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The Challenge

Adobe is seeking a visionary senior executive to lead and scale the Business Development function across North America for Substance 3D. This is a high-impact, strategic leadership role for a proven executive who thrives at the intersection of technology, creativity, and enterprise sales. The Senior Leader will define and own the go-to-market strategy for the region, drive significant revenue growth, and establish Adobe Substance 3D as the industry standard across key verticals.

As a key member of the Substance 3D leadership team, the Senior Leader will operate at the executive level, influencing C-suite stakeholders both internally and externally, and will foster deep cross-functional alignment across GTM, Product, Marketing, and Sales organizations to accelerate growth at scale.

What You'll Do

The Senior Leader of Business Development, North America, is a strategic executive who will define and lead the growth agenda for Substance 3D across the region. This leader will build and scale a high-performing business development organization, cultivate executive-level customer relationships, and drive material revenue impact.

The Senior Leader of Business Development, North America, will:

- Own and deliver the North America revenue target for Substance 3D, driving growth across enterprise new logos and existing strategic accounts.

- Define, execute, and continuously evolve the North America go-to-market strategy for Substance 3D, identifying high-value market opportunities and deploying resources to maximize revenue impact.

- Build and nurture executive-level relationships with strategic customers, establishing Adobe Substance 3D as a trusted long-term partner and generating a strong qualified pipeline.

- Foster deep cross-functional alignment with key internal stakeholders across Adobe's business units, including the Firefly, GenStudio, Firefly Foundry, and Strategic Partnership teams, to accelerate deal velocity and maximize go-to-market synergies.

- Provide accurate and data-driven revenue forecasts to executive leadership, and actively contribute to annual business planning, headcount strategy, and sales play development.

- Develop and lead a high-performing Business Development team across North America, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

- Elevate Adobe Substance 3D's market presence and executive brand across North America through industry events, strategic partnerships, and thought leadership initiatives.

What You Need to Succeed

- 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise sales and business development, including significant leadership tenure in the 3D software, digital media, or creative technology sectors, with a demonstrated track record of delivering on or exceeding ambitious revenue targets at scale.

- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, with experience managing senior individual contributors and managers across a matrixed, multi-stakeholder organization.

- Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, and C-suite engagement skills, with the gravitas to influence at the highest levels of customer and partner organizations.

- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate broad business opportunities into executable plans, while thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth, and cross-functional environment.

- Deep knowledge of enterprise SaaS or creative software go-to-market motions, with the intellectual agility to master new product domains and market dynamics rapidly.

- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action and a track record of building new business capabilities from the ground up.

- Experience in market strategy, industry consulting, and P&L ownership. Familiarity with the 3D content creation ecosystem, gen

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We're on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

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Expected Pay Range:

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 $176,900 -- $323,350 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. In California, the pay range for this position is $223,300 - $323,350 In New York, the pay range for this position is $223,300 - $323,350 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $203,400 - $294,500

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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Massachusetts:

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