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Program Manager, Transformation

Adobe


Job Location:

San Jose, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 111000 - 222450
Posted: 28 August 2026 (8 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 25 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Opportunity

Join Adobe as a Program Manager Transformation where you will play a pivotal role in driving impactful technology initiatives. This high-utility flexible role is a great fit for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and can swiftly adapt to new domains. You will work within a small team of program leaders contributing to enterprise transformation programs and establishing guidelines that ensure future transformations are repeatable and reliable. Your expertise will be crucial in determining where your skills can yield the greatest benefit to Adobe.

The scope here is broad. You will lead transformation programs end-to-end and as the portfolio demands take on specialized responsibilities that span data migration and end-to-end business architecture. You should be equally comfortable ramping on an unfamiliar program and building the reusable standards that make the next program start further ahead.

What Youll Do
  • Take ownership of transformation programs or workstreams as they arise ramping quickly and establishing structure cadence and momentum.
  • Partner with FTMO leadership business users and technical teams to understand the vision objectives and scope of each initiative.
  • Curate program timelines roadmaps and governance meeting cadence RAID logs status reporting and key artifacts (steering operating committee wiki/SharePoint).
  • Coordinate execution across multi-disciplinary teams; proactively manage risks issues dependencies and changes.
  • Drive decisions and clear accurate communication across technical and business audiences.
  • Flex across the delivery lifecycle planning execution cutover Hypercare and decommissioning depending on where the program needs support.
  • Measure adoption and impact post-release (30/60/90-day check-ins) and feed insights back into the portfolio.
  • Adopt and reinforce FTMO best-practice playbooks (migration cutover testing Hypercare environment/process architecture) on every program and contribute improvements back to the standard.
  • On programs that require it own data migration end-to-end (strategy plan ETL cycles reconciliation and sign-off) as the single point of accountability and build the reusable enterprise migration standard that future programs adopt.
  • When assigned orchestrate end-to-end business architecture sequencing environment readiness across the program lifecycle and designing the business process hand-offs across workstreams so the assembled program delivers a coherent end-to-end experience.
What You Need to Succeed
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; MBA a plus. PMP PMI-ACP PgMP or CSM a plus.
  • 5 years of program management experience in the software or related technology industry across a range of program types.
  • Proven ability to ramp quickly on unfamiliar domains and deliver in ambiguous fast-changing environments.
  • Experience managing teams of business and technical resources.
  • Fluency across Agile/Scrum Waterfall and hybrid methodologies tailoring the approach for each program.
  • Experience with enterprise platforms (SAP S/4 HANA Dynamics 365 or equivalent) a plus.
  • Self-motivated adaptable and resourceful with a creative approach to problem-solving in a collaborative culture.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobes 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 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were 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.

Lets 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.

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 or call 1 .

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.


About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobes 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 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were 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.


Lets 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 .


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 its 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 positionis $$222450 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand 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 $153600 - $222450

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:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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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.


Required Experience:

IC