Director, M&A Strategy

About this role

Directo r, M&A Strategy   

The opportunity  

Adobe's Creativity & Productivity   ( C&P)   business is the creative platform for the world   –   Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, and the products that professionals and creators depend on every day.   It's   one of the most strategically consequential businesses in enterprise software, and   it's   growing.    

This is a newly created role at the center of how that business grows inorganically. You will shape C&P's M&A agenda   –   building the strategic pipeline, developing deal theses, and ensuring that every acquisition is positioned to deliver   real business   impact. You will work directly with C&P's senior leadership and in close partnership with Adobe's Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy functions.  

What   you'll   own    

M&A strategy & pipeline  

• Define C&P's perspective on inorganic growth   –   a prioritized view of where acquisitions can accelerate the business strategy, developed in   full   collaboration with Corporate Development  

• Work with C&P's business and product leaders to surface capability gaps, market adjacencies, and strategic vectors that M&A could address   –   and bring that context into the pipeline process  

• Develop and   maintain   a sharp point of view on competitive dynamics and consolidation trends in the   indust ry  

• Partner with Corporate Development to build and prioritize a target list grounded in C&P's strategic priorities  

Deal thesis & evaluation  

• Develop clear, compelling deal theses rooted in C&P's product strategy, competitive dynamics, and go-to-market priorities   –   giving Corporate Development the business context needed to evaluate targets effectively  

• Serve as the business voice throughout evaluation   –   translating product roadmap, customer impact, and market realities into inputs that sharpen the process  

• Synthesize complex inputs from across the business into crisp, senior-ready recommendations that enable fast, confident decisions  

Integration readiness & performance  

• Develop success metrics, integration KPIs, and post-deal scorecards in advance of close   –   as part of the deal thesis, not an afterthought  

• Work alongside the product, GTM, and finance teams within C&P to ensure integration planning is underway well before a deal closes  

• Monitor performance against the original deal thesis post-close; surface risks and escalate as needed  

• Provide clear, executive-level reporting on pipeline status, deal progress, and post-close outcomes to C&P leadership  

Leadership & influence  

• Build trusted, ongoing relationships with Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy   –   serving as C&P's credible   strategic counterpart  

• Drive alignment across C&P's matrixed organization to keep deal momentum moving   

• Ensur e   C&P senior leadership   are   informed, aligned, and positioned to move quickly when opportunities   emerge  

What   we're   looking for  

• 10+ years in corporate strategy, corporate development, strategic finance, or management consulting   –   with meaningful in-house experience at a technology company  

• T rack record   of shaping M&A strategy: building pipelines, developing deal theses, influencing decisions, and following through on integration outcomes  

• Deep familiarity with how M&A processes work   –   and how to   operate   alongside a Corporate Development function as a strategic business partner  

• Strong business instincts: you think in markets, products, and customers; you know when and how to engage the deal machinery  

• A builder mindset   –   comfortable creating structure in ambiguity, and energized by the chance to   establish   something new  

• Executive presence and credibility with senior stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments  

• Fluency in software, SaaS, or   technology   –   prior experience in the creative or productivity software space is a plus  

• Bachelor's in Business , Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a quantitative field;   MBA or advanced degree preferred​

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.

Adobe 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.

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