Enterprise Architect
About the job
- At least 6 years of relevant experience as an Enterprise Architect or Consultant delivering enterprise-scale web applications, or in Digital Marketing Product Management.
- Foundational knowledge of content management systems and web application technologies.
- Experience designing and planning high-performance web system architectures, including content delivery networks.
- Proven ability to transform intricate business needs into technical solutions and coordinate delivery team efforts accordingly.
- Experience developing project scope definitions, delivery estimates, and resource allocation plans.
- Ongoing familiarity with technology trends such as Generative AI and Agentic AI, with the ability to propose concrete applications for customer business.
- Ability to adapt written and verbal communication for technical, marketing, or executive audiences.
- Business-level Japanese is required; working proficiency in reading and writing English is sufficient.
- Conduct architecture discovery sessions, define future-state solution architecture, and align Adobe solutions with IT strategy.
- Recommend integration and data flows, provide cross-solution architecture guidance, review and validate technical designs, and advise on governance and scalability.
- Verify and validate value, measure path to value and return on investment, and find opportunities to showcase success.
- Develop complete architectures throughout the Adobe CX Enterprise portfolio, incorporating connections with third-party solutions.
- Translate intricate business needs into technical solutions, ensuring delivery team actions align with documented customer business goals.
- Develop project scope definitions, delivery estimates, resource allocation plans, and project timelines.
- Develop roadmaps in collaboration with business collaborators, IT teams, partners, and executive leadership.
- Advance projects in partnership with global delivery teams and the partner network, and review technical deliverables to ensure quality.
- Investigate advanced features of AEM and Adobe CX Enterprise, including Agentic AI, to aid the development of new service models.
- Advise customers on concrete use cases and architectural approaches for applying Generative AI and Agentic AI to their business.
- Hands-on experience with Adobe CX Enterprise solutions.
- Experience in analytics implementation.
- Knowledge of modern web frontend stacks such as React and TypeScript.
- Working knowledge of the end-to-end digital marketing journey, including advertising technology (customer data platforms/data management platforms and demand-side platforms), marketing automation, omnichannel personalization, and customer relationship management.
- Experience employing Generative AI and/or Agentic AI solutions to optimize daily workflows, or hands-on experience building AI agents.
- English proficiency adequate to negotiate and work directly with international teams.
- Experience leading cross-functional, multi-region delivery teams.
About the company
Adobe provides a broad set of digital experience tools, covering creative software, document management, and marketing solutions. Its core offerings—Adobe Creative Cloud for design, Adobe Document Cloud for PDFs and workflows, and Adobe Experience Cloud for marketing and customer experiences—are available through a subscription model that includes individual, business, and enterprise plans. How it works: users access a suite of applications and services via cloud-based software and licensing, enabling them to create, deliver, and optimize digital content across platforms. Adobe differentiates itself by offering an integrated, end-to-end ecosystem that spans creative work, document workflows, and marketing data, along with enterprise-grade features and services. It also explores expanding capabilities in 3D design and augmented reality, aiming to support both individuals and organizations in building and managing digital experiences at scale.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Founded
1994
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 FY2026 revenue hit $6.62 billion, up 13%, and guidance rose June 11.
- Firefly audio tools became generally available August 20, 2026, broadening AI monetization.
- Adobe expanded free AI access in September 2026, widening the funnel before conversion.
What critics are saying
- Shantanu Narayen and CFO Dan Durn exits in 2026 prolong strategy uncertainty.
- The Foundry trademark lawsuit filed March 12, 2026 threatens Firefly Foundry branding and damages.
- Copyright suits over Firefly training data expose Adobe to injunctions, payouts, and creator backlash.
What makes Adobe unique
- Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere remain entrenched standards across professional creative workflows.
- Firefly AI Assistant, launched April 15, 2026, embeds Adobe inside daily creation loops.
- Adobe's subscription ARR reached $27.1 billion in Q2 FY2026, locking recurring revenue.
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Adobe and Heathrow Airport have extended their partnership to enhance digital experiences for over 84 million annual passengers using AI-powered technology. Heathrow's new website will be built on Adobe CX Enterprise solutions, incorporating Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Brand Visibility. The partnership aims to deliver personalised experiences and improve content discoverability across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. Adobe research indicates one in four consumers now use AI platforms as their primary information source for travel decisions. Stephen Glenfield, Heathrow's Head of Digital, said the technology enables deeper passenger relationships and ensures accurate information delivery across platforms. The airport's website receives over 50 million visitors annually and will use Adobe's agentic AI system to manage the entire customer lifecycle, from engagement to loyalty.
A developer is using Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 to create open-source alternatives to Adobe's Creative Suite applications. Brandon Thomas launched seven apps replicating Adobe's Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro. The software, written in Rust with WebAssembly versions for browsers, remains in early alpha stage. Thomas promises to reach near-complete feature parity within months, though commenters have noted current shortcomings. Development will be funded through token-based access to Artcraft's visual AI model. Thomas, who has a decade of experience in Rust projects, was motivated by Adobe's cancellation fees. The apps could face legal challenges if their interface too closely mimics Adobe's trade dress. Thomas envisions AI tools enabling developers to create open-source versions of popular paid software.
Software companies have delivered strong returns, with the industry gaining 45.5% over six months, outperforming the S&P 500 by 24.4 percentage points. However, investors should be selective as AI threatens to commoditise many software products. Adobe faces challenges with average billings growth of just 11.9% over the past year and estimated sales growth of 9.4% for the next 12 months, suggesting slowing demand. Its operating margin failed to improve year-over-year. Bandwidth showed weak annual revenue growth of 11.9% over two years and a low gross margin of 37.2% compared to competitors. Its operating margin remained flat. Upstart, an AI-powered lending platform, appears more promising. The company uses over 2,500 data variables and machine learning to help banks assess borrower risk for various loan types.
Adobe's revenue grew 12% over the last year, slower than most software peers. The stock fell 35% over the past year, while the S&P 500 returned 17.7%. Adobe now trades at 12.5 times earnings, against 22.1 for the index. Management highlighted its AI-first products, which exceeded $650 million in annual recurring revenue in fiscal Q3 2026. That figure grew more than 150% year-over-year, compared to 11.2% growth for Adobe's total ARR. However, AI products represent only about 2.4% of Adobe's $27.5 billion total ARR. Adobe is pursuing user adoption over pricing, with monthly active users of free creative tools surpassing 100 million, up more than 70% year-over-year. Net new ARR declined 36% to 37% as the company focuses on converting free-tier users.
Adobe shares trade at $235.47 after falling 33% over the past year, whilst the S&P 500 rose 17%. The creative software maker reported third-quarter revenue up 12.9% to $6.76 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $6.13, its fifth consecutive beat. Despite raising full-year guidance to $24.45-$24.50 per share and AI-first annual recurring revenue topping $650 million with growth exceeding 150%, investors remain cautious. Concerns centre on new chief executive Anil Chakravarthy's transition, generative AI competition, and whether 100 million freemium users will convert to paid subscriptions. The stock trades at nine times forward earnings with a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58. Analysts' average price target of $278 suggests 18% upside potential.