Manager, Corporate Development (M&A Integration)

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe's Corporate Development Integration (CDI) team seeks an experienced professional to drive pre-merger diligence and post-merger integration planning in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

You will partner with executives and functional leaders to shape integration strategies, manage timelines, resources, and costs, and report progress to senior leadership to ensure value realization.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Graduate degree, preferably MBA, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years M&A Integration experience in industry or consulting.
• Strong business acuity with SaaS/digital advertising exposure preferred.
• Knowledge of end-to-end corporate development activities.
• Experience in pre- and post-acquisition integration in tech companies.
• Exceptional program management in complex environments.
• High operational focus with strong analytical and detail orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert in M&A tools, data rooms, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• Expert in using AI tools for M&A integration.
• Ability to build cross-functional rapport and drive accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-close support to acquisitions team and lead diligence on key issues.
• Lead evaluation of integration challenges and develop post-close plans.
• Partner with executives to craft integration strategies aligned with deal rationale.
• Drive timely decisions and manage integration pace and risks.
• Document detailed integration plans with timelines, resources, and costs.
• Develop and measure financial indicators to track integration progress.
• Present updates to senior leadership and drive issue resolution.
• Build and empower cross-functional teams to execute the integration roadmap.
• Own integration governance and progress reporting.

Skills

M&A integration

Program management

Analytical skills

Verbal & written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational focus

Education

MBA or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Data rooms

AI tools for M&A

Job description

The Opportunity

The Corporate Development Integration (CDI) team in Adobe's Corporate Development organization consist of a multifaceted core group of professionals responsible for pre-merger operational diligence, integration strategy and post-merger integration planning and execution. We will collaborate with Adobe's senior executives and business unit leaders throughout the phases of the acquisition life-cycle to ensure a smooth transition of the acquired company into Adobe's ecosystem.

We're looking for an experienced individual who excels in partnering cross-functionally and influencing in a multifaceted, fast-paced environment. This individual is operationally focused and commercially experienced, with the skill to simultaneously drive integration efforts while ensuring acquisition targets meet/exceed deal value drivers.

The Challenge

• Provide support to the acquisitions team within corporate development prior to close
• Serve as active participant in diligence of target company to lead the evaluation of key issues, to assess integration challenges and to develop post-close plans
• Partner with executives and function leaders to craft integration strategies that closely align with acquisition rationale and operating model!
• Drive timely and objective decision-making with sound advice and good judgment to sustain the pace of integration and maintain alignment with the deal rationale
• Document detailed integration planning with activities, timelines, resources, and costs required to achieve deal specific value drivers
• Develop and measure specific financial measures and leading indicators throughout the integration/transition period to measure success of the integration
• Present regular integration updates and ensure Adobe senior leadership is aware of critical issues/risks and drive them to resolution with constant and consistent objectivity
• Build, empower, and encourage cross-functional teams that partner with leaders to successfully plan and complete integration roadmap
• Own integration governance and manage decisions and progress reports for Integration team

What is needed to succeed

• Undergraduate / Graduate degree, preferably MBA, or equivalent working experience
• 5+ years M&A Integration experience in the industry or in consulting
• Strong business acuity with experience in a SaaS environment; prior understanding of digital/consumer internet, digital marketing or digital advertising highly desired
• Knowledge of end-to-end corporate development activities
• Experience in pre and post-acquisition integration activities in technology companies
• Exceptional program management skills with demonstrated capability in sophisticated and ambiguous environments
• High level of operational focus, strong analytical skill, rigor and attention to details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Expert in M&A tools, data rooms, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
• Expert in using various AI tools for M&A Integration
• Easily establishes rapport and effective relationships with collaborators at all levels, while driving accountability for shared result

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