Work Flexibility: Remote

What you will do:

As our Senior Manager, EDT Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), you will lead the end-to-end platform ownership and delivery of Stryker's Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) environment, which powers Stryker.com and 50+ country sites globally as the foundation of Stryker's Digital Marketing Program. You will partner directly with the Digital Marketing organization, EDT business partners, Marketing Operations, and external system integrators to drive scalable content authoring, content globalization, comprehensive campaign insights, and modern cloud architecture across AEM Sites, AEM Assets (DAM), and integrated Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities. Additionally, you will lead a team of full-time employees and managed-service partners spanning AEM technical architects, backend/frontend developers, DevOps engineers, QA, and analytics consultants, ensuring the platform delivers on brand consistency, speed-to-market, operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experience objectives aligned with Stryker's Mission.

• Own the end-to-end AEMaaCS platform strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle across AEM Sites, AEM Assets (DAM), Dynamic Media, and the AEM Translation Integration Framework (TIF).
• Lead architecture governance for the component library, page templates, blueprint/live-copy configurations, and language-copy rollouts supporting Stryker.com and 50+ country sites.
• Drive modernization efforts (e.g., AMS-to-AEMaaCS migration, technical debt reduction, out-of-the-box (OOTB) adoption) to enable scalable content authoring, globalization, and advanced marketing analytics.
• Ensure seamless integration between AEM and adjacent platforms including Workfront, Adobe Analytics, Adobe WebSDK, Marketo, and Adobe site optimizer.
• Oversee a process for CI/CD pipelines, code quality standards, release management, and the AEM Releases & Deployment Schedule in partnership with DevOps and system integrators.
• Partner with the AEM AI initiative team to evaluate and operationalize built-in generative AI capabilities (content creation, asset tagging, experimentation) in alignment with Stryker's AI Operating Committee (AIOC) governance and residual-risk approvals.
• Ensure platform compliance with Stryker IT QMS, Global Change Control, privacy/consent regulations, and cybersecurity standards.
• Execute a robust talent offense by attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging top talent while driving personal/professional growth of individuals and the team, delivering high-quality results with passion, energy, and drive.
• Manage a team consisting of full-time employees, contractors, and managed-service partners; define roles and responsibilities, plan for the department's future needs, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions or changes.
• Lead and mentor Solution Leads, Squad Engineers, Technical Leads, and Solution Analysts across build and run teams (onshore and offshore).
• Serve as the EDT single point of accountability for the AEM platform to Digital Marketing, Marketing Operations, Corporate Communications, and Divisional marketing stakeholders.
• Own program schedules, work breakdown structures, and integrated Gantt/roadmap views for the AEM portfolio.
• Implement quality, risk, and procurement management strategies and templates for AEM projects and programs.
• Ensure smooth build-to-run transitions of completed projects and stable production support operations.

What you need:
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree is needed for this role, however in lieu of a degree 6 years of AEM work history may be considered.
• 10+ years of professional experience in IT and/or digital application development, including people leadership experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience delivering and operating Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.x and/or AEMaaCS) solutions in a global enterprise environment.
• 5+ years of experience MSM/translation strategies, DAM architecture, component-based design, and Adobe analytics.
• 2+ years of experience with track record managing global system integrators and hybrid onshore/offshore delivery models.
• 2+ years of experience with the broader Adobe Experience Cloud (Analytics, Target, Real-Time CDP, Commerce) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and IT QMS/regulatory compliance (privacy, consent).

Preferred:

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Adobe Certified Expert / Master (AEM Sites, AEM Assets, or AEM Architect) strongly preferred.
• PMP, SAFe, or equivalent Agile certification preferred.
• Prior experience in medical device, life sciences, or another regulated industry preferred.

  

 

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual
• US5: $142,400 - $237,200 USD Annual
• US10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD Annual
• US15: $155,900 - $259,800 USD Annual
• US20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD Annual
• US30: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.