Are you ready to join a world-class team at Adobe, where your ideas can build the future? As a Strategy and Operations Manager in our Marketing division, you will play a pivotal role in driving business operations and long-term planning.
What You'll Do
- Annual Planning & Business Operations
- Own and drive the end-to-end business operations for annual planning across GTM functions
- Establish and manage planning cadences, key milestones, and deliverables
- Ensure high-quality, consistent outputs across teams (e.g., narratives, investment proposals, strategic priorities)
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Marketing (PMM) and other collaborators to integrate planning workstreams
- OKR Alignment & Strategic Integration
- Translate annual planning outputs into clear, measurable OKRs across planning pillars
- Ensure alignment between company-level priorities and functional/team-level objectives
- Drive consistency and rigor in goal-setting frameworks and success metrics
- Track and report progress against OKRs, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Quarterly Business Planning & Investment Governance
- Lead quarterly business planning (QBP) processes across GTM and regional sales teams
- Establish and run operating cadences to support marketing investment decisions
- Evaluate trade-offs and optimize resource allocation across regions and programs
- Partner with finance, GTM, and sales leadership to ensure data-driven decision-making
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Execution
- Act as a central connector across GTM, PMM, Sales, and Finance teams
- Drive alignment, accountability, and clear communication across participants
- Identify process gaps and implement scalable solutions to improve planning efficiency
- Support executive readiness with insights, reporting, and structured updates
What you need to succeed
- 3–5 years of experience in strategy & operations, business operations, consulting, or related roles
- Strong program management skills with experience running complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into execution and measurable outcomes
- Experience with planning processes (annual planning, objectives and key results, quarterly business reviews)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with data to inform decisions
- Strong collaborator management and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting GTM, marketing, or sales organizations
- Experience with Product Marketing (PMM) processes and planning schedules
- Experience working with senior leadership and executive collaborators
- Background in high-growth or fast-paced environments
Key Competencies
- Structured thinking and operational rigor
- Cross-functional collaboration and influence
- Ownership and bias for action
- Attention to detail with ability to see the big picture
Join Adobe and become part of an ambitious team that competes to deliver outstanding results!
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.
Let’s Adobe together
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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
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 $104,200 -- $220,100 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 $152,000 - $220,100
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.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
