Director, M&A Strategy

Director M&A Strategy

The opportunity

Adobes Creativity & Productivity(C&P)business is the creative platform for the worldPhotoshop Illustrator Premiere Pro Acrobat and the products that professionals and creators depend on every day.Itsone of the most strategically consequential businesses in enterprise software anditsgrowing.

This is a newly created role at the center of how that business grows inorganically. You will shape C&Ps M&A agendabuilding the strategic pipeline developing deal theses and ensuring that every acquisition is positioned to deliverreal businessimpact. You will work directly with C&Ps senior leadership and in close partnership with Adobes Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy functions.

Whatyoullown

M&A strategy & pipeline

• Define C&Ps perspective on inorganic growtha prioritized view of where acquisitions can accelerate the business strategy developed infullcollaboration with Corporate Development

• Work with C&Ps business and product leaders to surface capability gaps market adjacencies and strategic vectors that M&A could addressand bring that context into the pipeline process

• Develop andmaintaina sharp point of view on competitive dynamics and consolidation trends in theindustry

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

Deal thesis & evaluation

• Develop clear compelling deal theses rooted in C&Ps product strategy competitive dynamics and go-to-market prioritiesgiving Corporate Development the business context needed to evaluate targets effectively

• Serve as the business voice throughout evaluationtranslating 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 closeas 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 Strategyserving as C&Ps crediblestrategic counterpart

• Drive alignment across C&Ps matrixed organization to keep deal momentum moving

• EnsureC&P senior leadershipareinformed aligned and positioned to move quickly when opportunitiesemerge

Whatwerelooking for

• 10 years in corporate strategy corporate development strategic finance or management consultingwith meaningful in-house experience at a technology company

• Track recordof shaping M&A strategy: building pipelines developing deal theses influencing decisions and following through on integration outcomes

• Deep familiarity with how M&A processes workand how tooperatealongside 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 mindsetcomfortable creating structure in ambiguity and energized by the chance toestablishsomething new

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

• Fluency in software SaaS ortechnologyprior experience in the creative or productivity software space is a plus

• Bachelors in Business Finance Economics Engineering or a quantitative field; MBA or