COMPLETE Principal AI Strategist - San Jose

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  

Generative AI is the next ground-breaking wave of technology and companies are looking for Adobe's help to unlock its outstanding potential. Adobe is at the forefront of Generative AI and Artificial Intelligence. We are searching for an intellectually broad and adventurous individual to build Adobe’s thought leadership in AI. 

 

As an AI strategist, you will research AI trends, author perspectives and presentations on questions related to AI, and share your insights with customers and the market. You will also collaborate with a diverse ecosystem including marketing, product, sales, legal, and partners to develop our AI messaging and nurture customer relationships. This high-visibility role will reside within the Americas Enterprise Sales organization and be part of our Digital Strategy Group. 

 

Key Responsibilities  

Produce original research on AI trends and topics of importance to a senior executive audience. For example, what are the use cases for generative AI that drive business value? How will AI shape the future of personalization? How should companies navigate its legal and ethical issues? 

Author compelling presentations and whitepapers that resonate with senior executives, drawing from your research and other sources. 

Bring these perspectives to our customers at scale through conferences, events, webinars, marketing, media, enablement of Adobe field teams, partners, and other channels. 

Advise senior customers and Adobe account teams, representing many of the world's leading brands. 

Collaborate with teams across Adobe (e.g., product, marketing, sales, etc.) to craft Adobe's messaging on AI and positioning of our offerings. 

 

What you need to succeed  

Evident intellectual curiosity for artificial intelligence and ability to rapidly absorb new information, inclusive of the foundational technologies, business use cases, economic value, competitive landscape, and major legal, ethical and social questions 

10 plus years of experience and accomplishment related to artificial Intelligence which may come from any field (e.g., computer science, cognitive science, economics, law, philosophy

Exceptional written communication skills with experience authoring thought provoking points-of-view for a general or business audience

Outstanding executive presence and presentation skills with the ability to inspire and engage senior level executives

Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills, talent for conducting research, analyzing data, developing hypotheses, and synthesizing recommendations. Ideally, with experience conducting academic or market research, including design of surveys 

Highly collaborative with ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment. 

Willingness to travel up to 30% 

Success will be driven by producing high quality research and perspectives that garner attention with our customer base, thereby nurturing sales for our AI product portfolio.  

 

Get to know the team  

·         Our team provides customers with the products, solutions, thought leadership, and support they need to make, measure and monetize digital assets. 

·         At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow. Take a peek into Adobe life in this video. 

·         Adobe believes in hiring the very best and that’s why our dynamic working environment has received awards throughout the globe. Recognizing that employees are at the core of our success, Adobe recruits and retains highly qualified and motivated individuals, builds an environment where they can innovate and achieve their best, and rewards them for their performance by giving them an opportunity to share in the company’s success. 

·         If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer. 

·         Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. 

·         We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

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 $137,300 -- $247,200 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.

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