AEM Lead Developer

Location: Bangalore, India
Work Hours: 2:00 PM IST – 12:00 AM IST
Experience: 10+ Years in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Delivery
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Adobe Platform Consultant to support digital transformation initiatives across Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Assets) and Adobe Workfront. This role is focused on requirements gathering, platform configuration, solution design, stakeholder management, and agile delivery support rather than hands-on software development.

The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with business stakeholders, facilitating workshops, defining requirements, configuring Adobe platforms, and translating business needs into actionable delivery artifacts.

Must-Have Experience

• 8+ years of overall experience in Digital Experience Platforms, Marketing Operations, Content Management, Work Management, or related enterprise application consulting.

• 4+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Assets / DAM) experience, including metadata schema design, taxonomy management, asset governance, workflow configuration, and content operations.

• 3+ years of Adobe Workfront experience, including configuration of projects, request queues, custom forms, reports, dashboards, and approval workflows.

• 5+ years of experience in requirements gathering, business analysis, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder management.

• 3+ years of Agile delivery experience, including backlog management, sprint planning, user story creation, and acceptance criteria definition.

• Experience delivering at least 2-3 enterprise-scale Adobe platform implementations as a consultant, business analyst, functional lead, or solution consultant.

• Proven experience translating business requirements into implementation-ready user stories, tickets, process flows, and solution documentation.

• Experience working directly with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and delivery teams in client-facing environments.

Good to Have

• Adobe Workfront experience.

• Experience with DAM migration or content transformation programs.

• Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud products.

• Adobe Workfront or AEM certifications.

• Experience in Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or other regulated industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business discovery and requirements gathering workshops.

• Translate business requirements into solution designs and implementation-ready user stories.

• Configure Adobe Workfront and AEM Assets platforms to meet client needs.

• Design metadata schemas, asset structures, workflows, and governance processes.

• Drive backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirement prioritization activities.

• Collaborate with architects, developers, and project teams to ensure successful solution delivery.

• Create clear documentation, process flows, tickets, and acceptance criteria.

• Provide guidance on Adobe platform best practices and adoption strategies.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and support client-facing discussions.

Core Skills

Adobe Experience Manager (Assets)

• Digital Asset Management (DAM)

• Metadata Schema Design

• Taxonomy & Asset Governance

• Asset Workflow Configuration

• User Access & Permissions

Adobe Workfront

• Project Configuration

• Request Queues

• Custom Forms

• Approval Workflows

• Reporting & Dashboards

• Resource & Work Management

Delivery & Analysis

• Requirements Gathering

• Workshop Facilitation

• Business Analysis

• Agile / Scrum

• User Story Writing

• Backlog Management

• Process Mapping

• UAT Coordination

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

• Ability to engage effectively with business and technical stakeholders.

• Structured problem-solving mindset.

• Highly organised with strong documentation skills.

• Collaborative and consultative approach.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-paced environments.