Director - Engineering

Our Company

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Position

Director Adobe Acrobat Sign Engineering

Business Unit
Document Cloud

Location
Noida

About Us

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brands everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were 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.

Opportunity

Are you passionate about building enterpriseclass software services If so this opportunity is tailored for you. These services are essential in driving important workflows in some of the worlds leading companies. You will be joining the development team of Adobe Acrobat Sign which is an authority in delivering electronic signature solution services globally. You will be working with some of the best engineers in the industry who are constantly innovating and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in electronic and digital signature technologies in this constantly evolving world of digital assets and digital workflows driving businesses today. You will also be working with Generative AI technologies that are fast becoming crucial enabling technologies in this domain. You will be a part of Adobes Document Cloud organization and will also collaborate with other Adobe teams such as Adobe Research Creative Cloud and Experience Cloud to create amazing digital experiences for our customers.

As a Director of Engineering you will provide technical vision and leadership to your teams and mentor and coach them to achieve their full potential. You will foster a culture of agility excellence collaboration customer focus and ensure that your teams deliver products that meet the highest standards of quality performance security and usability. You will also encourage the use of standard processes uptodate tools and agile methodologies across the engineering organization. You will be accountable for the endtoend delivery of your products from ideation to deployment and ensure that they align with the overall business goals and customer needs. You will also be a key partner for the Product Management and Product Marketing teams and help shape the product strategy and roadmap based on market trends customer feedback and landscape analysis. You will lead multiple engineering teams and run development of a portfolio of products galvanizing the teams encourage them to innovate build and deliver best in class products to our global customers. You will be closely working with your peers and management in the US creating a highly effective and wellaligned India development organization for Adobe Acrobat Sign.

Role Summary

This position offers unique opportunity to build Adobes flagship and awardwinning products in a platform agnostic manner on cutting edge tools and technologies using the best of cloud technologies desktop and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Your role will involve collaborating with Product Design and Program Managers as well as the Product Marketing team to define and deliver on product roadmaps. You will also be responsible for interaction with customers (directly and through the customer success team) worldwide understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations through deep innovation and fabulous experiences.

What youll do

As Director Engineering in the Acrobat Sign group you will be responsible for leading multiple teams in Noida and Bangalore and deliver extraordinary products with the help of multitiered managers reporting to you. You will:

• Understand business goals through working closely with higher management multifunctional team of Engineering PM (Product Management) PMM (Product Marketing Management) and Design teams.

• Drive strategy architecture and development goals for various products based on strategic priorities

• Ensure all products and solutions are delivered within the committed schedule and with quality.

• Challenge the teams to innovate and deliver better products.

• Partner with Product Managers to define and refine the product roadmaps.

• Review approve and supervise project plans and schedules of products.

• Ensure right staffing of each development team.

• Act as Innovation Catalyst to champion innovation in the team

• Evangelize your products & product features both internally and externally.

• Ensure alignment to high ethical standards and Adobe policies and processes for product development as well as people management

• Build trust among your key customers and carry them along in your journey.

• Encourage interaction across teams ensure reuse of technologies across products wherever possible.

• Participate in hiring top talents for Document Cloud group as well as for broader Adobe needs.

• Work closely with your management chain in the US to drive alignment on vision and execution.

What you need to succeed

• More than 18 years experience working in software development and engineering leadership roles with at least 8 years as a people manager.

• Consistent track record of deliver sophisticated enterprise grade highimpact projects.

• Adept at handling multiple teams must have at least 4 years experience as a second level manager.

• Experience working under/with US based management. Previous work experience in the US is a plus.

• Experience in leading and building large scale distributed systems working with microservices and/or distributed architecture.

• Experience in developing and building solutions/services using Java J2EE Sprint Boot React and cloud technologies (AWS and/or Azure).

• Not afraid to addresses unknowns owns the outcome demonstrates a strong bias to action.

• Selfmotivated with a desire to mentor a large team and drive the team to accomplish highquality outcomes.

• Strong interpersonal analytical problemsolving and conflict resolution skills.

• Ability to carry and align other peers and stakeholders along with their vision.

• Excellent speaking writing and presentation skills as well as the ability to persuade encourage and empower others.

• / degree in Computer Science from a premiere institute

Get to know the team

At Adobe Acrobat Sign were a dynamic team of innovators redefining the way the world works with documents and electronic signatures. Through our industryleading PDF tools Acrobat and electronic signature solution Acrobat Sign were enabling millions of signatures each monthon the web mobile and APIs. Our rich legacy of transforming critical business workflows digitally across industries big and small reflects our commitment to innovation and perfection.

We dont just keep up with digital transformationwe lead it. Our team is relentless in pursuing progress from pioneering cuttingedge security features to streamlining document workflows with generative AI. Here big ideas arent just welcometheyre turned into reality. By fostering a collaborative and innovative environment we ensure Acrobat Sign stays ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

At Adobe innovation is in our DNA. Guided by our founders belief that great ideas can come from anywhere we empower our employees to think boldly and push boundaries. Joining our team means working on meaningful projects with talented supportive colleagues who are committed to helping you grow. Our unique CheckIn approach ensures continuous feedback and professional development creating an environment where you can thrive.

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