Senior Program Lead — AI-Driven Finance Ops & Transformation

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe’s Business Process Optimization team seeks a Sr. Manager to lead program delivery across Corporate Accounting and Operations (CAO). You’ll guide a team of program managers, design future-state operating models, and drive cross-functional programs from intake through implementation.

You will foster governance, deliverables, and executive reporting while embedding AI into management practices to accelerate delivery and improve quality across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years leading enterprise programs, business operations, or technology initiatives, including people leadership.
• Proven success leading and developing high-performing program or project management teams while remaining actively involved in delivery.
• Hands-on experience leading business process design from current-state discovery through future-state design and implementation, applying Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or similar frameworks.
• Track record of establishing governance, prioritization frameworks, executive reporting, and operating rhythms for complex organizations.
• Proficiency with Jira, Workfront, Microsoft 365, Power BI, or similar portfolio management and collaboration tools.
• Demonstrated success driving adoption of AI-enabled tools and modern program management practices that improve planning, prioritization, process design, requirements development, and delivery.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, communicate effectively, and influence decisions across a complex, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team by providing direction, removing obstacles, coaching performance, and helping team members grow into strategic business partners.
• Design future-state operating models that simplify business processes, improve operational performance, and create clear implementation roadmaps.
• Drive and own complex programs from planning through implementation, delivering high-impact solutions that improve how the business operates and create measurable value.
• Deliver clear, timely updates on priorities, progress, risks, capacity, and business outcomes that support informed decisions.
• Develop AI-enabled ways of working by embedding AI into program management practices, helping teams accelerate delivery while improving quality and consistency.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Program management

Process design

Agile methods

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Workfront

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Job description

Adobe’s Business Process Optimization team seeks a Sr. Manager to lead program delivery across Corporate Accounting and Operations (CAO). You’ll guide a team of program managers, design future-state operating models, and drive cross-functional programs from intake through implementation.

You will foster governance, deliverables, and executive reporting while embedding AI into management practices to accelerate delivery and improve quality across the organization.