Sr. Business Process Optimization Program Manager

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

The Business Process Optimization and Enablement (BPOE) team strategically identifies, evaluates, and drives optimizations within the Corporate Accounting Office (CAO) leaders across the org to enhance and scale key initiatives, processes, and operations. The CAO is responsible for Adobe's global & technical accounting, tax, treasury, compensation, global procure-to-pay operations, travel & expense, deal desk, pricing & revenue operations, and reporting of Adobe's financial results.

As a Sr. Business Process Optimization Program Manager, you will be a key driver and catalyst to our organization and will ensure that high-priority initiatives projects/programs in the CAO are driven in a timely manner while achieving the desired business objectives. These improvements will contribute to making valuable contributions to business processes, system improvements, and optimization initiatives impacting cross-functional and global teams.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional consulting, program management and motivational change leadership skills. We are always ready to "roll up" our sleeves and dig into details to assess business needs and identify gaps in operations. We can turn complex problems into prioritized, well-executed solutions that drive impact. We thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment, seek to learn and grow as the organization evolves, and are always thinking of the organizational needs.

What you'll Do

• Identify, design, implement, and scale process and technology improvements to improve program organizations' efficiency and productivity
• Ability to understand the business strategic direction and translate it into functional and operational change and improvement plans
• Consult and advise on optimizations and strategy/change strategy
• Structures and leads integrated, multi-track projects and/or programs of multiple projects and measures performance against program/project requirements
• Collect business and technical requirements and frame debates and dialog to drive execution
• May deliver presentations and training courses including measurement, analysis, improvement, and control
• Map and re-engineer business processes to improve process performance and product quality
• Provides purpose, direction, and motivation to the team and clarifies and communicates project/program objectives and success criteria
• Ensures key project and program-wide roles and responsibilities are defined and applies lessons learned from previous projects and ensures a positive, collaborative work environment for the team
• Responsible for ongoing partner satisfaction. Manages peer-level relationships (expectations, communications, addressing issues, feedback, etc.). Develops relationships with, and ensures the appropriate participation of, key partners and executives
• Support the program through Workfront as a Workfront Group Admin
• Work with different MS tools, Adobe Workfront, and various ERP tools

What you need to succeed

• Undergrad degree required; MBA preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience (consulting experience preferred, project management, program management, change management, process optimization, enablement)
• Outstanding ability to program manage complex operations, and lead teams through ground-breaking change initiatives optimizing global processes and programs
• Ability to form relationships and partnerships at all levels of the organization, identify and align diverse perspectives, and advise and influence senior partners
• Superb judgment and integrity and ability to use critical thinking skills to break down sizable problems into meaningful pieces, and leverage data to derive insights
• Familiarity with project management tools and methodologies, as well as basic technical understanding to effectively communicate with technical teams
• Demonstrate success in fast-paced, complex, and multifaceted environments, rapidly anticipating and adapting to shifting priorities
• Enthusiastic, positive, curious, and creative attitude with a strong work ethic
• Biased to action; driving decisions and deliverables with a sense of urgency and accountability
• Influential; forging relationships and communicating effectively and persuasively, both internally and with partners
• Outstanding presentation & communication skills (both verbal and written), including storytelling
• Understands how to operate within an international team
• MS tool, Adobe Workfront, ERP skills preferred

While the job description describes what is anticipated as the requirements of the position, the job requirements are subject to change based upon any changing needs and requirements of the business.

Application Window Notice

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In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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