Senior Manager, Risk Advisory & Assurance Services (JAPAC)

Role overview

Senior Manager, Risk Advisory & Assurance Services (JAPAC) at Adobe

Responsibilities

• Build strong partnerships across the organization to understand evolving business priorities, emerging risks, and opportunities to bring value.
• Contribute to the evolution of RAAS by improving methodologies, collaboration, and business impact.
• Deliver complex global audit and advisory projects that enhance governance, improve controls, and provide leaders with actionable insights to make informed business decisions.
• Build high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and meaningful development opportunities.
• Lead initiatives that improve audit effectiveness, consistency, and scalability.

Required qualifications

• 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.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Software or technology industry experience is preferred.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [Karnātaka] [India]

Additional role details

• Director, Internal Audit, you will partner with leaders across the business to deliver objective insights, develop high-performing teams, and contribute to the continued evolution of the RAAS function.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders by providing objective risk insights that support strategic decisions and business outcomes.
• Partner with RAAS leadership to deliver against a risk-based audit and advisory portfolio aligned with Adobe's strategic priorities and evolving risk landscape.
• Expand RAAS's advisory impact by finding opportunities to help the business navigate risk, change, and growth.
• Audit & Advisory Leadership.
• Focus teams on the risks that matter most by defining clear engagement strategies using a top-down, risk-based approach.
• Influence business outcomes by delivering practical recommendations that improve performance, strengthen resilience, and enhance governance.
• Communicate enterprise risk themes through concise, executive-ready presentations that build alignment and inspire action.
• Partner with business teams to monitor remediation efforts and drive sustainable risk reduction.
• Foster an inclusive culture where collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning thrive.
• Empower teams to succeed by setting clear priorities, removing obstacles, and encouraging sound judgment and ownership.
• Coach audit professionals, develop future leaders, and strengthen organizational capability through knowledge sharing.
• Leverage data analytics, automation, AI, and emerging technologies to improve audit quality and business insight.
• Anticipate evolving risks by monitoring changes across business strategy, technology, and regulation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CA, or equivalent professional certification. 10+ years of progressive experience in public accounting, internal audit, consulting, or a combination of Big Four and large public company experience.
• Proven track record of leading complex audit or advisory engagements across multiple risk domains. 5+ years of people leadership experience developing high-performing teams.
• Strategic outlook that connects business priorities, risk insights, and data to influence decisions.
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships and influence senior leaders across a global, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple priorities, navigating ambiguity, and delivering results through others.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, internal controls, and audit methodology.
• Experience applying data analytics and technology to enhance risk assessment, audit execution, and business insights.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills, with the ability to distill complex concepts, influence decision-making, and drive cross-functional alignment.
• High degree of integrity, sound judgment, and professional skepticism.
• Reporting to the Sr. People Leadership.