Senior Technical Engineering Program Manager

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 234,600; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Technical Engineering Program Manager to drive large-scale data and platform initiatives in the Unified Platform. You will oversee cross-functional teams, shape planning, and leverage data to guide decisions and optimize delivery.

The role emphasizes strong data fluency, mentoring others, and framing strategic choices for senior leaders. You will collaborate with stakeholders to resolve ambiguities, accelerate execution, and ensure alignment with business outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6-10 years of program management experience in cloud or data platform environments.
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data platforms.
• Familiarity with data concepts such as modeling, governance, quality, and lineage.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum or similar).
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Proven ability to own cross-team decisions and drive alignment with senior stakeholders under ambiguity.
• Strong data fluency and experience mentoring other program managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple cross-functional teams on complex, multi-workstream initiatives.
• Frame options and drive convergence on problems with no defined resolution path.
• Build the planning framework, dependency model, and integrated schedule; negotiate commitments and drive strategic trade-offs.
• Anticipate strategic and cross-team risks; prioritize and mitigate before they become crises.
• Build leading/lagging indicators and use data to drive decisions and verify corrective actions.
• Drive repeatable process improvements and measure their impact.
• Manage multiple competing projects with minimal direction, connecting strategy to execution.
• Resolve conflict across teams, tailor communication to senior leaders, and hold owners accountable.
• Use technical depth to influence cross-team roadmaps and foresee implementation challenges.
• Fill execution gaps and create clarity where ownership or decision paths are weak.
• Advise directors and senior leaders, framing choices and recommendations for action.
• Mentor less-experienced PgMs and actively engage in the PgM community.

Skills

Cross-functional

Data lifecycle

ETL/ELT

Agile

Jira

Confluence

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for a SeniorTechnical Engineering Program Managerto drive execution of large-scale data and platform programs within the Adobe Unified Platform. This role requires a solid understanding of the data lifecycle, data platforms, and ETL/ELT ecosystems, along with the ability to deliver programs that drive measurable business impact.

What You'll Do

• Lead multiple cross-functional teams on complex, multi-workstream initiatives
• Frame options and drive convergence on problems with no defined resolution path
• Build the planning framework, dependency model, and integrated schedule; negotiate commitments and drive strategic trade-offs
• Anticipate strategic and cross-team risks; prioritize and mitigate before they become crises
• Build leading/lagging indicators and use data to drive decisions and verify corrective actions
• Drive repeatable process improvements and measure their impact
• Manage multiple competing projects with minimal direction, connecting strategy to execution
• Resolve conflict across teams, tailor communication to senior leaders, and hold owners accountable
• Use technical depth to influence cross-team roadmaps and foresee implementation challenges
• Fill execution gaps and create clarity where ownership or decision paths are weak
• Advise directors and senior leaders, framing choices and recommendations for action
• Mentor less-experienced PgMs and actively engage in the PgM community

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6-10 years of program management experience in cloud or data platform environments
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data platforms
• Familiarity with data concepts such as modeling, governance, quality, and lineage
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum or similar)
• Proficiency with tools like Jira and Confluence
• Proven ability to own cross-team decisions and drive alignment with senior stakeholders under ambiguity
• Strong data fluency and experience mentoring other program managers

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.

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 our Careers website and recruiting process 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] or call [phone].

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.

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.

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 positionis $124,300 -- $234,600 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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 $162,000 - $234,600

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 are 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.