Senior Program Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

• End to end program management encompassing – program planning, day to day delivery management, resource management, risk and issue management, getting acceptance and approval by clients for program deliverables
• Deliver program scope successfully with high quality, within approved timelines and budget
• Support program estimation process with key contributors to help define scope and prepare statements of work, including tasks, deliverables, achievements, resources, and estimated costs
• Manage all day-to-day administrative activities of a given program from inception to closure such as reviewing timesheets, analyze plan versus actual figures
• Accurate submission of forecasts, resource utilization, and achievement of planned program profitability
• Align with organization requirements on quality, metrics submission, automation in program delivery, etc
• Establish structured program governance with the client. Maintain regular communication and provide weekly and monthly reports. Constantly manage customer expectations, including during critical situations or blocking issues.
• Internal Collaborator Management: Manage relationships with internal collaborators, provide status reporting, and other program-related information as per agreed cadence
• Identify relevant delivery guidelines and imbibe the same in programs
• Drive adoption of AI and other productivity tools in the program and achieve productivity gains, faster delivery and improved quality.
• Manage program team, provide necessary guidance ensuring tasks are completed and outcomes are achieved as per program plan.
• Drive customer satisfaction by ensuring successful implementation and adoption of new solutions
• Compile customer requests and deployment issues, to provide a feedback channel into our core products.
• Work with third-party subcontractors and technology partners as required
• Act as the central point of contact throughout the life of the program. Capture and communicate experiences in a formal post-mortem. Feed lessons learned, guidelines, and resources back into the consulting practice.
• Manage weekly resource planning and financial forecast updates
• Proactively research customer needs and exercise appropriate creativity in recommending new solutions, based on Adobe’s DX platform to fulfill those needs.
• Support sales activities – eg: identifying new leads and opportunities, deal /solution reviews, preparing proposal, 
• Drive value definition and value realization through the program lifecycle
• Participate and lead initiatives beyond program delivery

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Proven track record in program management and delivery of digital transformation programs using enterprise applications.
• Experience of delivering customer experience transformation programs using Adobe solutions (Adobe Experience Cloud products)
• Experience in Agile Scrum based delivery of engagements, Agile/SCRUM and/or PMI Certification will be a plus.
• High attention to detail, thoroughness, Innovative thinker
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify issues, solve them quickly and well, and know when to rely on internal resources to assist
• Strong conflict resolution skills, superb organizational skills to be able to coordinate complicated programs.
• Professional demeanor, ability to interact with and lead diverse teams throughout Adobe and communicate with client program managers, directors, and CXOs
• Exceptional team building and team management skills, with proven experience managing virtual (including near- and off-shore) teams in an international environment
• Proven technical ability to understand the impact of technical changes, and to articulate high-level technical solutions to address business problems
• Able to retain composure in stressful program situations and ability motivate other program team members in such situations
• Solid Understanding of custom software development processes
• Solid understanding of one or more of the following: Web Content management solutions and processes, Online Analytics solutions, Digital Marketing Campaign solutions, Data Management platforms
• Undertake travel as per program requirement.
• Experience with creating proposals and presenting offers in response to RFPs and/or RFIs
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Usage of AI/GenAI/Agentic AI in program management activities

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