2027 MBA University Graduate - Manager, Corporate Development

About the role

The Opportunity Adobe generated ~$24B revenue in FY 2025 and has completed ~$12B+ in strategic acquisitions since 2018. Our Corporate Development team identifies, sources, evaluates, and executes Adobe’s inorganic growth strategy, including acquisitions and investments. Much of our time is spent with Adobe's business unit VPs and C-suite, but we also work closely with the Corporate Strategy team on big picture projects from the Adobe executives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop strategic investment themes and assess potential acquisition and investment opportunities
• Identify product gaps, evaluate build/partner/buy options, and collaborate on target selection
• Conduct comprehensive, meticulous analyses to influence decision-making, including industry TAM, competitive landscapes, customer overlaps, as well as valuation and financial models
• Coordinate all aspects of the M&A process (e.g., due diligence, data rooms, internal approvals/ updates), M&A integration workstreams/handoff
• Establish a robust understanding of new customer segments, industry trends, market positioning, and emerging companies
• Develop external network of industry specialists to bring outside-in knowledge of market trends and opportunities

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a full-time MBA program and graduating between December 2025 – June 2026
• Understanding of core Accounting/Finance concepts and general acquisition/investment workflow/process
• Ability to build financial models, including valuation work
• Strategy development and internal communication
• Project management skills
• External facing communication and relationship management skills
• Understanding of software development and architecture is a plus
• Understanding of legal aspects related to transaction work is a plus
• Ability to efficiently use AI to supplement research and workflows

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