Director of Design Operations

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating 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!

The Opportunity 

Adobe is seeking a Director of Design Operations to join our design organization; a centralized, multidisciplinary team of 700+ persons, spanning 30+ locations and working across 100+ products.  We’re looking for a leader to accelerate the scaling our business and evolve how we engage as part of the product life cycle.  In this role you will be a key partner to our senior design leader for the Cross-Cloud Product and Platform (CCPP) organization.  This is a highly influential role across the organization and requires someone with a true passion for business strategy and operations, and flawless execution of strategic objectives. 

This individual will define and run programs that drive strategic alignment across functions.  As a partner to design leadership, they will advise and influence how and where we invest, and additionally how we organize.  They will be visible across the business in their communications, leading in a transparent manner.  They will partner and be an exemplar across our operations team for evolving best practices.  They will drive optimization of our organization to align the best people, with the necessary skills, to be able to contribute at the right time and deliver the best experiences for users.   

What you’ll do   

• Work as a trusted advisor and thought partner to design leadership in crafting the design strategy, vision and operational plan for CCP&P design   

• Partner with cross-functional leadership to drive creative alignment and decision making, enabling and elevating a highly effective UX design organization  

• Scale strategic design initiatives in partnership with design leadership, making sure to connect the dots across a complex organization and diplomatically navigate challenges 

• Simplify large and complex problems through iterative operational improvements, while prioritizing and delivering solutions in an evolving environment 

• Lead, coach, and foster a team of high-talent program managers in a robust, cross-disciplinary and cross-geo design organization 

• Foster a culture of collaboration and user-focused design excellence through mentorship, coaching, and influence. You are an advocate for design-led product development and build bridges across the organization to represent design and uplevel our impact for our users 

• Own and drive communications and operations for a large design team to keep the team info