Managing Principal Enterprise Architect at Adobe Systems
McLean, VA 22106
About the Job
Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about
We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity
We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!BackgroundThe role of an Enterprise Architect within Adobe’s Professional Services Team is to be the technology lead on our customer engagements
Our Architects have experience and expertise across enterprise marketing technology solutions, data, and integrations with other enterprise platforms
The Architect’s technical leadership, experience, and strategy will guide cross-functional project teams through definition, deployment, and optimization stages of Adobe Consulting engagements to ensure customer success.The OpportunityAs a Managing Principal Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for managing a small team of the industry’s best and most dedicated enterprise architects while also practicing as an Enterprise Architect and leading implementations yourself for a few strategic customers
You will drive continuous professional services process improvement and efficiency while holding our high standards for delivery quality
You will recruit and develop architects and be accountable for productivity goals to ensure target achievement
You will support client success through direct and indirect client engagement
You will also help develop a culture of innovation, technology excellence, and architectural discipline, and serve as a strong champion for change.What You’ll DoTeam Leadership:Lead, recruit, and mentor a team of Enterprise Architects and thus ensure customer success through quality in consulting deliverySupport client escalations by guiding and coaching your team members to ensure proper communication, prioritization, and ownership throughout the experienceOrganize and conduct enablement sessions to strengthen team with respect to both technical and role-based proficienciesLead and inspire the team with positivity and optimism, creating a culture of high expectations, innovation, and achievementDrive continuous improvement of consulting delivery processes, standards, and practices, driving customer excellenceMeet and exceed team goals around customer outcomes, customer facing utilization, consulting revenue, and margin as well as drive operational excellenceProactively collaborate across Adobe including Customer Success, Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Technical Operations, and other internal Adobe teamsEnterprise Architecture:Represent Adobe Consulting as the lead Architect for key accounts, defining the solution strategy & architecture and lead the overall implementation for Adobe SolutionsBring deep knowledge of digital experience and marketing technology to align enterprise solution architecture to business strategyHave relevant experience focused on technical delivery and have excellent executive presenceIdentify key business drivers and technology capabilities required to achieve optimal stateUnderstand the current state of the organization-wide architecture and assess marketing capabilitiesRecommend the future state of technology architecture across the organizationCoordinate with stakeholder teams and own the conversation to define use cases, goals, objectives, and architecture to support the business needsEnsure alignment between business strategy, information technology roadmap, and technical and tactical deployment teamsBuild system and application architectures to achieve defined digital experience and business needsEngage and evangelize recommendations to executive and senior leadership teamsWork closely with and act as a liaison between key business, and IT experts during entire engagementGrow Adobe’s architecture practice and share on-the-ground customer feedback with product engineering and product managers to improve product capabilitiesWhat You Need to Succeed5+ years of experience as an enterprise, solution, or application architect; systems integrator; consultant; or equivalent experiencePreferred 3+ years of experience leading consulting teams, including remote-based delivery of technical solutionsTrack record of delivering successful Enterprise or Solution/Application integrations, with digital marketing tools and systems related to big data, analytics, testing & optimization, personalization, and activationProven experience in creating architecture best practices, technical diagrams, capability maps, current/future roadmaps, and related technical topicsExecutive leadership skills including the ability to coach, mentor, influence, and empower a diverse and high-performing team to maximize results.Ability to communicate, coordinate, and drive optimal revenue, team productivity, and margin performance.Ability to interact and communicate for impact and change within all levels of an organization both internally and externally, including business and technical stakeholdersConfident ability to lead, collaborate, triage, and make decisions in a fast-paced, changing environment.Strong experience in negotiation and conflict resolution.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.Ability to travel up to 35%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 $187,200 -- $328,600 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.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.Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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
We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity
We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!BackgroundThe role of an Enterprise Architect within Adobe’s Professional Services Team is to be the technology lead on our customer engagements
Our Architects have experience and expertise across enterprise marketing technology solutions, data, and integrations with other enterprise platforms
The Architect’s technical leadership, experience, and strategy will guide cross-functional project teams through definition, deployment, and optimization stages of Adobe Consulting engagements to ensure customer success.The OpportunityAs a Managing Principal Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for managing a small team of the industry’s best and most dedicated enterprise architects while also practicing as an Enterprise Architect and leading implementations yourself for a few strategic customers
You will drive continuous professional services process improvement and efficiency while holding our high standards for delivery quality
You will recruit and develop architects and be accountable for productivity goals to ensure target achievement
You will support client success through direct and indirect client engagement
You will also help develop a culture of innovation, technology excellence, and architectural discipline, and serve as a strong champion for change.What You’ll DoTeam Leadership:Lead, recruit, and mentor a team of Enterprise Architects and thus ensure customer success through quality in consulting deliverySupport client escalations by guiding and coaching your team members to ensure proper communication, prioritization, and ownership throughout the experienceOrganize and conduct enablement sessions to strengthen team with respect to both technical and role-based proficienciesLead and inspire the team with positivity and optimism, creating a culture of high expectations, innovation, and achievementDrive continuous improvement of consulting delivery processes, standards, and practices, driving customer excellenceMeet and exceed team goals around customer outcomes, customer facing utilization, consulting revenue, and margin as well as drive operational excellenceProactively collaborate across Adobe including Customer Success, Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Technical Operations, and other internal Adobe teamsEnterprise Architecture:Represent Adobe Consulting as the lead Architect for key accounts, defining the solution strategy & architecture and lead the overall implementation for Adobe SolutionsBring deep knowledge of digital experience and marketing technology to align enterprise solution architecture to business strategyHave relevant experience focused on technical delivery and have excellent executive presenceIdentify key business drivers and technology capabilities required to achieve optimal stateUnderstand the current state of the organization-wide architecture and assess marketing capabilitiesRecommend the future state of technology architecture across the organizationCoordinate with stakeholder teams and own the conversation to define use cases, goals, objectives, and architecture to support the business needsEnsure alignment between business strategy, information technology roadmap, and technical and tactical deployment teamsBuild system and application architectures to achieve defined digital experience and business needsEngage and evangelize recommendations to executive and senior leadership teamsWork closely with and act as a liaison between key business, and IT experts during entire engagementGrow Adobe’s architecture practice and share on-the-ground customer feedback with product engineering and product managers to improve product capabilitiesWhat You Need to Succeed5+ years of experience as an enterprise, solution, or application architect; systems integrator; consultant; or equivalent experiencePreferred 3+ years of experience leading consulting teams, including remote-based delivery of technical solutionsTrack record of delivering successful Enterprise or Solution/Application integrations, with digital marketing tools and systems related to big data, analytics, testing & optimization, personalization, and activationProven experience in creating architecture best practices, technical diagrams, capability maps, current/future roadmaps, and related technical topicsExecutive leadership skills including the ability to coach, mentor, influence, and empower a diverse and high-performing team to maximize results.Ability to communicate, coordinate, and drive optimal revenue, team productivity, and margin performance.Ability to interact and communicate for impact and change within all levels of an organization both internally and externally, including business and technical stakeholdersConfident ability to lead, collaborate, triage, and make decisions in a fast-paced, changing environment.Strong experience in negotiation and conflict resolution.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.Ability to travel up to 35%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 $187,200 -- $328,600 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.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.Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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
accommodations@adobe.com
or call (408) 536-3015
.Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.SummaryLocation: Remote Texas; Remote New York; Atlanta; Remote New Jersey; Lehi; Chicago; Denver; Waltham; San Francisco; Austin; McLean; San Jose; Seattle; Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Remote Pennsylvania; MinneapolisType: Full time 