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Principal Product Operations Program Manager

Principal Product Operations Program Manager

CompanyAdobe
LocationSan Jose, CA, USA
Salary$143200 – $269900
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience: Proven expertise in product operations, technical program management, or equivalent product delivery roles.
  • In-depth knowledge of product development: Understanding of systems needed for SaaS, enterprise, or product launches.
  • Leadership through influence: Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead in fast-paced environments.
  • Experience in key workflows: Managing legal compliance, release readiness, and beta execution.
  • Framework design skills: Track record of crafting scalable frameworks across teams and initiatives.
  • Strategic approach with executional follow-through: Transform complex problems into structured plans.
  • Outstanding communication: Talent for simplifying complexity for diverse collaborators.
  • System crafting proficiency: Skilled at crafting repeatable systems for progress tracking, alignment, and collaborator visibility.
  • Independent operation: Comfortable owning outcomes end-to-end.
  • Agile and SAFe expertise: Experience with sprint-based delivery models.
  • Tool proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and collaborative tools (Slack, Miro, etc.).

Responsibilities

  • Take charge of the operational flow for GenStudio for Performance Marketing: Ensure alignment across roadmaps, dependencies, quarterly planning, and execution achievements.
  • Ensure Jira remains the definitive source of information: Establish tagging guidelines, status norms, achievement monitoring, and reporting dashboards for efficient operations.
  • Lead SLC governance: Coordinate achievement reviews, approvals, legal compliance, and quality checkpoints to ensure flawless execution.
  • Track and implement objectives and key results: Ensure alignment between quarterly goals, roadmap priorities, and execution achievements across the product organization.
  • Coordinate across teams: Work with Product, Engineering, Design, and GTM teams to ensure clear scope, timelines, and execution plans.
  • Facilitate executive-level reviews: Communicate progress, surface risks, and align on tradeoffs with senior leadership.
  • Orchestrate structured beta programs: Synthesize insights from strategic customers into roadmap decisions.
  • Define and manage program structures: Set goals, deliverables, and accountability for cross-cutting initiatives.
  • Drive continuous improvement: Identify and remove operational friction to improve cross-functional collaboration.
  • Support business operations: Coordinate QBRs, planning cadences, collaborator interlocks, and reporting.
  • Produce high-quality artifacts: Build documentation that enables alignment and decision-making.
  • Advocate for standard methodologies: Encourage excellence throughout the product tool stack.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration: Ensure visibility, transparency, and teamwork across all involved teams.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.