Director | Strategic Operations and Chief of Staff | Creative Product Group

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

This role will report to the Senior Vice President of Creative Product Group and Digital Media Growth, working closely with the leadership team to develop, lead and implement key initiatives. Strong eye for business is critical as the ideal candidate will dig into details and proactively identify gaps and opportunities. Experience operating in a global, cross-functional environment will ensure success in this dynamic, high-impact position.

What you’ll do

• Lead as a top-level adviser, confidant, sounding board and extension of the SVP
• Quickly understand and simplify problems, working across teams to identify solutions and resolve them efficiently
• Own and drive strategic initiatives that are critical to the engagement of our teams, customers, and communities
• Be the voice of the organization in cross-functional discussions, advocating on behalf of the team and promoting a community of inclusive leadership with a sense of urgency
• Be a key bridge, conveying and ensuring successful communication and implementation of critical organizational and operational decisions

What you need to succeed

• 10+ years of shown experience in strategic operational roles, partnering directly with senior leaders
• BA or BS degree in a related field; MBA, Management Consulting experience is a plus
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and through tools like PowerPoint
• Extraordinary ability to program manage across complex operations
• Critical thinking skills and able to take sizable problems and break them into small meaningful pieces as well as being able to utilize data to derive insights from metrics
• Comfort with ambiguity, a can-do attitude and attention to operational details
• Ability to develop relationships and partnerships (internal and external) at all levels of the organization, exhibit strong leadership and influencing skills, and design, implement, and lead change management initiatives
• Ability to learn, grow and take on expanded duties as business needs evolve
• Excellent meeting design and facilitation skills
• Superb judgment and integrity, including excellent decision-making skills and a sense of urgency

Compensation

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 $134,800 -- $267,600 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.

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.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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.

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