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Architect jobs at Adobe sit at the intersection of large-scale systems design and creative platform engineering, spanning cloud infrastructure, enterprise solutions, and experience technology. Adobe has a consistent track record of sponsoring work visas across multiple categories for this function, making it a strong target for internationally qualified candidates.
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A Process Architect to transform and scale Adobe's global Sales processes, with focus on quoting and ordering capabilities for sales. This role will act as the process owner to design, optimize and reimagine the quoting and ordering experience for sales, deliver intuitive sales experiences and fuel revenue growth! You will lead and partner with cross functional efforts to architect scalable solutions that empower sellers to be more effective and efficient.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect the future state sales processes & capabilities to drive scale, compliance and agility
- Define & maintain the roadmap of capabilities, process improvements and initiatives needed to achieve the future state
- Drive process definition and governance across the seller lifecycle
- Partner with Sales Ops, Legal, and Product teams to ensure processes are intuitive, compliant, and aligned with business goals
- Convert process designs into initial business requirements for technology teams
- Drive adoption of sales platforms and process to reduce manual effort and improve seller outcomes
- Establish benchmarks and metrics to measure productivity and process effectiveness
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive, cross-functional experience in Business Architecture and Process Improvement, driving enterprise transformation and operational excellence
- Experience with Sales processes and systems at SaaS companies
- Expertise with Quote to Order capabilities
- Demonstrated expertise in facilitating senior leaders and large cross-functional groups, using collaborative methods to align on strategy, process design, and measurable outcomes
- Broad and practical knowledge of business architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools, including capability mapping, value streams, operating models, and process documentation standards
- Proven ability to infuse AI and automation into process design to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Strong capability to translate between detailed process analysis and strategic enterprise connections, linking business strategy to execution and measurable value
- Recognized leader with vision in driving business architecture maturity, process excellence, and digital transformation practices across the organization
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and foster alignment at all levels of the enterprise
- Six Sigma certification strongly desired
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
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 or call +1 408-536-3015.
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 $125,300 -- $248,400 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 $171,600 - $248,400.
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.
We are looking for:
A Process Architect to transform and scale Adobe's global Sales processes, with focus on quoting and ordering capabilities for sales. This role will act as the process owner to design, optimize and reimagine the quoting and ordering experience for sales, deliver intuitive sales experiences and fuel revenue growth! You will lead and partner with cross functional efforts to architect scalable solutions that empower sellers to be more effective and efficient.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect the future state sales processes & capabilities to drive scale, compliance and agility
- Define & maintain the roadmap of capabilities, process improvements and initiatives needed to achieve the future state
- Drive process definition and governance across the seller lifecycle
- Partner with Sales Ops, Legal, and Product teams to ensure processes are intuitive, compliant, and aligned with business goals
- Convert process designs into initial business requirements for technology teams
- Drive adoption of sales platforms and process to reduce manual effort and improve seller outcomes
- Establish benchmarks and metrics to measure productivity and process effectiveness
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive, cross-functional experience in Business Architecture and Process Improvement, driving enterprise transformation and operational excellence
- Experience with Sales processes and systems at SaaS companies
- Expertise with Quote to Order capabilities
- Demonstrated expertise in facilitating senior leaders and large cross-functional groups, using collaborative methods to align on strategy, process design, and measurable outcomes
- Broad and practical knowledge of business architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools, including capability mapping, value streams, operating models, and process documentation standards
- Proven ability to infuse AI and automation into process design to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Strong capability to translate between detailed process analysis and strategic enterprise connections, linking business strategy to execution and measurable value
- Recognized leader with vision in driving business architecture maturity, process excellence, and digital transformation practices across the organization
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and foster alignment at all levels of the enterprise
- Six Sigma certification strongly desired
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
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 or call +1 408-536-3015.
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 $125,300 -- $248,400 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 $171,600 - $248,400.
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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Align your portfolio to Adobe's platform scale
Adobe's Architect roles emphasize distributed systems, multi-cloud environments, and API-driven product ecosystems. Frame your portfolio around architecture decisions at that scale, not just technical implementation, before you apply.
Target teams building Adobe Experience Platform
Adobe actively hires Architects across its Experience Cloud, Creative Cloud, and Document Cloud divisions. Identifying which product area aligns with your domain lets you tailor applications and speak directly to the team's architectural challenges.
Verify your visa category matches the role level
Adobe sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, and immigrant visas, but the right category depends on your nationality, degree field, and role seniority. Confirm the specialty occupation requirement applies cleanly to your specific Architect title before accepting an offer.
Start OPT or CPT paperwork well before your start date
If you're transitioning from F-1 status, USCIS and your DSO require lead time. A delayed OPT card can push back your Adobe start date, so initiate the application at least 90 days before your intended first day.
Prepare for the PERM timeline if targeting permanent residence
For EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, Adobe must complete DOL's PERM labor certification before filing your immigrant petition. That process typically runs 12 to 18 months, so raise your long-term immigration goals during offer negotiations, not after.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Architect roles by visa type
Adobe posts Architect openings across multiple divisions and locations at any given time. Use Migrate Mate to filter those openings by the visa categories Adobe sponsors, so you focus your effort on roles where your status is already a fit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Adobe sponsor H-1B visas for Architects?
Yes, Adobe sponsors H-1B visas for Architect roles. Architect positions at Adobe typically qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS standards, given the requirement for at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. If you're already on H-1B status with another employer, Adobe can file an H-1B transfer, letting you start work as soon as the petition is received by USCIS.
How do I apply for Architect jobs at Adobe?
Applications go through Adobe's careers portal, where Architect openings are listed by product area and location. The process typically involves a recruiter screen, technical architecture rounds assessing systems design and domain expertise, and a final loop with cross-functional stakeholders. Tailoring your application to the specific Adobe product division, such as Experience Cloud or Creative Cloud, improves your chances of reaching the technical rounds.
Which visa types does Adobe commonly use for Architect roles?
Adobe sponsors H-1B visas for the broadest pool of international Architects. Australian citizens are often sponsored on the E-3 visa, which carries no lottery and faster processing. Canadian and Mexican nationals may be sponsored on the TN visa under the USMCA professional category for engineers and computer science professionals. For F-1 graduates, Adobe supports both OPT and CPT, and for longer-term pathways, the company files EB-2 and EB-3 petitions through the PERM process.
What qualifications does Adobe expect for sponsored Architect positions?
Adobe's Architect roles generally require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline, which also satisfies the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B and E-3 visa filings. Beyond the degree, Adobe looks for demonstrated experience designing distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, or enterprise-scale platforms. Proficiency in areas like microservices, event-driven architecture, or data platform design is consistently emphasized across job postings for this function.
How long does the visa sponsorship process take after receiving an Adobe offer?
Timeline depends on your visa category and current status. An H-1B transfer for candidates already in H-1B status can allow a start date within weeks of USCIS receiving the petition. New H-1B cap filings require winning the annual lottery, which runs in March for an October 1 start, so timing your offer around the lottery cycle matters. E-3 and TN visas can often be processed at a U.S. consulate within a few weeks. To find Architect roles at Adobe filtered by visa type and plan your timeline accordingly, Migrate Mate is a useful starting point.