M&A Finance Integration Lead

We're seeking an experienced M&A Finance Integration Lead to support the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) organization across the full M&A deal lifecycle. This impactful role translates deal objectives, diligence findings, Go-To-Market (GTM) and product strategy, and Finance priorities into a clear integration approach. It also defines a roadmap and choices needed to enable successful execution.

This skilled professional will lead cross-functional planning across Pricing Operations, Deal Desk, Contract Operations, Order Management, Product Delivery, Revenue, and broader Finance/CAO partners. They'll add structure in ambiguous deal environments, connect cross-functional dependencies, and enable executive decision-making to drive M&A integration priorities.

This role can be based in our San Jose, CA or Lehi, UT office locations and will work a hybrid schedule (3 in office days per week).

In this role, you will

• Lead and manage end to end execution of new M&A transactions, from pre-close integration planning to post-merger integration execution for all Finance workstreams including defining the order-to-cash process integration strategy, roadmap, sequencing, and operating model decisions required to support deal priorities and value realization.

• Facilitate working sessions and executive forums to clarify tradeoffs, resolve open questions, and drive timely decisions.

• Partner with cross-functional teams like GTM, Product, Legal and IT to align scope, dependencies, risks, timelines, and decision owners.

• Maintain coordinated work plans, RAID logs, decision trackers, and executive-ready readouts that build transparency and drive accountability.

• Capture lessons learned and improve Finance and Q2C integration playbooks, templates, and operating rhythms for future acquisitions.

• Develop and maintain integration-related key performance indicators to measure the efficiency of transaction-value drivers.

• Work hand in hand with Senior Leaders, business and functional leaders to ensure alignment across the operating model, integration approach and organizational structure for each deal to drive execution and efficiencies.

• Drive integration plans, coordinate cross-functional teams, run regular integration meetings and drive proactive issue resolution.

• Build trusted and strong working relationships with all partners.

What You Need To Succeed

• Experienced professional with 10 + years of relevant experience, demonstrated success in Global M&A and large-scale integrations, proven ability to lead and collaborate with diverse cross-functional teams.

• Strong Finance competence across Finance workstreams (e.g. Accounting, Revenue, Treasury, FP&A, Tax, Global Source to Pay, Payroll, Q2C and Equity).

• Strong Q2C acumen including how commercial, operational, legal, product, systems and revenue decisions connect across the end-to-end lifecycle.

• Manage critical Q2C handoffs across pricing/SKU setup, deal approvals, contracting, order management, provisioning, invoicing, billing, and revenue recognition.

• Ability to create structure in ambiguity, synthesize complex inputs, and turn broad strategic goals into executable plans and executive-level content. 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• Hands-on program leadership style with strong ownership of planning, dependency management, critical issues, communication, and outcome tracking. 

• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment, while proactively addressing and resolving challenges arising from uncertainty.

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

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. 

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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 $117,900 - $245,300 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 $169,400 - $245,300


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.

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California:

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Colorado:

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