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! Position Director, Acrobat and Reader EngineeringBusiness Unit Document CloudLocationNoidaDirector, Acrobat and Reader Engineering About UsChanging 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 alluring 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.OpportunityIf you are impassionate about building extraordinary products that delight millions of users across the globe, then this is the opportunity for you. You will be joining the development team of Acrobat and Reader, which delivers high-quality PDF solutions on Windows and Mac platforms. Will be joining the Adobe’s 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 champion a culture of agility, excellence, collaboration, Customer centric, ensure teams deliver products that meet the highest standards of quality, performance, security, and usability. Drive the adoption of leading practices, modern tools, and agile methodologies across the engineering organization. Be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of your products, from ideation to deployment, and ensure that they align with the overall business goals and customer needs. Be a key partner for the Experience Design and Product Management & 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 manage development of a diverse portfolio of products, galvanizing the teams, encourage them to innovate, build and deliver best in class products to our global customers.Role SummaryThis position offers unique opportunity to build Adobe’s flagship and award-winning products in a platform agnostic manner on pioneering tools and technologies using the best of desktop, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and cloud technologies. In this role you will closely partner with the cross functional team of Experience Design, Product and Program Managers in addition to the 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 delightful experiences.What you’ll doAs Director Engineering in Acrobat and Reader group, you will be responsible for leading multiple teams and deliver world class products, with the help of multi-tiered managers reporting to youUnderstand business goals through working closely with higher management, cross functional team of Engineering, PM (Product Management), PMM (Product Marketing Management) and Experience Design teams.Drive strategy, architecture and development goals for various products based on strategic prioritiesEnsure all products and solutions are delivered within the committed scheduleChallenge the teams to innovate and deliver better productsPartner with Product Managers to define and refine the product roadmapsReview, approve and monitor project plans and schedules of productsEnsure right staffing of each development teamAct as Innovation Impetus to cultivate innovation in the teamEvangelize your products both internally and externallyEnsure adherence to Adobe policies and processes for product development as well as people managementEncourage interaction across teams, ensure reuse of technologies across products, wherever possibleParticipate in hiring top talents, for Document Cloud group as well as for broader Adobe needsWhat you need to succeedMore than 16 years’ experience working in Software development industry including at least 8 years as people managerAdept at handling multiple teams - must have a minimum of 4 years of experience as a second level managerExcellent people management, communication and presentation skillsShown ability to drive innovation, deep and hands-on understanding of technologiesSelf-starter, passion to delight customers, willingness to walk above and beyondRelationships building with customers and internal stake holdersB.Tech / M.Tech degree in Computer Science from a premiere instituteGet to know the teamThe Adobe Acrobat team is a highly skilled group of professionals dedicated to innovation in the Knowledge Worker segment, always advancing the state of the art of documents through industry leading PDF software, Acrobat. Hundreds of billions of PDFs open in Acrobat across desktop, web and mobile and with a rich history of redefining document sharing and collaboration, the team cultivates a collaborative environment where experts in engineering, user experience design, and product management work together seamlessly.Their focus ensures Acrobat remains at the forefront of the PDF revolution through the creation of powerful and secure tools for users across the globe.The team demonstrates a relentless commitment to progress. From pioneering new security features to streamlining the document editing experience and advancing the state of the art with Generative AI, they consistently seek ways to enhance user workflows.Innovation is central to our purpose, and we strongly encourage to think and try beyond regular tasks and strongly believe in our Founder’s vision – “Great ideas can come from anywhere”. Take a peek into Adobe life in this video.When you join Adobe, you can look forward to collaborating with some of the most genuine people in the industry, working on projects with real purpose, and having immense pride in the products we create and the customers we support. Surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We hire versatile individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, cultural background or religious beliefs. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative and successful. This is what it means to be Adobe For All. Learn more about our vision here.Come create experiences that matter at a company that is recognized around the world and hear what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog.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.
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