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Director of Strategic Program Management

Adobe
San Jose, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Mar 2026
💰 $326,800/yr($171,900/yr$326,800/yr)

About the role

As the Director of Strategic Program Management, you will drive the execution of critical cross-enterprise programs – directly enabling and driving the project infrastructure in spaces like M&A, Strategic Planning, Market Intelligence, and Strategic Initiatives. This role is designed for a senior operator with deep experience leading the creating and execution of complex technical and nontechnical programs in large enterprise environments. We are keen to find someone who brings structure, rigor, and execution to ambiguous, multistakeholder problem spaces. 

 

You will work at the intersection of strategy and program management, ensuring the organization moves in sync with the tools and infrastructure that you create. Your ability to orchestrate people, anticipate dependencies, and drive predictable outcomes will directly shape our ability to win.  

What You’ll Own 

  • Drive end-to-end program management across M&A, Strategic Planning, Market Intelligence, and enterprise-wide Strategic Initiatives 

  • Build and manage program structures that bring clarity to complexity  

  • Lead multiworkstream initiatives involving engineering, product, GTM, and key corporate functions  

  • Create and leverage program management tools and workspaces to deliver results 

Execution & Operating Rhythm Excellence 

  • Establish governance models, decision frameworks, and executive-level reporting that drive alignment and accountability 

  • Translate strategy into clear execution plans with milestones, owners, metrics, and risks 

  • Maintain enterprise-wide execution velocity by anticipating issues and removing blockers early 

  • Build and enable the programmatic infrastructure to enable the team to move fast 

Leadership, Communication & Influence 

  • Deliver crisp, executive-ready narratives, updates, and recommendations that enable decisive decision making 

  • Influence senior leaders across a matrixed organization and build alignment among diverse stakeholders 

  • Bring a disciplined, structured approach to fastmoving initiatives with high levels of organizational sensitivity 

Technical Program Execution & Engineering Leadership 

  • Drive end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of the most complex technical programs and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, translating strategy into clear execution plans with milestones, owners, metrics, and risks across multiple concurrent initiatives 

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