Senior Strategy and Business Operations Manager

The Opportunity

Adobe is seeking a Senior Strategy and Business Operations Manager to join the Creative Product Group Strategy & Operations team. This team is responsible for driving thought leadership, planning, decision and execution processes and communication for the Creative Product Group, covering products such as Firefly, Lightroom, Premier, Photoshop etc. This role works in partnership with a broad set of partner organizations (Marketing, Product, Engineering, Program Management, Analytics and more). 

In this highly visible role, you will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to build and implement critical initiatives while ensuring alignment across segments. These will include: 

• Managing end-to-end execution of the plan/initiatives 

• Leading strategic and operations planning including objectives and key results 

• Planning and facilitating executive reviews including capturing notes and action items 

• Proactively identifying and managing risks within projects 

• Communicating status and key decisions to partners and executives across various organizations within Adobe 

• Providing guidance and ensuring alignment between executives and your leaders 

What you need to succeed 

• 10 or more years in a business operations, consulting, strategy, or product management function required 

• Experience developing both high level and operational strategy 

• Experience motivating change and working on complex cross-functional projects end-to-end and/or in highly matrixed organizations required. 

• Motivated, execution-­oriented high-performance individual with ability to effectively prioritize and complete tasks in a high-­pressure environment 

• Proven leadership and experience in identifying and solving broad and sophisticated issues 

• Strong analytical and problem-­solving skills 

• Proven flexibility and adaptability including ability to think on your feet 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills, and ability to develop strong relationships 

• Experience working with high level executives 

• Experience with planning process, and/or metrics and measurement desired 

• Experience with a SAAS Software Company strongly preferred 

• MBA Degree preferred OR 10+ years of experience OR equivalent practical experience. 

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s 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 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re 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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