DEPT®
Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe Intelligent Activation & Growth)
United States
Sponsorship not specified$155k-$190kDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- We are seeking a visionary and market-experienced Architect, Software Engineering, Intelligent Activation & Growth to join DEPT®'s growing Adobe practice in North America.
- Your deliverables will range from executive strategy decks and data architecture blueprints to channel-specific activation playbooks and KPI measurement frameworks presented directly to CMOs, CDOs, and CTOs.
Responsibilities
- Lead Executive Advisory Engagements: Own the client relationship and strategic direction on large-scale Adobe transformation programs, advising C-suite stakeholders - CMOs, CDOs, and CTOs - on how to evolve their customer data and activation capabilities over a 3-5 year horizon, from current-state assessment through target operating model design and multi-year roadmap delivery.
- Architect Activation and Data Strategies: Design the data and journey infrastructure that enables enterprise personalization at scale - including AEP schema and XDM data model guidance, RT-CDP audience segmentation strategy, AJO journey orchestration design, and cross-channel activation frameworks that connect email, push, SMS, web, and paid media into coherent customer lifecycle programs.
- Drive Pre-Sales and Proposal Development: Partner with DEPT® account and growth teams on strategic pursuits, leading discovery conversations with enterprise prospects, scoping complex multi-phase engagements, and authoring the technical and strategic sections of proposals and statements of work for programs that span AEP implementation, journey orchestration, and ongoing optimization retainers.
- Mentor and Develop the Pillar Team: Serve as the technical and strategic mentor for consultants at Levels 1-3 within the Intelligent Activation & Growth pillar - conducting structured knowledge-sharing sessions, reviewing client deliverables, guiding career development conversations, and actively participating in hiring decisions to build the bench of talent the practice needs to scale.
- Own the client relationship and strategic direction on large-scale Adobe transformation programs, advising C-suite stakeholders - CMOs, CDOs, and CTOs - on how to evolve their customer data and activation capabilities over a 3-5 year horizon, from current-state assessment through target operating model design and multi-year roadmap delivery.
- Partner with DEPT® account and growth teams on strategic pursuits, leading discovery conversations with enterprise prospects, scoping complex multi-phase engagements, and authoring the technical and strategic sections of proposals and statements of work for programs that span AEP implementation, journey orchestration, and ongoing optimization retainers.
- Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data.
- We're 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move.
- We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
- We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.
Requirements
- DEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.
- Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT® is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place.
- Deep Enterprise Consulting Experience: 12+ years of experience in digital strategy, marketing technology architecture, or customer data consulting - with a track record of leading multi-year transformation engagements for enterprise clients with revenues above $1B, navigating complex organizational structures, managing executive stakeholder relationships, and delivering programs that span strategy, implementation, and ongoing optimization.
- Customer Data and Lifecycle Marketing Expertise: Authoritative command of the principles and practices that underpin modern customer data activation - including identity resolution strategy, first-party data architecture, audience segmentation methodology, customer journey mapping, lifecycle marketing program design, and measurement frameworks that connect activation activity to revenue outcomes such as LTV, conversion rate, and retention.
- Adobe Product Fluency: Hands-on, expert-level familiarity with the Adobe Experience Platform ecosystem calibrated to executive advisory and architecture responsibilities - including AEP data ingestion patterns, XDM schema design, and profile unification strategy
- RT-CDP audience segmentation, activation destinations, and data governance configuration
- AJO journey canvas design, decisioning logic, and channel-specific message orchestration
- Customer Journey Analytics for cross-channel attribution and behavioral analysis
- Adobe Target for experimentation and rules-based personalization
- and Adobe Campaign for batch and trigger-based campaign execution in regulated or high-volume environments.
- Executive Presence and Stakeholder Leadership: Demonstrated ability to operate credibly at the C-suite level - structuring and facilitating executive workshops, translating complex data architecture decisions into business terms, managing competing priorities across marketing, technology, and analytics stakeholders, and influencing organizations toward decisions that require cross-functional alignment and multi-year commitment.
- Practice and Thought Leadership Orientation: A track record of contributing to the broader market conversation - whether through published writing, conference speaking, client-facing methodology development, or internal knowledge-building - and a genuine interest in developing the next generation of practitioners in your domain.
Nice to have
- 401k plan, plus matching
Compensation
- The anticipated salary range for this position is listed below.
Benefits
- Parental Leave
- Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
- Keep in mind, we're flexible.
Company info
- better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done.
- It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.
- At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.
- We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world's most ambitious brands grow faster.
- Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.
- We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing.
- A track record of contributing to the broader market conversation - whether through published writing, conference speaking, client-facing methodology development, or internal knowledge-building - and a genuine interest in developing the next generation of practitioners in your domain.
- We are a collaborative, open-door, best-idea-wins environment that fosters personal and company growth and has fun doing it.
- We are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work.
Equal opportunity
- DEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
- equal opportunity to thrive.
Visa & Work Authorization
- DEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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