Manager, Business Development

Adobe Inc.
United States, California, San Jose
345 Park Avenue (Show on map)
Jun 03, 2025
Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The Opportunity Adobe is looking for a Manager of Business Development who will lead a team of Business Development Representatives focused on building a sales pipeline and contributing to revenue growth in the Americas Enterprise segment. In this role, this manager will encourage people to bring their best to Adobe as they learn and deliver sales excellence through account-based sales development practices. This leader will be a mentor in helping reps develop their sales skills, build pipelines, and prepare for a future field sales role. What You'll Do Lead and develop the sales development team to create top sales pipeline opportunities Run day-to-day business development operations to ensure processes, policies, and procedures are maintained and improved as needed to drive business efficiencies to the next level Carry and drive an individual pipeline quota with your team on a quarterly basis Orchestrate inbound and outbound prospecting activities and programs to deliver quality sales pipeline in enterprise target accounts Mentor and coach the team with standard methodologies in modern sales prospecting tactics Partner with management to drive strategic direction and alignment with sales organization Work cross-functionally across the sales and marketing ecosystem to align sales development messaging, plays, and lead qualification standards that ensure lead conversion quality Responsible for reporting and communicating to sales management, operations, and marketing organization on key performance metrics, lead conversion trends, and Quarterly Business Reviews on overall program and team performance What you need to succeed Passion, Grit, and a desire to WIN! 5+ years of lead generation and/or sales experience, carrying a quota Develop a "Best in Class" Business Development team that exceeds a target Strong leader who is self-motivated and able to develop employees Ability to identify key trends in winning employees and replicate success across the group Strong understanding of Business-to-Business customer buying cycles and how to penetrate organizations Strong ecosystem management with remote Sales, Sales/Marketing Operations, Integrated Marketing, and Demand Generation Drive consistent lead/meeting qualification increasing overall sales pipeline Strong team orientation and ability to build cross-functional relationships Focus on the career development of individual team members, helping position them for career advancement Ability to innovate within a growing business unit 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 $117,000 -- $212,100 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. 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. 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