Adobe Experience Engineering Manager

As a seasoned Adobe Development Manager within the Ford Marketing and Sales Global Dealer Platforms team, you will lead the architecture, design, and delivery of the FMC Dealer Portal. This high-impact role blends strategic oversight and team mentorship to significantly enhance Ford’s global dealer communication capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of scalable applications, specifically leveraging AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
• Mentor a cross-functional team of developers, architects, and QA engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation.
• Oversee project timelines, resource allocation, and budgets across multiple concurrent workstreams to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Champion best practices in AEM development (OSGi, Sling, Java), CI/CD automation, and the creation of reusable components and workflows.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for internal business partners, translating complex requirements into robust technical roadmaps.
• Provide thought leadership on Adobe Experience Cloud integrations, including Adobe Analytics, CDN, Real-Time CDP, and CUGS.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years in AEM development, including at least 4 years in a technical leadership or management role.
• Expert-level knowledge of AEM architecture, AEMaaCS, distributed microservices, and integrating AEM with third-party APIs.
• Expertise in designing and maintaining Blueprints, Live Copies, and custom Rollout Configurations to ensure content consistency and operational efficiency across a 50+ multi-site regional footprint.
• Experience in architecting the Adobe AEM Assets (DAM) repository, ensuring scalable metadata schemas, search facets, and folder structures.
• Proven track record in Agile methodologies and managing full-stack engineering teams.
• Current authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis and ability to work in a hybrid mode (four days on-site) in Dearborn, Michigan.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Target, Adobe Campaign, and Adobe Launch.
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks (React/Angular) and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AKS, or AWS).
• Adobe Certified Master or Architect in AEM/Adobe Experience Cloud.
• Ability to navigate competing visions from stakeholders and technical partners with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Lead the design and optimization of automated Localization Workflows to support rapid global content deployment, including familiarity with fragments.