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We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to building 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 challenge
Adobe is driven to provide the most innovative products and best in class support to our customers, ensuring their business success. As a Curriculum Strategist, you are an integral part of this mission – responsible for defining the curriculum strategy and roadmap for our employee, partner and customer training offerings. You will have an in-depth understanding of the solution roadmap and how technical job roles use solutions to address business objectives.
What you will do
The Curriculum Strategist has global responsibility within a defined portfolio of Adobe Enterprise Cloud products. They are an individual contributor with a broad span of influence within Adobe. Key responsibilities include:
- Ensure we are providing the highest impact technical training, in a timely manner, by guiding strategic direction for all aspects of the curriculum portfolio, to include:
- Work with key partners across Adobe to create a comprehensive forward-looking plan for curriculum that addresses their business requirements.
- Develop detailed scoping documents for required training assets and/or programs that include justification for the investment (expected consumption, strategic value, etc) and information on content requirements (audience, development type, modality, learning outcomes, content to duration, SME support, etc).
- Lead formal intake process to analyze, evaluate and prioritize proposed content development projects.
- Portfolio expert on inventory of existing content across multiple organizations.
- Perform quarterly “read outs” for all stakeholders to review the current curriculum strategy and roadmap.
- Monitor learner feedback, consumption and impact of active courses. Identify and communicate required improvements, changes, etc to improve quality, relevance and impact of training.
- Ensure all course development aligns with the curriculum strategy by reviewing and approving design documents developed by the curriculum development team.
- Support development of a technically knowledgeable team of curriculum developers by defining training plans, regularly communicating solution strategy, holding knowledge sharing sessions, communicating enablement opportunities/resources, etc within defined solution areas.
What you need to succeed
We are seeking a unique combination of senior level curriculum development experience, strategic vision, technical and interpersonal skills. Specific competencies include:
- Strong leadership skills – proven ability to establish relationships and lead discussions with various stakeholders and executives.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication in English for business and professional settings, including listening and presentation skills.
- Ability to break down complex concepts into manageable topics.
- Ability to articulate technical concepts, how they map to product features and how the features can tackle client business problems to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Instructional design expertise, with shown success in scoping complex learning objectives and developing technical training.
- Experience working with a global and diverse team across a complex matrix environment.
- Use of MS Office Suite, MS Project and ideally Adobe content development tools such as InDesign, Captivate, Photoshop and Spark.
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design and/or computer science or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in a technology company.
At Adobe, you will be immersed in an extraordinary work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unusual Check-In approach where feedback flows freely.
If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.
Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.
If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.
Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
