Sr. Executive Communications Manager

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 254,900; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Inc. in San Jose, California, is seeking a Senior Executive Communications Manager to support communications for the executive leadership team. The role requires over 10 years of experience in executive or corporate communications.

Responsibilities include managing communication strategies, providing counsel, and developing materials for presentations. The expected pay for this position ranges from $176,000 to $254,900 annually, depending on location and experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of executive communications and/or corporate communications experience.
• Proven experience providing executive communications support to senior business leaders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software in a communications practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external communications strategies for the executive leadership team.
• Provide communications counsel to executives and develop presentation materials.
• Expand external presences through thought leadership activities.

Skills

Executive communications

Project management

Written and oral communications

Cross-functional teamwork

Critical thinking

Education

College diploma or BA/BS degree in a related field

Job description

The challenge

Adobe's Enterprise Communications organization is a highly leveraged group working cross‑functionally with the company's senior field leadership and teams, as well with corporate functions such as global marketing, product business units, customer & employee experience, and finance.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Director of Executive Communications for the Customer Experience Orchestration business, the Senior Executive Communications Manager is responsible for providing communications support to members of the senior executive leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the internal and external communications platform, strategies and programs for members of the Customer Experience Orchestration business executive leadership team.
• Serve as the trusted communications advisor to the leaders by demonstrating executive presence and a detailed understanding of the organization, technology, company, industry and competition.
• Support the executives’ written and verbal communications, to key internal and external audiences.
• Partner with the executives to provide sophisticated, ongoing communications counsel.
• Develop presentation materials for internal and external audiences, simplifying complex technologies, and organizational and market challenges.
• Expand and refine the executives’ external presences through thought leadership activities, including on social media platforms and via bylined content.
• Work cross‑functionally within the Communications organization, as well as functions within the Customer Experience Orchestration business.

What you need to succeed

• 10+ years of executive communications and/or corporate communications experience.
• College diploma or BA/BS degree in a related field.
• Proven experience providing executive communications support to senior business leaders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise software in a communications practice.
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communications abilities.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strength in working with a variety of global, cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent creative and critical thinking.
• Proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with global teams and cultures.

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 $127,600 – $254,900 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 $176,000 – $254,900. 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). Certain roles may be eligible for long‑term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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State‑Specific Notices

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

Colorado: 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.

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