Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Corporate Strategy team at Adobe collaborates closely with top executives and the three business units (Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud) to maintain the company's rapid growth. The team has been instrumental in significant strategic decisions, including the transition to cloud and expansion into Digital Marketing leadership. As a Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, you will join an entrepreneurial team of management consulting alumni and digital media/marketing experts. Your responsibilities will cover a broad range of strategic topics, such as developing product strategies, evaluating the impact of technological trends like GenAI, analyzing the competitive landscape, defining Adobe’s future strategic positioning, and formulating perspectives on market adjacencies, including strategies for pursuit (e.g., build, buy, or partner). This role involves driving projects and cross-functional initiatives aimed at accelerating Adobe's long-term growth, providing an exceptional opportunity to support senior executives in addressing critical challenges and gaining insights into their decision-making processes. This position often serves as a stepping stone to operational and general management roles within Adobe and across the tech sector.

Requirements

6+ years of proven track record of leading transformational change with increasing levels of responsibility, ideally in management consulting, consumer internet or SaaS strategy
Intellectual curiosity, deep interest in the technology landscape, evolving trends and long-term horizon
Ability to build ‘outside-in’ POV on market opportunities and drive clear implications and recommendations
Structured thinker with ability to break down big, hairy problems into discrete elements
Hypothesis led problem solver with executive presence
Ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders to take action
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills
Experience leading teams and commitment to coaching / mentoring
Undergraduate degree

Nice To Haves

Graduate degrees (MBA or equivalent experience preferred)

Responsibilities

Drive projects and cross-functional initiatives sought at accelerating Adobe's long-term growth
Develop product strategies
Assess the impact of technological trends such as GenAI
Analyze the competitive landscape
Determine Adobe’s future strategic positioning
Craft a perspective on market adjacencies, including the strategies to pursue (e.g., build, buy, or partner)
Support senior executives across the business
Help senior executives tackle their most critical challenges