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The Opportunity Adobe s mission is to change the world through personalized digital experiences. As Vice President, Product and Software Security, you will play a critical role in ensuring that security, trust, and resilience remain foundational to the trustworthy digital experiences Adobe delivers to millions of customers worldwide. Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, you will lead Adobe s global Product and Software Security organization, responsible for securing Adobe s products and technology ecosystem while enabling innovation at scale. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Developer Platforms, Cloud Operations, Privacy, Legal, and Security leaders to shape the future of secure software development and strengthen customer trust across Adobe s portfolio. As a member of the Security Leadership Team, you will help Adobe make risk-informed decisions that balance customer trust, business priorities, engineering velocity, and long-term security investments. This role requires an outstanding combination of technical credibility, executive leadership, critical thinking, and business judgment. What You ll Do Define and Implement Security Strategy Establish Adobe s vision and strategy for Product and Software Security, ensuring security is embedded by design across products, platforms, and development ecosystems. Serve as a strategic advisor to Product, Engineering, Platform, and Security leaders, helping drive innovation, customer trust, and business growth. Anticipate emerging threats, technologies, and industry trends to keep Adobe at the forefront of product security. Drive Systemic Risk Reduction Lead Adobe s efforts to reduce risk through secure-by-default architectures, platforms, controls, and engineering practices. Champion scalable solutions that eliminate classes of risk at their source rather than relying solely on issue-by-issue remediation. Balance near-term risk reduction with long-term investments that strengthen Adobe s overall security posture. Shape Trust and Security in the AI Era Define Adobe s Product Security strategy for AI-powered products, services, and platforms. Ensure security, safety, and trust are embedded throughout the lifecycle of AI-enabled experiences. Leverage AI to improve security effectiveness while enabling responsible innovation at scale . Lead and Develop a World-Class Organization Lead a global organization spanning Product Security Engineering, Security Partnerships, Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and regional product security teams. Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional leaders and technical talent while building strong succession pipelines. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning. Strengthen Customer Trust Partner across Adobe to ensure products are designed, built, tested, and operated with security embedded throughout the lifecycle. Represent Adobe s Product and Software Security strategy with customers, partners, industry peers, and executive collaborators. Champion transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in service of customer trust . What You ll Bring Proven success leading large-scale Product Security, Software Security, Application Security, or related organizations within complex global technology companies. Deep expertise in secure software development, cloud-native architectures, software supply chain security, and modern security engineering practices, including secure-by-default approaches. Demonstrated ability to influence senior engineering, product, platform, and business leaders, translating complex technical risks into practical business decisions and strategic priorities. Strong executive presence, business judgment, and communication skills, with a track record of building hard-working organizations and developing outstanding leadership talent. Familiarity with the opportunities and security considerations associated with AI-powered products and services. Leadership Characteristics The successful candidate will: Create the Future by enabling secure innovation and helping Adobe capitalize on emerging technologies. Own the Outcome by driving meaningful improvements in security, trust, and organizational effectiveness. Set a higher standard through technical excellence, operational rigor, and talent development. Be Genuine by building trusted partnerships and leading with transparency and integrity. 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. Let’s Adobe together At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture , focus on people, purpose and community , Adobe for All , comprehensive benefits programs , the stories we tell , the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create. Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity 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 protected characteristic. Learn more. Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process 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 . AI Use Guidelines for Interviews: Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process. At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience . 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 position is $243,500 -- $520,500 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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 $334,800 - $520,500 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. State-Specific Notices: California : Fair Chance Ordinances 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.

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What You ll Do
Define and Implement Security Strategy
Establish Adobe s vision and strategy for Product and Software Security, ensuring security is embedded by design across products, platforms, and development ecosystems.
Serve as a strategic advisor to Product, Engineering, Platform, and Security leaders, helping drive innovation, customer trust, and business growth.
Anticipate emerging threats, technologies, and industry trends to keep Adobe at the forefront of product security.
Drive Systemic Risk Reduction
Lead Adobe s efforts to reduce risk through secure-by-default architectures, platforms, controls, and engineering practices.
Champion scalable solutions that eliminate classes of risk at their source rather than relying solely on issue-by-issue remediation.
Balance near-term risk reduction with long-term investments that strengthen Adobe s overall security posture.
Shape Trust and Security in the AI Era
Define Adobe s Product Security strategy for AI-powered products, services, and platforms.
Ensure security, safety, and trust are embedded throughout the lifecycle of AI-enabled experiences.
Leverage AI to improve security effectiveness while enabling responsible innovation at scale .
Lead and Develop a World-Class Organization
Lead a global organization spanning Product Security Engineering, Security Partnerships, Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and regional product security teams.
Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional leaders and technical talent while building strong succession pipelines.
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
Strengthen Customer Trust
Partner across Adobe to ensure products are designed, built, tested, and operated with security embedded throughout the lifecycle.
Represent Adobe s Product and Software Security strategy with customers, partners, industry peers, and executive collaborators.
Champion transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement in service of customer trust .
What You ll Bring
Proven success leading large-scale Product Security, Software Security, Application Security, or related organizations within complex global technology companies.
Deep expertise in secure software development, cloud-native architectures, software supply chain security, and modern security engineering practices, including secure-by-default approaches.

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