Program Manager - Connected Planning & Analytics

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a seasoned professional to join its Connected Planning team, bridging program management, finance data, and solution design. You will partner with FP&A, Finance Systems, HR, IT, and business teams to turn complex challenges into scalable, AI-enabled planning solutions.

Responsibilities include designing and improving planning processes, performing advanced data analysis, and ensuring governance across data sources and model outputs while driving adoption with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in program management, financial analysis, data analysis, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial and workforce-planning processes; proficiency with Excel; experience with BI/analytics tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Transform processes by applying AI across planning and governance.
• Design and improve planning processes for finance and workforce use cases.
• Analyze data to evaluate forecasting accuracy and automation efficiency.
• Test solutions to ensure quality and alignment with business needs.
• Strengthen governance for data sources, definitions, and model outputs.
• Partner with customers to prioritize opportunities and drive adoption.

Skills

Program management

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance/Accounting/IS/Data Analytics

Tools

SQL

Python

Databricks

Anaplan

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity

We need your help to connect people, process, and data in the era of AI! As a member of Adobe’s Connected Planning Center of Excellence, you will bridge project management, data analysis, and solution design to improve how we plan, forecast, and make decisions. You will partner across FP&A, Finance Systems, HR, IT, and business teams to turn complex challenges into scalable interconnected solutions, strengthen data governance, and advance AI-driven innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Transform our processes by employing AI across our project management, data analysis, quality control, governance, and solutions design
• Design and improve planning processes for use cases across finance and workforce planning use cases, from requirements gathering and analysis through solution delivery and adoption.
• Perform complex data analysis to evaluate forecasting accuracy, automation efficiency, and opportunities for improvement.
• Test solutions to ensure quality, accuracy, and alignment with business requirements.
• Strengthen governance for data sources, definitions, calculations, assumptions, and model outputs.
• Partner closely with customers to prioritize opportunities, drive enablement and adoption, and promote best practices.

What You Need to Succeed

• 4+ years of relevant experience in program management, financial analysis, data analysis, business systems, or process automation.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial and workforce-planning processes, preferably including revenue, expenses, headcount, compensation, or profitability.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and translate findings into clear business recommendations.
• Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency; experience with SQL, Python, Databricks, Anaplan, Tableau, or Power BI is a plus.
• Experience taking ambiguous business problems from analysis through proof of concept and scalable solution design.
• Experience with AI, machine learning, forecasting, or intelligent automation is valued.
• Strong stakeholder-management, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a bias toward innovation and measurable outcomes.

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. Let’s Adobe together At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

AI Use Guidelines for Interviews

Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process. At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $110,000 - $202,250 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $139,700 - $202,250 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award. State-Specific Notices: California: Fair Chance Ordinances Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. Colorado: Application Window Notice If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Legal Notice It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

State-Specific Notices

California: Fair Chance Ordinances Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado: Application Window Notice If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts: Massachusetts Legal Notice It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more. Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email [e-mail].

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more. Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email [e-mail].