JOB LEVEL
M50
EMPLOYEE ROLE
People Manager

About the Role

The Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Product Success Engineering (PSE) team is seeking a Senior Manager, Data & Analytics Platform Engineering to lead the design, development, and reliability of a cloud-native data platform that powers product adoption insights, customer retention analytics, system monitoring, and operational intelligence.

You will own the data platform layer that enables Data Scientists, Analytics Engineers, and BI teams to build scalable, reliable analytics and ML solutions. Partnering closely with the Director of Data Science & Engineering, you’ll translate analytics and ML requirements into robust platform capabilities operating at enterprise scale.

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for data & analytics platform capabilities

• Lead a team of Data Platform Engineers (8-15+) and foster a culture of technical excellence and operational rigor

• Architect and operate scalable data pipelines, cloud data warehouses, orchestration frameworks, and governance systems

• Enable batch, real-time, and event-driven analytics and ML workflows

• Establish best practices for data quality, governance, reliability, performance, and cost optimization

• Partner cross-functionally with Data Science, Product, Business Operations, and Cloud Infrastructure teams

Core Platform Areas

• Data Ingestion & Pipelines: Cloud-native ETL/ELT, streaming, and event-driven architectures

• Data Warehousing & Storage: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar

• Orchestration: Airflow, Dagster, Prefect

• Governance & Quality: Catalogs, lineage, access control, and automated data quality

• Analytics & BI: Self-service analytics and BI integrations

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science or related field

• 10+ years in software/data engineering, including 5+ years in senior engineering leadership

• Deep expertise in large-scale data platforms, pipelines, and cloud data warehouses

• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps practices

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience with real-time analytics, streaming platforms, and MLOps

• Familiarity with modern data stack tools (dbt, Great Expectations)

• Experience building customer-facing or product analytics platforms

Why Join Us

• Lead a mission-critical data platform at enterprise scale

• Build and grow a high-impact data platform engineering team

• Work with modern cloud data technologies and advanced analytics use cases

• Drive meaningful business impact across product adoption, retention, and operational intelligence

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 positionis $160,200 -- $320,000 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.

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In California, the pay range for this position is $221,000 - $320,000

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.

State-Specific Notices:

California :

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Internal Opportunities

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At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. 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.

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