Director, Corporate Strategy EMEA

Location: London, Greater London, GB, EC2V 8, Any

Deadline: 2026-11-17T10:00:50.527

Company: Adobe Systems

Reports to:

VP, Head of Corporate Strategy

Business Unit:

Strategy, Development & Incubator (SDI)

Location:

London

The Opportunity

The Corporate Strategy team works closely with Adobe's senior executives to win with our three audience groups - Business Professionals & Consumers, Creators & Creative Professionals, and Marketing Professionals - and 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. For example, they were integral in its well-publicized transition to cloud, and its expansion into a leadership position in Digital Marketing.

Today, Adobe's mission is to "Empower everyone to create" - whether it is giving creatives everything they need to design amazing new content or enabling global enterprises to create and deliver novel digital experiences.

What you will do

Establish Adobe Corporate Strategy team's presence in EMEA region and drive initiatives to drive Adobe's long-term growth in a key international market

Manage a high-performing team, overseeing multiple strategic initiatives and managing relationships with several top executives across the company

Shape and drive the end-to-end strategic agenda for EMEA, translating complex, ambiguous business challenges into clear recommendations and ensuring alignment at the most senior levels of the company

Join a highly entrepreneurial team, including alumni from top management consulting firms and professionals in digital media and marketing

What you need to succeed

10+ years of total professional experience with growing levels of responsibility; proven track record of leading transformational change

4+ years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG). 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 but not required, e.g., 2+ years of experience in a Senior role at a Major Tech Company (e.g., Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Spotify, Adyen, Klarna, Revolut)

Top-tier Undergraduate and Master's degrees (MBA preferred)

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

Creative problem solver with a bias for action

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. Let's Adobe together.

At 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 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.

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.

Summary

Location: London

Type: Full time

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Director, Corporate Strategy EMEA Reports to: VP, Head of Corporate Strategy Business Unit: Strategy, Development & Incubator (SDI) Location: London The Opportunity The Corporate Strategy team works closely with Adobe's senior executives to win with our three audience groups - Business Professionals & Consumers, Creators & Creative Professionals, and Marketing Professionals and 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. For example, they were integral in its well-publicized transition to cloud, and its expansion into a leadership position in Digital Marketing. Today, Adobe's mission is to "Empower everyone to create" - whether it is giving creatives everything they need to design amazing new content or enabling global enterprises to create and deliver novel digital experiences. What you will do Establish Adobe Corporate Strategy team's presence in EMEA region and drive
initiatives to drive Adobe's long-term growth in a key international market Manage a high-performing team, overseeing multiple strategic initiatives and managing relationships with several top executives across the company Shape and drive the end-to-end strategic agenda for EMEA, translating complex, ambiguous business challenges into clear recommendations and ensuring alignment at the most senior levels of the company Join a highly entrepreneurial team, including alumni from top management consulting firms and professionals in digital media and marketing What you need to succeed 10+ years of total professional experience with growing levels of responsibility; proven track record of leading transformational change 4+ years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG). 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 but not required, e.g., 2+ years of experience in a Senior role at a Major Tech Company (e.g., Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Spotify, Adyen, Klarna, Revolut) Top-tier Undergraduate and Master's degrees (MBA preferred) 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 Creative problem solver with a bias for action 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 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 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 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.SummaryLocation: LondonType: Full time

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