Sr Manager, Adobe Ventures

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Manager for its Corporate Development team in San Francisco. The role involves sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities while supporting portfolio growth. Responsibilities include leading due diligence, building investment narratives, and developing comprehensive value metrics. Candidates should have 5-8 years in corporate VC or similar fields, excellent communication skills, and a strong network in tech. The company values diverse backgrounds and does not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in corporate VC, development, or investment banking.
• Experience in SaaS, consumer tech, or enterprise software is a plus.
• Demonstrated network of relevant high-growth tech founders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain market landscapes and investment theses.
• Lead early-stage due diligence and synthesize findings for recommendations.
• Craft compelling investment narratives and collaborate with legal and finance.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving

Excellent written communication

High emotional intelligence

Strong business intuition

Team orientation

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or similar field

MBA preferred

Job description

This Senior Manager role is part of Adobe’s Corporate Development team, focusing on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities and supporting portfolio growth.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain market landscapes and investment theses; proactively source and qualify opportunities through outbound outreach, founder/fund engagement, and initial meetings; cultivate relationships across venture, founder, and internal networks.
• Maintain a robust and well‑documented pipeline across themes and Adobe’s business, including CRM hygiene, clear next steps, and timely follow‑ups.
• Lead early‑stage due diligence (market, competitive, product/positioning, and customer/reference calls) and synthesize findings into clear recommendations and open questions for decision‑making.
• Craft compelling investment narratives and materials, such as briefs and pre‑IC/IC memos, explaining why now is the right time and why a particular team is the best fit; collaborate with partners in legal, finance, and other areas to complete investments.
• Serve as the bridge between portfolio companies and Adobe—driving key introductions, advancing priority workstreams, and enabling partnerships, including through the Adobe Ventures Advisory Board.
• Develop and track comprehensive value metrics, including partnerships, product integration, commercial outcomes, and learning opportunities; regularly synthesize and report progress and impact.
• Own Ventures events and marketing across key moments (Tech Week, MAX/Summit activations) and channels (social, web, external communications).
• Track event/networking conversion to qualified deal flow; report insights and optimization actions.
• Lead internal communications and enablement with cross‑functional partners (Comms, Adobe.com, Brand Social), including employee updates and All Hands.
• Produce year‑end Ventures performance recap for executives covering investments, partnership wins, brand/program updates, and events.
• Manage Ventures operating cadence and hygiene, partnering with Ventures Ops.

Qualifications

• Interest and experience in Adobe’s key business areas (Creativity & Productivity, Customer Experience Orchestration).
• Demonstrated network of relevant high‑growth tech founders and industry contacts.
• Strategic problem‑solving skills, high emotional intelligence, executive influencing ability, and strong business intuition.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong work ethic, proactive, calm under pressure, adaptable to fast‑paced and ambiguous environments, high learning agility, and strong team orientation.
• Excellent written communication skills, including presentation and memo formats; strong spoken communication skills.
• 5–8 years of cumulative experience in corporate VC, corporate development, investment banking, or venture capital/private equity; experience in product, operations, SaaS, consumer tech, and enterprise software is a plus.
• BA/BS or equivalent from a top university in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a similar field; MBA preferred.

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