Technical Account Director at Adobe Systems
Chicago, IL 60601
About the Job
Our CompanyChanging 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!At Adobe, we're changing the world.
How? We give people the tools to bring their ideas to life and build content that makes life more fun and work more significant.
We give businesses and organizations the power to truly engage their customers.
We're the ones behind the amazingly crafted content that streams across your laptop, TV, phone, and tablet every day-and we harness the power of big data to help companies move from data to insight and insight to action by delivering quality content.We're a company that understands that product innovation comes from people innovation, and that's why we invest in cultivating leaders throughout the organization.
Adobe is finding new ways to harness the potential of its products and people in an ever-growing market.The Opportunity:The Technical Account Director (TAD) is accountable for the technical health and success of Adobe's largest customers using Adobe’s Digital Experience Solutions.
They are charged with developing and implementing a customer strategy critical for the health of their solution stack; driving adoption and usage; risk mitigation and alignment across Customer executives and senior level decision makers.
They will use an extensive network of internal resources such as technical & product specialists, customer success champions and a team of supporting personnel with the goal of enabling the Customer to fully bring to bear their Adobe investment.What You Will Do:Lead Ultimate Success engagement(s) as the technical executive point of contact throughout the Customer's solution usage lifecycle.
Advise and support customer's technical strategy with Adobe Solutions to drive value.Assess strategic Customer technical risks and opportunities and drive the extended Adobe team to build and deliver mitigation and "get well" plans.Drive clear communication across Customer operational areas.
Maintain regular and appropriate governance with both internal and external executive teams.
Drive alignment and reporting on overall engagement status and outcomes.Advocate for Customer across internal Adobe teams.
Optimize client's investment and accelerated task, issue execution and resolution.
Drive customer’s achievement of their key business objectives, innovation, roadmap influence, standard methodologies, and process improvement back into the Adobe ecosystem.Responsible for the global engagement model, review cycle across multiple business units and/or brands.Consolidate comprehensive cadence across all technical partners and influence delivery achievements across multi-solution, multi-discipline engagements.Work hands on with Adobe's internal Customer Success Management, Managed Services, Engineering, TechOps, Product Management, Support, and the Adobe Consulting practice and third-party partners in support of customer's success.Lead a matrixed services team that may involve multiple project teams from Adobe or client or partner organizations.
Develop effective working relationships with Customer partners.Make recommendations on how new and existing features fit within customers' environments, supplying standard methodologies and recommendations.Lead project-based, consultant-led architectural and design discussions to ensure solutions are optimized.Mentor immediate team members as needed.What you Need to Succeed:Bachelor's Degree in related subject area of the technical industry.
Equivalent experience will be considered.At least 10-15 years of experience in a senior capacity in consultative, customer support, customer success and/or related role in marketing technology.Strong executive presence.
Ability to collaborate multiple teams throughout Adobe and client side VPs, including CMOs and CXOs.Strong presentation skills, including confident presence over the phone and via conference tools.
Leading meetings, workshops, and reviews in front of audiences both small and large.Strong conflict-resolution skills to drive closure to customer concerns and open technical issues.
Maintain strong ability to prioritize work against client goals.Outstanding customer-facing skills that enable you to represent Adobe best within a customer's environment with the ability to drive discussions with multiple teams from developers and analysts to management and senior leadership.Validated interpersonal, prioritization skills and an ability to work independently in a highly matrixed environment.Capable of driving resolution across a broad set of issues with the Customer: technical, architecture, business process, and partnerships.Ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges to help our customers realize the software investment, efficiencies, advantages, and innovations.Awareness of development methodologies and technologies and understanding of and experience with marketing software and domain principles.Experience and familiarity with the following (a plus but not a hard requirement): Adobe Analytics, Adobe Audience Manager (AAM), Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Adobe Campaign, Adobe Commerce, Adobe Marketo, Adobe Target.Travel when permitted to client locations (approximately 15-20 percent).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 $134,600 -- $243,100 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.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
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!At Adobe, we're changing the world.
How? We give people the tools to bring their ideas to life and build content that makes life more fun and work more significant.
We give businesses and organizations the power to truly engage their customers.
We're the ones behind the amazingly crafted content that streams across your laptop, TV, phone, and tablet every day-and we harness the power of big data to help companies move from data to insight and insight to action by delivering quality content.We're a company that understands that product innovation comes from people innovation, and that's why we invest in cultivating leaders throughout the organization.
Adobe is finding new ways to harness the potential of its products and people in an ever-growing market.The Opportunity:The Technical Account Director (TAD) is accountable for the technical health and success of Adobe's largest customers using Adobe’s Digital Experience Solutions.
They are charged with developing and implementing a customer strategy critical for the health of their solution stack; driving adoption and usage; risk mitigation and alignment across Customer executives and senior level decision makers.
They will use an extensive network of internal resources such as technical & product specialists, customer success champions and a team of supporting personnel with the goal of enabling the Customer to fully bring to bear their Adobe investment.What You Will Do:Lead Ultimate Success engagement(s) as the technical executive point of contact throughout the Customer's solution usage lifecycle.
Advise and support customer's technical strategy with Adobe Solutions to drive value.Assess strategic Customer technical risks and opportunities and drive the extended Adobe team to build and deliver mitigation and "get well" plans.Drive clear communication across Customer operational areas.
Maintain regular and appropriate governance with both internal and external executive teams.
Drive alignment and reporting on overall engagement status and outcomes.Advocate for Customer across internal Adobe teams.
Optimize client's investment and accelerated task, issue execution and resolution.
Drive customer’s achievement of their key business objectives, innovation, roadmap influence, standard methodologies, and process improvement back into the Adobe ecosystem.Responsible for the global engagement model, review cycle across multiple business units and/or brands.Consolidate comprehensive cadence across all technical partners and influence delivery achievements across multi-solution, multi-discipline engagements.Work hands on with Adobe's internal Customer Success Management, Managed Services, Engineering, TechOps, Product Management, Support, and the Adobe Consulting practice and third-party partners in support of customer's success.Lead a matrixed services team that may involve multiple project teams from Adobe or client or partner organizations.
Develop effective working relationships with Customer partners.Make recommendations on how new and existing features fit within customers' environments, supplying standard methodologies and recommendations.Lead project-based, consultant-led architectural and design discussions to ensure solutions are optimized.Mentor immediate team members as needed.What you Need to Succeed:Bachelor's Degree in related subject area of the technical industry.
Equivalent experience will be considered.At least 10-15 years of experience in a senior capacity in consultative, customer support, customer success and/or related role in marketing technology.Strong executive presence.
Ability to collaborate multiple teams throughout Adobe and client side VPs, including CMOs and CXOs.Strong presentation skills, including confident presence over the phone and via conference tools.
Leading meetings, workshops, and reviews in front of audiences both small and large.Strong conflict-resolution skills to drive closure to customer concerns and open technical issues.
Maintain strong ability to prioritize work against client goals.Outstanding customer-facing skills that enable you to represent Adobe best within a customer's environment with the ability to drive discussions with multiple teams from developers and analysts to management and senior leadership.Validated interpersonal, prioritization skills and an ability to work independently in a highly matrixed environment.Capable of driving resolution across a broad set of issues with the Customer: technical, architecture, business process, and partnerships.Ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges to help our customers realize the software investment, efficiencies, advantages, and innovations.Awareness of development methodologies and technologies and understanding of and experience with marketing software and domain principles.Experience and familiarity with the following (a plus but not a hard requirement): Adobe Analytics, Adobe Audience Manager (AAM), Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Adobe Campaign, Adobe Commerce, Adobe Marketo, Adobe Target.Travel when permitted to client locations (approximately 15-20 percent).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 $134,600 -- $243,100 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.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.SummaryLocation: New York; Waltham; Remote New York; Remote Pennsylvania; Remote New Jersey; ChicagoType: Full time