Senior Manager of Enterprise Architecture

The Opportunity The Unified Enterprise Architecture Team works with Adobe customers across all levels ranging from C-level executives to operational teams, advising on strategies and technology solutions that power customer-experience transformation and digital innovation. We dive deep into architecture and identify a prioritized path forward for customers, with particular focus on how brands produce, manage, activate, and measure content at scale. Our engagements assess a customer's current-state experience ecosystem architecture, define the future-state technical vision (Northstar Architecture), assess the gaps between the two, and then provide technical leadership across the sales cycle, overcoming technical blockers and communicating the business value of a combined solution of Adobe products to customer team members. The Senior Manager of Enterprise Architecture will manage a team of high-performing professionals who blend technical and business skills to architect solutions for Adobe customers. This role helps brands fully capitalize on the era of digital transformation, enabling them to ideate, produce, manage, deliver, and measure personalized content and experiences across every channel - orchestrated through Adobe's Content Supply Chain solutions including Adobe Experience Manager, Workfront, Creative Cloud, Firefly, GenStudio for Performance Marketing, and Frame.io. The ability to see, measure, and analyze critical factors such as resources, outcomes, and priorities ensures alignment and clarity across the team, helping individuals understand why their work matters. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Architecture – Industry, this customer-facing leadership role offers a rich opportunity to lead senior and principal architects. This leader will serve as the primary technical partner for a Sales VP or Industry Head and will be accountable for technical leadership within the assigned vertical. What You'll Do Act in a sponsorship capacity for deals within an assigned patch of business to ensure application of team standard methodologies and procedures while also driving revenue outcomes. Identify, recruit, hire, onboard, empower, grow, enable, and retain top architect talent. Prioritize technical workstreams against capacity while driving technical pipeline progression to meet and exceed bookings targets. Maintain an operational cadence for reporting and updates that effectively communicates deal status to collaborators on and off the architecture team. Interact directly with individual contributors and leaders in presales, sales, product management, delivery (both Adobe and partner), and engineering. Stay on the cutting edge of Adobe products, industry trends, and competitive landscape. Align with Adobe processes and standards to ensure consistency across product pre-sales. What You Need to Succeed 10+ years of architecture experience in one or more of the following areas: content architecture, marketing technology architecture, and/or data architecture. 10+ years of people management experience. Software presales or sales experience preferred. Strong executive presence, presentation skills, and documentation skills. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment where processes and procedures may evolve. Experience with Adobe's Content Supply Chain solutions, including Adobe Experience Manager (Sites and Assets), Workfront, Creative Cloud integrations, Firefly, GenStudio, and Frame.io. Working knowledge of the broader Adobe Experience Cloud and Adobe Experience Platform. Must have: experience with marketing content production and automation, working knowledge of advertising and marketing campaign execution, and hands-on experience with workflow and work management tooling (Workfront or comparable). An understanding of how AI, LLMs, generative AI for content (image, video, copy), and agentic capabilities fit architecturally into martech and content supply chain stacks. Familiarity with digital asset management, content lifecycle governance, brand consistency at scale, and creative-to-marketing handoff patterns. Ability to partner effectively with customer IT and marketing leaders; build rapport with salespeople, sales managers, and other presales staff. Ability to build strong relationships with Adobe and partner consultants and delivery leaders. Solid understanding of current technical and architectural trends across key Adobe Experience functional areas. Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills, including conducting research, developing hypotheses, and synthesizing recommendations. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of an organization and communicate complex ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing. Proven track record of working cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment. Passion for learning, resourcefulness, and the ability to quickly absorb new concepts; enthusiasm for industry and technology trends. High level of energy, personal drive, and positivity. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California; routine in-person collaboration with the team and customers is expected Travel as required. About AdobeAdobe 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. Let’s Adobe togetherAt Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.Expected Pay Range:Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $225,300 -- $384,675 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $265,700 - $384,675 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Colorado:Application Window NoticeAug 29 2026 12:00 AMIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.Massachusetts:Massachusetts Legal NoticeIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.SummaryLocation: San Jose; San FranciscoType: Full time