Contract Program Director

Our CompanyChanging 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. Job DescriptionPrincipal Engagement and Program Manager Adobe believes in hiring the best. We take pride in creating exceptional work experiences, encouraging innovation, and being involved with our employees, customers and communities. We invite you to discover what makes Adobe a place where exceptional people thrive. Click this link to experience A Day in the Life at Adobe : Position Summary The Principal Engagement and Program Manager’s focus is to work directly with our largest and most sophisticated customer relationships and service programs across multiple verticals. The Principal Engagement and Program Manager will drive the customer’s enterprise solution development and implementations by means of the Adobe Experience Cloud. This role will partner with Adobe’s customers to understand their priorities and objectives and lead a multi-disciplined delivery team from Adobe to design, implement, and scale the solutions to drive value for the customer across the intersection of people, process, and technology. Work at multiple levels with the Adobe team, including leading and directing other Project Managers and consulting teams and collaborating with Sales, Finance, Engineering, and Systems Integrator Partners. You will evaluate the proposed solution, assess and manage risks, plan the program-wide implementation, support the program delivery, and manage its overall success. You will oversee delivery and acceptance of the program scope as defined in one or many statement(s) of work using our consulting methodology, including program tasks, deliverables, milestones, and resources, all the time coordinating with project managers and delivery teams as needed. You will govern overall standards across the program teams to achieve these results and be the senior-most delivery leader and “own the consulting business” for the engagement. Accountable for successfully executing services programs, acting as a single point of accountability for the customer and building relationships with key customer stakeholders and sponsors. Responsibilities Lead large, complex customer engagements involving multiple project managers and teams from Adobe, Client, or partner organizations. Strong executive presence, including the ability to partner with and effectively influence client managers, directors, VPs, and CXOs Clearly understand and communicate customer requirements and integration points in the context of the statement of work and support mutual understanding of Adobe’s unique and groundbreaking business capabilities and evangelize how those capabilities build long-term value for the customer across various customer business units & organizations Lead all aspects of program delivery process with key contributors to scope and prepare change requests, including tasks, project artifacts, project phase gates, resources, and estimated costs. Creative problem-solving skills, including the ability to understand the impact of technical & process changes and to articulate high-level technical solutions to address business problems Build and leverage relationships within Adobe to solve very complex customer problems, including working with product teams to enhance solutions. Accountable for all foundational activities of the program from inception to closure, including solid governance, communication, and organizational change with customer teams and internal Adobe teams Lead regular communication with both the customer and internal teams and tie back our execution to customer expectations. Accountable for collating customer requests, deployment issues, and feedback into the core products channel. Support work tracks that may involve third-party subcontractors and technology partners as required. Act as the central client contact throughout the program's life, including support for contractual changes and onboarding of additional Project Managers and technical teams for new work tracks or projects. Provide oversight for services engagements to ensure adherence to governance standards and support customer success applying Adobe Consulting’s tools and processes. Accountable for issue management and leadership across Adobe, including sales, services, and product organizations Partner with our Sales organization to strategize new consulting opportunities or grow defined accounts based on current engagement. Elevate and encourage your team through conscientious, effective leadership Apply Adobe’s Service Governance and Delivery Methodology, apprentice others in the methodology and drive practice and process improvements. Requirements 10-15 years of proven experience leading customer-facing client implementation projects in a consulting and / or technology professional services organization, including delivering enterprise-scale implementations Entrepreneurial thinker, skilled in anticipating future needs and proactively acting on solutions. Professional demeanor, ability to interact with and lead matrixed teams throughout Adobe, and communication with account managers, directors, and VPs, including CXOs. Superb organizational skills to coordinate complicated programs with multiple projects at a business or solution level. Skill in leading teams and ensuring delivery quality through delegation and inspection Exceptional team building and team leadership skills, with proven experience running virtual and dispersed teams. Tight fiscal management and scope control experience. Risk identification, analysis, and proactive resolution abilities Prior experience with the launch and operation of a highly available, high-traffic internet or mobile service. Proven track record of understanding and articulating the impact of business requirements to technical effort, articulating how technology solutions solve business problems, and guiding business and IT teams to solve sophisticated project challenges. Mastery of custom software development processes and engagement methodologies. Practical experience in running Agile and Scrum development projects. Familiarity with the following languages and technologies : HTML, HTML5, XML, Java, WCM, Web analytics, content targeting Previous experience with one or more of the following : Web Content Management, Rich internet applications, Web & Social Analytics, online ad targeting and content personalization. Willingness to travel up to 60%  Desired MBA Experience as a consulting manager in a top-tier management consulting firm OR as an accountable and practitioner manager / director from a customer organization is preferred Six or more years leading Agile development projects Proficient in multiple delivery methodologies such as water-fall, Six-Sigma Certified ScrumMaster, PMP Certification, SAFe certification Adobe Experience Cloud implementation experience Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.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).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. Adobe aims to make Adobe.If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.Remote Illinois; Remote California; Remote Texas; Remote Florida; Remote Michigan; Remote Utah; Remote Georgia; Remote ColoradoType : Full time Adobe Systems