Director, Security Program Management Office (PMO)

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Adobe Security is seeking a Director of Security Program Management role. This role will drive collaboration between Security and partner organizations. It will establish execution rigor while avoiding friction. The leader will develop a high-performing senior Technical Program Management team. The team spans Cyber Operations, Product Security, Security Architecture, OCSO, and GRC. The position scales Security’s impact across Adobe. This outstanding role requires technical expertise, strategic leadership, and strong operational skills. The ideal candidate will multiply impact by building the team, connections, and systems that turn strategy into measurable risk reduction at scale. The position will be reporting to the Sr. Director For Technology GRC.

Requirements

Experience leading high-performing teams with outsized impact
10+ years leading large-scale, cross-enterprise programs in complex tech environments
Strong understanding of software development processes, cloud technologies, and system architectures.
Skilled in program build, governance, and operating models
Strong communication and ability to build trust quickly and influence senior leaders, engineering teams, and business collaborators.
Strong analytical abilities with the capacity to interpret metrics and convert them into clear executive insights.
Experience applying AI/ML to operational challenges, especially for automation, analytics, or efficiency improvements
Effective in ambiguous, matrixed environments; outcome-focused; strong judgement

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Cloud Security, Product Security, secure development methods, and GRC or equivalent experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the full Security execution funnel, from setting goals and objectives and key results through delivery, measurement, and executive reporting
Translate enterprise and Security objectives into cohesive, cross‑org execution roadmaps aligned to diverse planning cadences
Drive portfolio prioritization and dependency management across Cyber Ops, Product Security, Architecture, GRC, and OCSO
Establish clear security outcomes and success metrics, impact and risk reduction.
Act as a trusted execution partner to Security, Engineering, Product, Legal, and Business leaders
Drive alignment without authority by building deep, durable relationships across Adobe
Lead senior‑level forums to surface tradeoffs, resolve execution conflicts, and accelerate decision-making across organizations resulting in more secure products for Adobe.
Integrate objectives and key results, Software Lifecycle checkpoints, risk gates, and portfolio metrics into execution workflows working in cooperation with Secure Lifecycle governance to apply security requirements across product and cloud engineering
Build, evolve, and enforce Security PMO governance, operating cadence, and reporting standards
Ensure consistent access to health, risk, dependencies, and delivery outcomes for executives
Leverage automation, analytics, drive AI powered change within the Security PMO to improve execution efficiency and signal quality
Lead and develop a senior team of technical portfolio leaders
Build leadership capability, succession pipelines, and a culture of accountability and ownership
Mentor leaders to operate as enterprise integrators, not siloed program managers
Scale organizational impact by getting work done through others