Programme ManagerPrincipal Project Manager

Location: KAFD Riyadh

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Education requirement: Degree or equivalent qualification/experience

Experience requirement: Minimum 5 years in SaaS Consulting or Technology environment

Benefits: Private medical insurance; Employee stock purchase plan; Holiday & global well-being days; Allowances plus many more.

Application start and end date: Starting day month for approx. 4-6 weeks.

Adobe Middle East

Adobe in the Middle East empowers businesses and individuals through creativity and digital Saudi Arabia we support Vision 2030 by driving innovation developing local talent and enabling exceptional customer experiences. As the regional headquarters for foreign companies Adobe serves as a strategic hub for growth and collaboration across markets. Join us to help shape the future of digital experiences in one of the worlds most dynamicregion.

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Were passionate about empowering people to craft beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to building exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

We believe innovative ideas can emerge from any team member including you.

The Role

Join Adobes Professional Services organization in Riyadh as a Programme Manager/Principal Project Manager Strategic Governance where you will lead executive-level engagement steer digital transformation governance and drive the strategic value realization of Adobes enterprise programs across the Middle this senior individual contributor role you will be a key advisor to C-suite stakeholders and VPs ensuring that Adobes platform vision transformation roadmap and Centers of Excellence (CoE) models translate into measurable customer outcomes.

We are seeking a Programme Manager/Principal Project Manager who can provide strategic oversight executive governance and multi-workstream orchestration for Adobes most critical regional customers. This role goes beyond delivery execution: it blends program governance stakeholder management business value realization and transformation leadership to ensure that clients establish the right operating model capabilities and CoE structure to scale digital experiences.

As a trusted partner to both customers and Adobes sales organization you will also play a vital role in helping account teams position the strategic importance of Digital Transformation Centers of Excellence articulating how governance operating models and cross-functional alignment accelerate transformation maturity and long-term customer success.

What you will do (Key Responsibilities)

• Lead executive and strategic governance for Adobe programs across multiple enterprise and government clients ensuring alignment with strategic business outcomes.

• Establish guide and mature Digital Transformation Centers of Excellence (CoEs) enabling customers to scale Adobe capabilities institutionalize best practices and build sustainable governance and innovation frameworks.

• Drive end-to-end program leadership orchestrating multi-workstream delivery across Experience Cloud solutions data platforms content supply chain and digital experience operations.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic clients building trusted relationships and ensuring business alignment

• Partner closely with the Adobe Sales team to position Adobes transformation approach ensuring customers understand the value of strong governance CoE maturity and structured transformation roadmaps.

• Facilitate strategic workshops steering committees and cross-functional executive engagements to maintain alignment de-risk delivery and maximize value realization.

• Monitor and report on program performance KPIs and business value impact ensuring clear visibility to customer leadership and Adobe stakeholders.

• Ensure operational excellence through strong oversight of schedules budgets dependencies risks and delivery quality across all engagements.

• Drive account growth by identifying opportunities for additional services and value creation.

• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Global Services teams to ensure customer needs are anticipated and addressed with the right solutions and delivery approach.

• Support program innovation by identifying opportunities for optimization new use cases and maturity acceleration through Adobe technologies and best practices.

• Apply Adobes services methodology apprentice others in the methodology and drive continuous improvements in our ways of working

What You Need to Succeed

• 10 years of experience leading projects in a consulting and/or technology professional services organization

• Experience providing consulting services to high-tech customers is desirable

• Engaging people leader with demonstrable ability to lead and encourage teams

• Strong executive presence including the ability to partner with and effectively influence client managers directors VPs CMOs and CXOs

• Proven organizational skills to plan and coordinate complex projects

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• High degree of intellectual curiosity and ability to absorb new concepts quickly

• High level of energy and personal drive

• Experience with one or more of the following: digital marketing automation web content management personalisation ecommerce web analytics and tag management technology/software/SAAS concepts custom software development processes and methodologies (including managing Agile projects and scaled agile) technology project management and governance

• Familiarity with local regulations and business practices in the Saudi Arabia and Middle East

• Fluency in English and Arabic

At Adobe you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.

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