Posted in

Principal Engineering Program Manager

Principal Engineering Program Manager

CompanyAdobe
LocationSan Jose, CA, USA
Salary$143200 – $269900
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 10+ years of technical program management experience in a relevant field, leading cross-functional projects to deliver high quality products in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven track record of delivering large-scale Enterprise Software and/or Cloud Software initiatives across engineering organizations through all stages of the software development lifecycle.
  • Be a motivated self-starter who can operate in ambiguous conditions and maintains flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and varying priorities.
  • Have high attention to detail and strong analytical thinking; commonly uses metrics and data to come up with tactical recommendations and key process improvements.
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage with collaborators at all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders to build strategic roadmaps, transform them into execution plans, and deliver against business objectives.
  • Lead and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams to create plans that communicate requirements, determine scope, highlight risks, and build schedules that ensures successful delivery.
  • Lead cross-functional teams worldwide through project execution, ensuring timely delivery of product features with clear communication updates.
  • Coordinate multiple concurrent programs, varying in size/scope/complexity, spanning across several different teams, roles and organizations.
  • Tactically identify potential risks, build mitigation plans, and engage the right partners to remove obstacles to success.
  • Build and release status reports including executive-level presentations that can be consumed at various levels of the organization.
  • Maintain a deep, technical end-to-end understanding of the solution being built, its upstream and downstream dependencies and impacts, and critical changes needed to support the initiative.
  • Coach and mentor junior team members across the program and engineering organization to grow our leadership bench.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters or equivalent experience in computer science or engineering with applied engineering background strongly preferred.
  • Experience in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies preferred.
  • PMP, CSM, Agile Training preferred.