Director, Head of Legal, Western Europe

Paris, France | Hybrid (3 days onsite)

The Opportunity

At Adobe, everything we do is driven by creativity, innovation, and the belief that great ideas come from everywhere. Our products help millions of people bring ideas to life, and our Legal team plays a meaningful role in supporting this mission. We are looking for an experienced legal leader to join Adobe as Director, Associate General Counsel, Head of Legal – Western, leading legal strategy across Southwest Europe and Latin America.

What You’ll Do

Lead and Develop the Team

• Lead, develop, and inspire a team of 7 lawyers and legal professionals across Paris and SãoPaulo, fostering an inclusive, high‑trust environment.
• Own the team’s talent strategy, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development in line with Adobe’s Check‑In framework.
• Support and develop junior managers, promoting strong people‑leadership practices and inclusivity.

Shape Legal Strategy

• Define and implement the legal strategy for Southwest Europe (France, Italy and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina as main markets).
• Identify and manage legal risk across commercial, regulatory, data privacy, IP, and AI‑related matters, translating risk into clear business guidance.
• Advise senior leaders and contribute to industry guidelines and policy discussions.

Partner with the Business Act

• Serve as a trusted legal partner to top‑level executives, providing proactive, strategic counsel.
• Oversee complex commercial agreements, including licensing, services, partnerships, and AI‑related arrangements.
• Support sales, marketing, finance, and product teams through practical legal guidance and targeted training.

Drive Operational Excellence

• Manage external counsel relationships and the regional legal budget.
• Improve legal operations through process optimization, legal technology, AI innovation and workflows, and effective knowledge management.
• Ensure high standards of governance, documentation, and integrity in line with Adobe’s Code of Business Conduct.

What You’ll Bring Experience and Qualifications

• Law degree (or equivalent) and active admission to the Bar
• 12+ years of post‑qualification legal experience, with significant in‑house experience at a multinational technology, software or IP‑intensive company.
• > 6 years of people management experience, including direct management of lawyers at varying levels of seniority.
• Proven track record of managing geographically dispersed, multicultural teams — experience managing across EMEA and LATAM strongly preferred.
• Expert knowledge of commercial/IT/IP law and strong working knowledge of GDPR, AI regulation, and competition law in the French, Spanish and/or Italian context.
• Experience overseeing external counsel partnerships and managing legal budgets at a regional level.
• Languages French: Native or bilingual proficiency
• English: Full professional proficiency
• Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: An advantage

Ways You Work

A champion of Adobe’s core values: Create the Future, Own the Outcome, Raise the Bar, Be Genuine. Collaborative leader who empowers their team; Influences and adjusts style to drive strong performance across the matrix. Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and liaise effectively with collaborators at all levels. An inspirational manager and motivator capable of attracting, developing and advancing great talent and leading a distributed team, drawing on strengths to achieve common goals. A strategic problem‑solver with excellent legal and business judgement. Impeccable integrity and ethical behavior with a strong moral compass and a commitment to transparency.

Adobe Value - What It Looks Like in This Role

Create the Future

Connects the team's daily work to Adobe's broader vision and the future of the legal profession. Champions legal innovation, AI‑readiness, and process improvement — with genuine curiosity about emerging tools, regulatory trends, and what comes next. Encourages bold thinking, learning from failure, and a tech‑forward attitude across the team.

Own the Outcome

Takes full accountability for the region's legal health and the performance of each member of the team — not just individual matters. Acts decisively, holds self and others to account, and role‑models the strong work ethic and business partner attitude expected of the whole team.

Raise the Bar

Sets a high standard for legal quality and management behaviour, and actively invests in the development of every team member at every level. Brings cultural curiosity and sensitivity to how they lead across a geographically and professionally diverse team.

Be Genuin