Associate, Corporate Strategy

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Corporate Strategy team works closely with Adobe’s top executives and its three business units (Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud) to ensure the company maintains its fast growth trajectory. The team has been instrumental in significant strategic decisions, including Adobe's transition to the cloud, its expansion into digital marketing leadership, and its market positioning regarding Generative AI. As an Associate, you will join a highly entrepreneurial team and contribute to a wide range of strategic topics. This includes developing product strategies, assessing the impact of technological trends like GenAI, analyzing the competitive landscape, defining Adobe's future strategic positioning, and evaluating market adjacencies through strategies such as build, buy, or partner. You will drive projects and cross-functional initiatives aimed at accelerating Adobe's long-term growth, providing support to senior executives on their most critical challenges. This role offers exceptional exposure to senior executives and is often a pathway to operational and general management positions within the company.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience at a management consulting firm or within an equivalent corporate strategy group
Experience operating in a digital/consumer internet or SaaS environment
Proven track record of leading transformational change with increasing levels of responsibility
Strong analytical abilities 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 yet passionate about collaboration. Debates and discussions lead to good outcomes for all involved. They also set a positive tone for cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Prior understanding of digital marketing or digital advertising highly desired

Responsibilities

Developing product strategies
Assessing the impact of technological trends such as GenAI
Analyzing the competitive landscape
Determining Adobe’s future strategic positioning
Crafting a perspective on market adjacencies, including the strategies to pursue (e.g., build, buy, or partner)
Driving projects and cross-functional initiatives sought at accelerating Adobe's long-term growth
Supporting senior executives across the business on their most critical challenges