Marketing Strategy and Operations Director

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to transforming digital experiences. This high-impact role focuses on enhancing operational efficiency and aligning business units within the global marketing organization. With over a decade of experience in strategic operations, you will lead the planning processes and drive communication across teams. Your ability to solve complex problems and influence stakeholders will be crucial in shaping Adobe's marketing activities. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about operational excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategic operational roles in a global environment.
• Expertise in operations management and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Drive engagement with key stakeholders in Adobe’s business units.
• Lead annual/quarterly planning with finance and operations partners.

Skills

Strategic problem solving

Operations management

Program management

Excellent communication

Critical thinking

Education

BA or BS degree in a related field

MBA

Job description

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

Reporting to the Senior Director, Marketing Strategy and Operations, this role will drive collaboration with operations leads and key business partners from marketing, finance, and product groups across the company. The main responsibility will be to drive business unit alignment and operational efficiency through process improvements, creation/ implementation, and execution. A critical focus area will be annual and quarterly planning. Strong skills in process development, program management, and the ability to influence and work in a matrixed environment are required. This dynamic, high-impact position will have a direct impact on how we develop our global marketing activities for Adobe.

What you'll Do

• Drive engagement and alignment with our key stakeholders in Adobe’s business units (Digital Media and Experience Cloud).
• Lead annual / quarterly planning process in partnership with finance and cross functional operations partners.
• Align teams and identify opportunities to evolve operational processes across the marketing organization and in partnership with the business units.
• Drive communication throughout the team and our partners within the global marketing organization.

What you need to succeed

• 10+ years of proven experience in strategic operational roles, partnering within a global, cross functional environment.
• BA or BS degree in a related field; MBA, Management Consulting experience is a plus.
• Strategic problem solver with expertise in operations management and a background in marketing, product marketing, operations, or analytics.
• Proven success solving complicated process problems. Extraordinary ability to program manage across complex operations.
• Strong influencing skills, the ability to develop strong relationships and communicate up, across and down in the org structure are critical to success in this role.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Excellent meeting design and facilitation skills.
• Critical thinking skills and able to take sizable problems and break them into small meaningful pieces as well as being able to utilize data to derive insights from metrics.
• Comfort with ambiguity, a can-do attitude and attention to operational details.