The Opportunity
Adobe Security is seeking a Director of Security Program Management role. This role will drive collaboration between Security and partner organizations. It will establish execution rigor while avoiding friction. The leader will develop a high-performing senior Technical Program Management team. The team spans Cyber Operations, Product Security, Security Architecture, OCSO, and GRC. The position scales Security’s impact across Adobe. This outstanding role requires technical expertise, strategic leadership, and strong operational skills. The ideal candidate will multiply impact by building the team, connections, and systems that turn strategy into measurable risk reduction at scale. The position will be reporting to the Sr. Director For Technology GRC.
The Challenge
Execution & Operating Rhythm Excellence
- Own the full Security execution funnel, from setting goals and objectives and key results through delivery, measurement, and executive reporting
- Translate enterprise and Security objectives into cohesive, cross‑org execution roadmaps aligned to diverse planning cadences
- Drive portfolio prioritization and dependency management across Cyber Ops, Product Security, Architecture, GRC, and OCSO
- Establish clear security outcomes and success metrics, impact and risk reduction.
Multi-functional Leadership, Communication & Influence
- Act as a trusted execution partner to Security, Engineering, Product, Legal, and Business leaders
- Drive alignment without authority by building deep, durable relationships across Adobe
- Lead senior‑level forums to surface tradeoffs, resolve execution conflicts, and accelerate decision‑making across organizations resulting in more secure products for Adobe.
- Integrate objectives and key results, Software Lifecycle checkpoints, risk gates, and portfolio metrics into execution workflows working in cooperation with Secure Lifecycle governance to apply security requirements across product and cloud engineering
Technical Program Execution and Organizational Leadership
- Build, evolve, and enforce Security PMO governance, operating cadence, and reporting standards
- Ensure consistent access to health, risk, dependencies, and delivery outcomes for executives
- Leverage automation, analytics, drive AI powered change within the Security PMO to improve execution efficiency and signal quality
- Lead and develop a senior team of technical portfolio leaders
- Build leadership capability, succession pipelines, and a culture of accountability and ownership
- Mentor leaders to operate as enterprise integrators, not siloed program managers
- Scale organizational impact by getting work done through others,
What is needed to succeed
- Experience leading high-performing teams with outsized impact
- 10+ years leading large-scale, cross-enterprise programs in complex tech environments
- Strong understanding of software development processes, cloud technologies, and system architectures.
- Knowledge of Cloud Security, Product Security, secure development methods, and GRC or equivalent experience is a plus.
- Skilled in program build, governance, and operating models
- Strong communication and ability to build trust quickly and influence senior leaders, engineering teams, and business collaborators.
- Strong analytical abilities with the capacity to interpret metrics and convert them into clear executive insights.
- Experience applying AI/ML to operational challenges, especially for automation, analytics, or efficiency improvements
- Effective in ambiguous, matrixed environments; outcome-focused; strong judgement
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s 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 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re 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.
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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 position is $171,900 -- $326,800 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.
In California, the pay range for this position is $225,700 - $326,800
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.
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California:
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Colorado:
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