Principal Adoption Digital Strategist - AITransformation

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About the Role

Adobe Customer Solutions is seeking aPrincipal Adoption Digital Strategistwith deep expertise intransformation, operating model design, and enterprise change managementto lead adoption and value realization for Adobe's most complex, high-impact customer programs.

This role is designed for a senior adoption leader withAI gravitas and deep passion-someone who can confidently advise executives on how AI reshapesoperating models, decision-making, governance, and workforce capabilities, not just how tools are deployed. The Principal Adoption Digital Strategist operates as atrusted advisor to C-suite and senior leadership, shaping adoption strategy across multi-year, multi-workstream transformations.

The ideal candidate combines strategic depth with delivery credibility and is comfortable navigating ambiguity, scale, and complexity especially for AI programs.

What You'll Do

Lead Enterprise Adoption Strategy

Own and shape end-to-end adoption strategies for large-scale, AI-enabled transformation programs

Apply advanced change management expertise (Prosci ADKAR) to complex organizational, cultural, and capability shifts driven by marketing tech stack

Translate AI strategy into clear adoption roadmaps spanning operating model, governance, roles, and behaviors

Advise on AI Operating Models

Lead future-state operating model design for organizations adopting AI at scale

Define decision rights, governance structures, accountability models, and cross-functional ways of working enabled

Guide leaders through the organizational trade-offs required to move from experimentation to enterprise AI adoption

Drive Complex Program Adoption

Lead adoption acrossmulti-workstream, multi-geography, and multi-year programs

Anticipate and manage adoption risks across interdependent teams, platforms, and business units

Partner with program leadership to integrate operating models and change strategy into overall program governance

Executive Leadership

Serve as an advisor to senior executives across Marketing, Digital, IT, Data, Operations, and HR

Lead executive visioning sessions focused on AI strategy, adoption readiness, and organizational implications

Communicate complex AI and organizational concepts with clarity, confidence, and executive presence

Measure Value & Institutionalize Change

Define adoption and value metrics tied to AI usage, behavior change, and business outcomes

Establish feedback loops and governance mechanisms to sustain AI adoption over time

Ensure AI adoption is responsible, scalable, and embedded into day-to-day operations

Develop Capability & Practice Leadership

Mentor and develop adoption strategists

Set standards for AI adoption, operating model design, and change management excellence

Contribute and drive thought leadership that builds Adobe's point of view on AI adoption

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in adoption, change management, operating model design, or digital transformation roles within consulting or enterprise environments

Active Prosci ADKAR certification (or equivalent enterprise change methodology)

Demonstrated experience leadingenterprise-scale transformation programs

Deep expertise inoperating model designandorganizational change

Proven ability to lead complex, ambiguous programs with multiple collaborators and workstreams

Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills, including executive-ready presentations

Strong strategic, analytical, and systems-thinking capabilities

Bachelor's degree required

Willingness to travel to client sites as needed

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