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Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Marketing Mix Modeling

Adobe • San Francisco, CA

Growth MarketingLeadOn-siteFull time$180K - $240K
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Marketing Mix ModelingMachine LearningSan FranciscoOn-site$180K-$240KFull-time

The Challenge

Adobe's Global Marketing Organization needs someone to build production-grade Marketing Mix Models that drive billions in quarterly budget decisions. You'll measure marketing's true incremental impact across geographies and product lines, turning complex causal inference into actionable insights for executives.

Your Mission

First 3 Months
1

Audit existing MMM infrastructure and identify gaps in geographic coverage and product group support

2

Deploy refreshed baseline MMM models to production serving Q1 budget planning cycle

3

Establish model monitoring and validation framework to track prediction accuracy month-over-month

4

Document causal inference methodology and create stakeholder communication templates for model outputs

By 6 Months
1

Expand MMM coverage to 3+ new geographic markets or product segments with validated models

2

Integrate experimental/causal inference methods into baseline modeling pipeline for incrementality validation

3

Reduce model refresh cycle time by 30% through automation and cloud infrastructure optimization

4

Present model-driven budget allocation recommendations that shift $10M+ in spend based on ROI insights

KPIs You'll Own

Model MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error)

Track prediction accuracy of MMM across all active models, targeting <15% error on holdout validation sets.

Budget Recommendation Adoption Rate

Percentage of model-driven budget reallocation recommendations accepted and implemented by marketing leadership.

Model Refresh Frequency

Number of production model updates per quarter, measuring ability to incorporate new data and maintain accuracy.

Incremental Marketing ROI Measured

Dollar value of marketing spend where incremental impact is quantified through MMM, driving accountability.

Tools & Stack

PythonRSQLCloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)Marketing Mix Modeling librariesCausal inference frameworksTableau/LookerGit

Your Team

Your Manager

Global Marketing Organization leadership (GMI - Growth Marketing & Insights)

Current Team

Cross-functional: analytics, marketing execution, engineering teams

New role to strengthen MMM capability

The Package

Salary

$180K-$240K base

Remote

On-site in San Francisco, CA

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision coverage
401(k) matching
Professional development budget
Creative tools and software access
Collaborative innovation culture

Company Intelligence

Adobe powers creative and marketing platforms used by millions globally—Creative Cloud, Experience Platform, GenStudio. With 30,000+ employees, Adobe is investing heavily in AI-driven marketing measurement and insights to help customers understand true marketing ROI.

Team Size

30000

Funding

Public (NASDAQ: ADBE)

Customers

Enterprises, creative professionals, marketers globally

Culture

Empowerment-driven, innovation-focused, cross-functional collaboration

Is This Role For You?

For You If
  • You've built and deployed 3+ production MMM or marketing science models at scale
  • You're fluent in causal inference and experimentation methodology—not just predictive ML
  • You can translate Bayesian hierarchical models into executive-friendly narratives that drive real budget decisions
  • You thrive in ambiguity and love connecting messy business problems to rigorous statistical solutions
Won't Work If
  • You're purely a model builder who doesn't care about operationalization and production stability
  • You lack 3+ years hands-on experience shipping MMM solutions (academic papers don't count here)
  • You need flexibility—this is hard on-site requirement in San Francisco
  • You prefer solo technical work over stakeholder collaboration and communication

Interview Process

1

Recruiter Screen

Alignment on MMM background, Python/R proficiency, and production deployment experience

2

Technical Screening

Deep dive on past MMM project: model architecture, data challenges, validation approach, business impact

3

Case Study/Take-home

Build or improve a simplified MMM model given anonymized Adobe-like marketing data

4

Leadership/Cross-functional Panel

Meet Analytics, Marketing Execution, and Engineering stakeholders; discuss collaboration model and communication strategy

Interested in this role?

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