Director Corporate Strategy EMEA
Adobe · London, United Kingdom · Finance and Operations
The Opportunity
The Corporate Strategy team works closely with Adobe’s top executives and our three business units (the Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud) to ensure that the company stays on its fast growth trajectory. The team has played an active role in some of Adobe’s boldest and most strategic decisions. Today, Adobe is at the forefront of digital experiences worldwide. Adobe gives creatives everything they need to design amazing new content, enable global enterprises in their digital transformation and create experience businesses. This strategy has translated into exceptional financial performance and stock price appreciation even within the Tech sector.
The Challenge
As a Director, there will be unique opportunity to establish Adobe Corporate Strategy team’s presence in the region, manage a high-performing team and drive initiatives to hack Adobe’s long-term growth in Emerging markets.
Join a highly entrepreneurial team, including alumni from top management consulting firms and professionals in digital media and marketing.
Responsible for overseeing multiple project teams and managing the relationship with several top executives across the company.
Senior executive exposure, and is often the avenue to unique operational and general management roles at Adobe.
What is needed to succeed
10+ years of total professional experience with growing levels of responsibility; proven track record of leading transformational change
Highly regarded Undergraduate and MBA or equivalent experience preferred
4+ yrs of experience at a high regarded management consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Oliver Wyman). This experience must include overseeing complex strategy projects
Project/case experience in Consumer Tech or Enterprise SaaS, i.e., demonstrated understanding of software industry, digital marketing or digital media highly desired
Industry experience in Technology preferred, e.g., 2+ years of experience in a Senior role at a major Tech Company
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, while staying focused on the big picture
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presence in front of senior executives
Relentless but collaborative – ensuring that debates and discussions not only lead to good outcomes for all involved, but also set a positive tone for cross-functional teams
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
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