Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations

Adobe•San Jose, CA

12h

About The Position

Adobe is seeking a Senior Strategy and Business Operations Manager to join the Creator Product Marketing Business Operations team. This team is responsible for driving thought leadership, planning, decision and execution processes and communication for the Creator Product Marketing & Community team, covering Creator products such as Firefly, Lightroom Mobile, Premier Mobile, and GenAI. This role works in partnership with a broad set of partner organizations (Campaign Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Product Management, Product Development, Corporate Strategy, Pricing, Branding, Product Program & Release Management, Go to Market, and Engagement & Retention). In this highly visible role, you will partner with the Product Marketing and cross functional leaders to drive the delivery of Creator strategies. You will ensure cross-functional alignment in support of the execution of these strategies across segments. This will include: Supportive leader partnership with the PMM over the category Managing end-to-end execution of the plan/initiatives Leading annual strategic and operations planning Managing deliverable/achievement reviews and ensuring cross functional alignment prior to executive reviews 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

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

Supportive leader partnership with the PMM over the category
Managing end-to-end execution of the plan/initiatives
Leading annual strategic and operations planning
Managing deliverable/achievement reviews and ensuring cross functional alignment prior to executive reviews
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