Manager, Corporate Development
- San Jose, California, United States of America
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
Our Company
Changing 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!
Our Company
Changing 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!
The Opportunity
Adobe generated ~$19B revenue in FY 2023 and has completed ~$10B in strategic acquisitions since 2018. Our Corporate Development team strategically identifies, sources, evaluates, and executes Adobe’s inorganic growth roadmap, including acquisitions, divestitures, and investments.
We are looking for grounded, thoughtful, and fun teammates to drive Adobe shareholder value through exceptional, ground-breaking opportunities – from sourcing to diligence, deal execution and integration planning. This individual will work with executives on strategic issues across product, product marketing, sales & sales operations, marketing, IT, finance, legal, and HR.
What You'll Do:
- Partner with internal partners to develop strategic investment themes and assess potential acquisition and investment opportunities.
- Identify product gaps, evaluate build/partner/buy, and collaborate on target selection.
- Conduct comprehensive, meticulous analyses to influence decision-making, including industry TAMS, competitive landscapes, customer overlaps, as well as valuation and financial models.
- Coordinate all aspects of the M&A process (e.g., due diligence, data rooms, internal updates), support M&A integration workstreams, and leverage suite of corporate development systems & tools.
- Establish a robust understanding of new customer segments, industry trends, market positioning, and emerging companies.
- Embrace assignments and projects across Corporate Development and M&A Integration. Support post-acquisition integration efforts.
- Develop external network of industry specialists to bring outside-in knowledge of market trends and opportunities.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
- Undergraduate degree from a top university in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or similar field.
- MBA is preferred.
- Exceptional financial modeling, interpersonal and project management skills.
- Attention to detail. Strong work ethic. Proactive self-starter. Calm under pressure. High EQ and business intuition. Able to adapt to fast paced, ambiguous environments. High learning agility. Consummate teammate.
- Excellent written communication skills, including presentation and memo formats. Strong spoken communication skills.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office Tools, SharePoint, Capital IQ, Pitchbook; Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics, Excel macros, SQL and Power BI, a plus.
- Demonstrated experience (4-5 years) in investment banking, corporate development, venture capital, private equity, or similar environments.
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.
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