What's your job about?

Adobe is the global leader in digital media and digital marketing solutions. Our creative, marketing, and document solutions empower everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—to bring digital creations to life and deliver immersive, compelling experiences that produce incomparable results. In short, Adobe is everywhere, and we’re changing the world through digital experiences.

As the APAC Sales Growth Analyst, I work in the Strategy, Data and Insights team within Sales Operations. This entails a range of responsibilities, such as helping identify the best sales business practices and maximizing market opportunities, by way of identifying prospects for growth through analysis, insight, and forecasting. Specifically, I conduct revenue and product analysis and report on weekly, quarterly, and area-specific performance to help better understand business behaviors within the Asia Pacific, Adobe’s fastest-growing region.

What's your background?

I was born in Japan but grew up in Sydney, Australia. I attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School from 2010-2015, where I then began my tertiary education at the University of Sydney. Here I completed my double degree of Science (Psychology) and Arts (Economics and Government and International Relations), which I finished in 2020. In this time, I also went abroad for an exchange semester to Milan, Italy, attending Università Bocconi. In February 2021, I joined Adobe as an APAC Sales Growth Analyst, which has been a wonderful journey so far.

Could someone with a different background do your job?

Yes! Using myself as an example, my background lies in three diverse areas: psychology, Economics, and Government and International Relations. Rather than focus on one line of work, I wanted to make the most of the skills and experience that I gained across these disciplines. I specifically focused on a role that allowed me to both utilize and further develop my creative thinking, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities. I thrive on life-long learning, challenging the status quo and growing myself in all possible ways. I believe this is a valuable mindset to have in an industry like tech, where it is constantly evolving and allowing us collectively, as a society, to evolve with it.

What's the coolest thing about your job?

In my job, I love the broad scope of work I get to engage with. Since I cover the APAC region, I work with people from different parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Korea and Southeast Asia. Being the embodiment of ‘multicultural’, this is something that I value and find very exciting to be able to do. Another aspect that I find highly rewarding is being able to work on and create various pieces of analysis that add value to the business and help influence business decisions and strategy by supporting senior leaders. This ultimately benefits and grows Adobe in many ways.

3 pieces of advice for yourself when you were a student...

• The degree or major you choose does not limit you to just one field of work—the sky is your limit. Make the most of your abilities, find the soft and hard skills that you want and need, then follow through with actively working on them. There is never a time ‘too early’ to start. And, if possible, throw yourself into passion projects—they'll teach you so many lessons.
• Do not let fear or discomfort get in the way of anything you do; the most growth comes from pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
• Start networking early—attend career fairs, reach out and meet new people, be curious about everything, and get involved with extracurriculars. All of these will teach you things that you don’t learn in the classroom