Director, Corporate Strategy Emea

Adobe Adobe · Enterprise · London, United Kingdom

This role is for a Director of Corporate Strategy in EMEA for Adobe. The primary focus is on driving Adobe's long-term growth in the EMEA region, managing strategic initiatives, and shaping the end-to-end strategic agenda. The role requires extensive experience in management consulting and a strong understanding of the software industry, digital marketing, or digital media. While Adobe uses AI and mentions AI in its hiring guidelines, this specific role is not directly involved in building or developing AI/ML models or systems. It is a strategic business role.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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
  2. Manage a high-performing team, overseeing multiple strategic initiatives and managing relationships with several top executives across the company
  3. 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

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of total professional experience with growing levels of responsibility
  • 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

Nice to have

  • MBA preferred
  • Industry experience in Technology preferred but not required

What the JD emphasized

  • 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