Senior Platform Manager, EDT Solution Delivery AEM (Remote)

Stryker•Kalamazoo, MI

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Manager, EDT Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) leads end-to-end platform ownership and delivery of Stryker’s Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) environment. The platform powers Stryker.com and more than 50 country sites globally and serves as the foundation of Stryker’s Digital Marketing Program. The role partners with Digital Marketing, EDT business partners, Marketing Operations, and external system integrators to support scalable content authoring and globalization, campaign insights, and modern cloud architecture across AEM Sites, AEM Assets (DAM), and integrated Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities. The position leads a multidisciplinary team of employees and managed-service partners, including architects, developers, DevOps engineers, QA, and analytics consultants. It is accountable for platform strategy, architecture governance, modernization, integrations, release and deployment processes, compliance, production support, and delivery outcomes aligned with brand consistency, speed-to-market, operational efficiency, and customer experience objectives. The role also manages AEM project and program planning, quality, risk, and procurement practices, and smooth transitions from build to run. It serves as EDT’s single point of accountability for the platform with Digital Marketing, Marketing Operations, Corporate Communications, and divisional marketing stakeholders. The role includes attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging talent; defining team roles and future needs; advising employees on performance; and contributing to pay decisions or changes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; in lieu of a degree, six years of AEM work history may be considered.
10+ years of professional experience in IT and/or digital application development, including people leadership experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience delivering and operating AEM 6.x and/or AEMaaCS solutions in a global enterprise environment.
5+ years of experience with MSM/translation strategies, DAM architecture, component-based design, and Adobe Analytics.
2+ years of experience managing global system integrators and hybrid onshore/offshore delivery models.
5+ years of experience with SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and IT QMS/regulatory compliance, including privacy and consent.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience with the broader Adobe Experience Cloud, including Analytics, Target, Real-Time CDP, and Commerce.
Master’s degree or MBA.
Adobe Certified Expert or Master certification in AEM Sites, AEM Assets, or AEM Architect.
PMP, SAFe, or equivalent Agile certification.
Prior experience in medical device, life sciences, or another regulated industry.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end AEMaaCS platform strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle across AEM Sites, AEM Assets (DAM), Dynamic Media, and the AEM Translation Integration Framework (TIF).
Lead architecture governance for the component library, page templates, blueprint/live-copy configurations, and language-copy rollouts supporting Stryker.com and more than 50 country sites.
Drive modernization efforts, including AMS-to-AEMaaCS migration, technical debt reduction, and out-of-the-box adoption.
Ensure integration between AEM and Workfront, Adobe Analytics, Adobe WebSDK, Marketo, and Adobe site optimizer.
Oversee CI/CD pipelines, code quality standards, release management, and the AEM Releases & Deployment Schedule in partnership with DevOps and system integrators.
Partner with the AEM AI initiative team to evaluate and operationalize built-in generative AI capabilities in alignment with AIOC governance and residual-risk approvals.
Ensure platform compliance with Stryker IT QMS, Global Change Control, privacy and consent regulations, and cybersecurity standards.
Attract, develop, retain, and engage talent while supporting individual and team growth and delivering high-quality results.
Manage employees, contractors, and managed-service partners; define roles and responsibilities, plan for future department needs, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions or changes.
Lead and mentor Solution Leads, Squad Engineers, Technical Leads, and Solution Analysts across onshore and offshore build and run teams.
Serve as EDT’s single point of accountability for the AEM platform to Digital Marketing, Marketing Operations, Corporate Communications, and divisional marketing stakeholders.
Own program schedules, work breakdown structures, and integrated Gantt and roadmap views for the AEM portfolio.
Implement quality, risk, and procurement management strategies and templates for AEM projects and programs.
Ensure smooth build-to-run transitions of completed projects and stable production support operations.