Director - Software Development - Adobe Target

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Overview

Adobe's mission is to change the world through personalized digital experiences. Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations, customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.

Adobe Target plays a crucial role in advancing Adobe Digital Experience's mission by enabling personalized and optimized customer experiences across various digital channels. Adobe Target's AI capabilities make tailored experiences possible for each user's unique preferences and needs, by leveraging sophisticated machine learning algorithms to deliver tailored experiences.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated engineering leader to drive the evolution of Adobe Target into a world where new AI/ML innovation and product capabilities will be added to the product.The leader will plan, develop, and deliver features that that will empower our customers to build the best digital experiences for their users. Reporting to the Senior Director, the candidate must demonstrate technical acumen, customer focus and a passion for leading people, processes and delivering on time high-quality software solutions.

What You'll Do

• Technical Leadership: Lead a team of managers and engineers  in designing, building and maintaining core capabilities of Adobe Target.

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the evolution of Adobe Target toward a world where AI/ML is an integral part and heavily influencing the growth of the product and the value realized by our customers. Provide strong leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Define and Maintain the best Engineering practices: Drive technical excellence, operational maturity, and code quality within your team. Up-to-date with any emerging trends to adjust the organization to always utilize the best Data, ML and Engineering practices.

• Talent Scouting and Training: Attract, recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing group with the right mix of skills to support the AI/ML, data and operational excellence needs. Work closely with teams and managers across Adobe, in different geographies.

What You Need To Succeed

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field. Knowledge and experience building machine learning applications are a big plus.
• 12+ years of experience as an engineering manager, leading teams that built complex applications. Ability to balance the advantages of each approach in practice.
• Experience in building and leading organizations with multiple teams (30+) and managing a team of first line managers.
• Demonstrated ability to build teams of top engineers and managers in a competitive job market.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong working knowledge of modern software development methodologies and software design patterns.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the capacity to clearly and effectively communicate complex concepts and their influence / impact to stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong customer empathy and demonstrated engagement with customers and partners to truly delight users.

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