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Job Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for leading complex, multi-track client engagements from initiation through successful delivery. This role requires strong program and project management expertise, a solid technical foundation, and proven experience driving large-scale digital transformation initiatives. The Program Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams - including sales, engineering, product, creative, and strategy - to deliver high-quality solutions, with a focus on implementing Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and related services.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

• Manage integrated, multi-track projects and large-scale programs
• Oversee project estimation, resourcing, and delivery planning
• Define and enforce governance, processes, and scope management
• Drive execution to ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for client executives and stakeholders
• Build strong peer-level client relationships, managing expectations, negotiations, and escalations
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction through proactive engagement and communication

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead diverse, globally distributed teams of 15+ across marketing, technology, creative, and production functions
• Provide clear objectives, direction, and motivation to maximize team performance
• Foster a collaborative and accountable work environment

Risk & Quality Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues across projects and programs
• Establish quality standards and continuously apply lessons learned
• Promote best practices in project management and delivery

Business Development Support

• Partner with sales and account leadership on new business opportunities
• Contribute to solution design, proposals, and program roadmaps for future engagements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required
• 10–12 years of progressive project/program management experience
• Demonstrated success managing end-to-end project lifecycles, from business development to delivery
• Extensive client management experience, including executive-level relationship management and negotiations
• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies
• Proven ability to lead large, diverse teams in dynamic, globally distributed environments
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

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Working at Adobe

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