The Opportunity
Adobe is looking for a Manager of Business Development who will lead a team of Inside Sales Representatives focused on building a sales pipeline and contributing to revenue growth in the Americas Enterprise segment. In this role, this manager will encourage people to bring their best to Adobe as they learn and deliver sales excellence through account-based sales development practices. This leader will be a mentor in helping reps develop their sales skills, build pipelines, and prepare for a future field sales role.
What You'll Do
- Lead and develop the sales development team to create top sales pipeline opportunities
- Run day-to-day inside sales operations to ensure processes, policies, and procedures are maintained and improved as needed to drive business efficiencies to the next level
- Carry and drive an individual pipeline quota with your team on a quarterly basis
- Orchestrate inbound and outbound prospecting activities and programs to deliver quality sales pipeline in enterprise target accounts
- Mentor and coach the team with standard methodologies in modern sales prospecting tactics
- Partner with management to drive strategic direction and alignment with sales organization
- Work cross-functionally across the sales and marketing ecosystem to align sales development messaging, plays, and lead qualification standards that ensure lead conversion quality
- Responsible for reporting and communicating to sales management, operations, and marketing organization on key performance metrics, lead conversion trends, and Quarterly Business Reviews on overall program and team performance
**What you need to succeed **
- Passion, Grit, and a desire to WIN!
- 5+ years of lead generation and/or sales experience, carrying a quota
- Develop a "Best in Class" Business Development team that exceeds a target
- Strong leader who is self-motivated and able to develop employees
- Ability to identify key trends in winning employees and replicate success across the group
- Strong understanding of Business-to-Business customer buying cycles and how to penetrate organizations
- Strong ecosystem management with remote Sales, Sales Operations, and Demand Generation
- Drive consistent lead/meeting qualification increasing overall sales pipeline
- Strong team orientation and ability to build cross-functional relationships
- Focus on the career development of individual team members, helping position them for career advancement
- Ability to innovate within a growing business unit
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 create.
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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 $144,100 -- $267,600 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 $184,800 - $267,600 In New York, the pay range for this position is $184,800 - $267,600 In Colorado, the pay range for this position is $161,700 - $234,150
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:
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Adobe 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 Notice
Jul 01 2026 12:00 AM
If 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:
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It 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.