Scaled Program Lead
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 146300 - 277400
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Opportunity
Adobes Unified Platform is operating at significant scale: hundreds of concurrent programs thousands of interdependent work items and globally distributed product program user experience and technical groups. Individual Program Managers focus on execution within their portfolios. Meanwhile the organization requires a system-wide program oversight capability to identify risks earlier improve predictability and evolve delivery continuously.
This high-leverage role of Scaled Program Management Lead was developed to meet that need. Itbuilds onthe core expectations of a Lead Program Managerstrong execution crossfunctional leadership and delivery accountabilitywhile extending them across the platform. Rather than owning a bounded portfolio this roleestablishesthemechanisms data and operating modelto manage world-class delivery at scale.
This is an individual contributor role for a highly experienced six-sigma-type program leader. The candidate must understand how software is built and delivered. They will collaborate closely with development teams. They will then transform those insights into scalable systems and approaches for the wider organization.
At the scale of our platform small improvements in focus predictability and flow translate into outsized impact. This role exists toinstitutionalize those improvementsto make datadriven scalable delivery part of how the platformoperatesevery day not a oneoff effort. This approach ensures that how we work evolves as fastas whatwe build.
WhatYoullDo
PlatformScale Program Leadership
Operate horizontally to provide systemlevel insight intodeliveryhealth risks dependencies and bottlenecks across hundreds of active programsand development teams.
Establish and run scalable program management mechanisms that complement (not replace)portfolioProgram Managers and engineering leadership.
Act as a trusted partner to platform and executive leadership by framingdelivery tradeoffs systemic risks and opportunities using databacked insights.
DataDriven Risk & Opportunity Management
Leverage JIRA GitHub and related delivery systems to surface leading indicators of execution risk capacity imbalance and dependency friction.
Apply analytical thinking and AIassisted techniques to move from reactive status reporting topredictive insights(e.g. cycle time trends backlog health delivery confidence).
Identifyrecurring structural issues and translate them into actionable interventions tooling improvements or operating model changes.
Scaled Systems & Ways of Working
Invent and institutionalize scalable mechanisms that improve clarity focus and flow across teams without adding unnecessary process overhead.
Partner with existing Program Managers to standardize where it helps while preserving flexibility for different product and engineering contexts.
Continuously evaluate and evolve program management practices based on realworld outcomes and data not theory.
Grounded Execution Perspective
Stay closely connected to ontheground execution alongside engineering groups to ensure insights and mechanisms reflect real delivery realities.
Translate handson delivery experience into platformlevel patterns and recommendations.
Communicate complex technical and programmatic concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical partners.
What You Bring
8 years of experience in software engineering technical program management or a closely related role with direct exposure to largescale multiteam delivery.
Demonstrated experienceoperatingacross portfolios or platformsidentifyingsystemic delivery issues rather than isolated program risks.
Strong analytical orientation with experience using data to drive decisions around prioritization capacity flow and predictability.
Handson experience with delivery tooling such as JIRA and GitHub and comfort working with data pipelines dashboards and AIassisted analysis.
Deep understanding of what it takes to deliver softwarefrom planning through execution and releaseand credibility with partners.
Proven ability to influence without authority drive alignment andestablishdurable operating mechanisms in complex organizations.
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobes industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio Adobe Express Adobe Firefly Creative Cloud Adobe Experience Platform Adobe Experience Manager and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $$277400 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In California the pay range for this position is $191600 - $277400
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In addition certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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Colorado:
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Massachusetts:
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
