self‑serve access to real‑time financial information.
• Plug into and help build the broader automation strategy, finding opportunities to streamline forecasting, reporting, and analysis workflows.
• Develop solid, positive connections with partners across regions, business units, and functions to encourage alignment and mutual objectives; assist in conversations about budget priorities, return on investment, and go‑to‑market plans.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in FP&A, Finance, Analytics, or a related field, proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, conquer roadblocks, and ruthlessly prioritize. An MBA/Masters or equivalent experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• PowerPoint skills, ability to combine intricate, cross‑departmental information into coherent stories for executive audiences. Clear and effective communicator, able to present data in a way that encourages executive action.
• Proven relationship builder, able to influence and align collaborators across regions, business units, and functions.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and adaptable to a fast‑paced, constantly evolving environment.
• Strong Excel skills and comfortable working with large, complex data sets; strong SQL skills and comfortable operating with new AI tools.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and strong data storytelling skills.
• Strong self‑starter with a bias toward action and a track record of delivering business insights that have built strategy.

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

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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 position is $128,700 -- $243,850 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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 $168,400 - $243,850.

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long‑term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado

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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

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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.