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Operating at the nexus of strategy, technology, and customer activation, this role designs and facilitates week-long innovation labs that translate business challenges into validated AI and agentic capability demonstrations.\nThe Lab Lead combines strong facilitation skills with deep Adobe solution knowledge to unlock new sales pipeline opportunities and co-author the technical business cases that move deals forward.\nKey Responsibilities\nThe responsibilities below reflect core accountability for this role across customer engagements and team operations.\nDesign and facilitate customer innovation labs. This includes leading early-stage discovery workshops that distill customer pain points into scoped, prototype-able scenarios aligned to Horizon's evaluation and committed build phases. \nCandidates should have the ability to surface high-value use cases and validate product-market fit for emerging Adobe AI and agentic capabilities. \nCollaborate closely with Adobe Technical Presales and the Lead Architect to map customer business objectives to Adobe Ecosystem Solutions (such as GenStudio, Firefly, and CX Enterprise CoWorker) and to custom AI-driven capabilities that we ideate, design, develop, and deploy. \nManage pre-commitment evaluation planning, ensuring customer insights translate into clear scope, success criteria, and resource plans for downstream delivery. \nPartner with Merkle strategy and delivery teams to position lab findings as business cases and roadmaps that justify Horizon build engagements. \nDevelop and refine repeatable lab methodologies, playbooks, and evaluation frameworks that scale across multiple customer contexts with the Adobe Horizon (AI Pilot) program team. \nMaintain clear, executive-level communications with customers and Adobe stakeholders on innovation progress, learning, and next steps. \nRequired Qualifications\nPrevious experience and proven ability to demonstrate workshop design and facilitation experience, with ability to guide senior technical and business stakeholders through discovery and ideation. \nExtensive experience engaging executive stakeholders with strong executive presence, including building and designing executive-level workshops, solutions, and reporting/KPIs across marketing, technology, business, brand, and finance functions. \nDeep working knowledge of at least three Adobe Experience Cloud solutions, to help bridge ideation of AI solutions into core Adobe SKUs and capabilities. \nPrior experience in pre-sales, customer innovation, or solution engineering roles with ability to rapidly scope complex, ambiguous challenges. \nStrong business acumen with ability to translate customer objectives into quantifiable value cases and technology recommendations. \nProven experience initiating and implementing AI initiatives within organizations. \nComfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration; ability to synthesize learning across multiple engagements and adapt approaches based on customer feedback. \nTrack record of managing multi-stakeholder, time-bound engagements with competing priorities and tight delivery windows. \nExcellent presentation and communication skills, with ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. \nPreferred: experience within Financial Services, Healthcare, or Pharmaceutical organizations, which represent the largest share of the current portfolio. \nExperience with change management and operational efficiency is a plus. \nTrack record of delivering trackable ROI on initiatives led. \nWhat Success Looks Like\nInnovation labs consistently surface high-conviction use cases and convert prospective customers into pre-commitment evaluation or build engagements. \nLab findings are synthesized into clear business cases and technical roadmaps that inform customer investment decisions. \nCustomers experience structured, high-impact thinking that positions Merkle and Adobe as trusted, forward-looking partners. \nLab playbooks and evaluation frameworks are refined and scaled across additional customer contexts. \nThe annual base salary range for this position is $136,000-$200,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.\nBenefits available with this position include:\nMedical, vision, and dental insurance,\nLife insurance,\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance,\n401k,\nFlexible paid time off,\nAt least 15 paid holidays per year,\nPaid sick and safe leave, and\nPaid parental leave.\nDentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.\nTo begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.\nAt dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.\nLocation:\nUSA - Remote - ColoradoBrand:\nMerkleTime Type:\nFull timeContract Type:\nPermanentDentsuis committed to providingequal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex ,sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.\nDentsuis committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to  by clicking on the link to let us knowthe nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. 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