Sr. Engineering Program Manager

The Challenge

The Sr. Engineering Program Manager is a leader in implementing technical, platform initiatives that span across front-end and back-end solutions. These end-to-end initiatives have tremendous impact on our web visitor experience as well as systems and processes inside Adobe.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong technical program management background, has demonstrated experience leading projects, and has a well-rounded background in current digital marketing technologies and data management.

Manage the development and implementation process for  products and services, focusing on cross-platform tools and services

Coordinate departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing platform capabilities

Responsible for projects from initiation through delivery including planning, schedule management, risk mitigation, and coordinating adoption rollouts

Lead cross-functional activities and teams, ensuring completion of high-quality projects on time and within budget

Proactively drive program execution and associated scope, timeline, and resources with minimal guidance

Analyze scope needed to achieve program goals, assess resource requirements; lead change control

Develop detailed, complex, cross-team project or program plans that take into account all requirements, constraints, resources, and results associated with defined objectives

Aggregate, organize, and synthesize program and project information in order to communicate with extended team and management

Clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired program outcomes

Coordinate and run operational, project, and executive check-in meetings

Work with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to build clear roadmaps/plans for products/initiatives and maintain those roadmaps/plans, drive to reduce the critical path

Continually evaluate existing processes and procedures and drive improvements

Perform risk management: identify, analyze, respond, and control risks, resolve project-specific issues and partner concerns in a timely manner

Deliver clear status communication to project teams, partners, and leadership teams

Assist Engineering Managers and Web Managers with resource assessment and release planning

Drive tactical decisions for projects that are under your direct responsibility

6-9 years of program/project management experience and technical leadership, preferably with large enterprise web projects

Hands on experience with Agile & project management methodologies with confirmed leadership capabilities

Solid understanding of Web technologies, including web content management systems (preferably Adobe Experience Manager)

Knowledge and experience with Adobe Workfront, JIRA, SharePoint, Wiki, and AI tools

Excellent business partner management and presentation skills

Driver – Take charge. Get things done. Proven track record in operating effectively and autonomously

Organized – A planner who brings order and resolve to a fast-paced environment with matrixed organizations

Articulate – Ability to work well with both technical and non-technical individuals up and down the org, capable of absorbing large amounts of information and the ability to distill it down to the essentials

Quality – Attention to detail and a consistent record of successfully delivering complex global projects

Flexible – Ability to juggle several projects and shift priorities as needed

Creative – Exhibiting an innovative, forward-thinking approach to problem-solving

Inquisitive – High degree of curiosity. Thinks critically and asks pertinent questions to learn the business, technology, products, and processes.

Adaptivity – Ability to navigate and deliver successfully amid ambiguity

High EQ – Ability to stay calm and collected, focus on solving problems. Strong communication, risk management and resolution skills. Ability to respectfully facilitate the successful resolution of issues