Cross Practices: Delivery Excellence and Strategic Insights - Principal Multi-Solution Architect

Adobe•Austin, TX

17d

About The Position

Cross Practices is the backbone of Americas Professional Services, defining frameworks that empower delivery teams and Adobe customers. The team drives strategy, governance, and delivery excellence across APS solutions while guiding new offerings. Its goal: develop Professional Services strategy to enable agility and deliver consistent, high-quality value! Role Summary: What You’ll Do: As a senior leader you will combine deep technical expertise with strategic oversight across the practice. This role is crafted for a seasoned consultant who has not only led complex client engagements but also drives transformation across tools, processes, and delivery standards at an enterprise level. You will also play a meaningful role in Services pre-sales process. You will ensure defining project scope and managing sales efforts set delivery teams up for success. Strategic Technical Leadership As a recognized leader, you’ve architected and led enterprise-scale integrations within the Adobe digital marketing platform, aligning client goals with Adobe standards. You’ll serve as a technical authority across multiple domains mentoring consultants and shaping solution design and future technology direction. You’ll assess current architecture and marketing capabilities. You will partner closely with cross functional groups to ensure seamless collaboration and excellent delivery. Cross-Practice Delivery Oversight Lead project execution reviews, using delivery frameworks to promote consistency and excellence. Establish and evolve delivery inspection and health‑check mechanisms to surface execution risks, validate readiness, and strengthen delivery reliability. Identify delivery gaps and systemic risks, recommending pragmatic improvements to processes, tooling, and engagement models. Collaborate with Engagement and practice leads to champion continuous improvement. Align project leadership with business strategy, IT roadmap, and technical teams. Communicate technical and business strategies clearly to diverse audiences. Executive-Level Enablement & Transformation Collaborate with senior Adobe leaders to accelerate innovation by improving tools, methodologies, and workflows. Lead modernization initiatives for delivery platforms using technology insights to streamline collaboration and boost efficiency. Champion Professional Services in executive forums, shaping strategic roadmaps, inspiring change management, and enabling enterprise-wide success. Post Sales-to-Delivery Gap Inspection The ideal candidate ensures projects start strong and finish flawlessly. You’ll validate handoff docs and SOWs for feasibility, alignment, and risk. Collaborate with Sales and Solution Architects to close scoping gaps and improve selling practices. Act as the bridge from deal close to kickoff, refining templates and enablement. Enhance inspection tools and reporting to spot risks early and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in technical consulting, with a proven track record of leading complex Adobe Experience Cloud implementations
Operate at an executive level, influencing strategy, tooling, and process transformation
Experience inspecting and improving delivery across multiple practices or business units
Strong working knowledge of Workfront, DPO, JIRA, and Confluence as delivery management and governance tools
Experience reviewing SOWs and collaborating with Sales teams to improve pre-sales alignment and outcomes
Exceptional communication, leadership, and collaborator management skills

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PMO governance and deep experience in delivery assurance, or enterprise enablement preferred
Proven ability to mentor and develop consulting talent

Responsibilities

Combine deep technical expertise with strategic oversight across the practice
Drive transformation across tools, processes, and delivery standards at an enterprise level
Play a meaningful role in Services pre-sales process
Ensure defining project scope and managing sales efforts set delivery teams up for success
Architect and lead enterprise-scale integrations within the Adobe digital marketing platform, aligning client goals with Adobe standards
Serve as a technical authority across multiple domains mentoring consultants and shaping solution design and future technology direction
Assess current architecture and marketing capabilities
Partner closely with cross functional groups to ensure seamless collaboration and excellent delivery
Lead project execution reviews, using delivery frameworks to promote consistency and excellence
Establish and evolve delivery inspection and health‑check mechanisms to surface execution risks, validate readiness, and strengthen delivery reliability
Identify delivery gaps and systemic risks, recommending pragmatic improvements to processes, tooling, and engagement models
Collaborate with Engagement and practice leads to champion continuous improvement
Align project leadership with business strategy, IT roadmap, and technical teams
Communicate technical and business strategies clearly to diverse audiences
Collaborate with senior Adobe leaders to accelerate innovation by improving tools, methodologies, and workflows
Lead modernization initiatives for delivery platforms using technology insights to streamline collaboration and boost efficiency
Champion Professional Services in executive forums, shaping strategic roadmaps, inspiring change management, and enabling enterprise-wide success
Validate handoff docs and SOWs for feasibility, alignment, and risk
Collaborate with Sales and Solution Architects to close scoping gaps and improve selling practices
Act as the bridge from deal close to kickoff, refining templates and enablement
Enhance inspection tools and reporting to spot risks early and drive continuous improvement