Head of Law (Planning)

The Opportunity In this role, you will lead the strategy, planning, and coordination of Adobe's global affiliate program. We are excited to welcome a candidate experienced in building and scaling affiliate programs within of full-funnel, integrated media strategies. This role will help shape Adobe’s position in a rapidly evolving generative engine optimization (GEO) landscape.Reporting to the practice lead for demand creation paid media in AMER, this role collaborates with Adobe’s marketing teams worldwide.What you'll do Help us build the content marketing machine of tomorrow, dedicated to reaching potential and current customers within native environments. The position involves developing exciting content strategies that elevate visibility, especially in GEO environments, vs. Own agency oversight and financial planning, partner communications, content velocity, and performance measurement.Represent affiliate in Adobe’s cross-functional AI Search operating model that aligns Affiliate, SEM, SEO, and emerging paid AI channelsPartner with GEO analytics teams to measure and optimize citation visibility by LLM platform, connecting affiliate content to AI search outcomes.Identify growth opportunities for the affiliate practice, including integration into broader top-of-funnel strategies and areas for program expansion and experimentation.Translate key promotions, launches, and AI search topic priorities into editorial content briefs.What you need to succeedBachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.Over 8 years of experience in brand and performance media strategy. Includes hands-on work within network platforms like Partnerize or PepperJam.Proven ability to build and manage complex, multi-channel programs end-to-end, from briefing through to performance analysis and optimization.Experience with sponsored editorial content and content-led performance programs — you understand what makes a placement durable and discoverable.Understanding of affiliate tracking mechanics, including last-touch attribution, click-less and view-through performance, and commission structures.Familiarity with GEO, AI citation tracking, or how editorial content surfaces in LLM-generated answers is a strong plus.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. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. 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. 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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 NoticeIf 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. 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