Partnership Strategy & Business Operations Manager

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!
As a Partnership Strategy & Business Operations manager, you will lead the definition of the strategy for key Partnerships initiatives, ensure their implementation, and document standard methodologies.
You are a general athlete, who is able to solve constantly evolving challenges and is comfortable operating not only at a strategic level, but also getting hands dirty with execution and operational excellence.
You will be at the center of the definition and implementation of highly visible Partnerships initiatives, and you will have ample opportunities to collaborate with other teams and to have executive visibility. As such, strong collaboration and communication skills - including top-down communications, prioritization and an eye for impact are essential for your success in this role.
What you’ll do
Shape Adobe’s growth partner strategy and plans, through data-driven analyses.
Gather and synthesize relevant data, lead analyses and develop recommendations around strategic and operational partner initiatives.
Persuasively communicate practical strategy recommendations to key partners across Adobe, including at the executive level.
Develop and lead a robust operating model to ensure partner strategy is implemented and its expected impact is realized; this includes periodically report to Adobe's leadership the status of the implementation and bring your insights and recommendations on how to continuously improve value creation.
Establish a collaboration network across different Adobe teams, working side-by-side with multiple teams and being the "connector" that enables a well-oiled cross-functional partnership strategy and execution.
What skills needed to succeed
BS/BA with 5+ years software, high tech or management consulting experience, MBA preferred
Experience in a top 5 management consulting firm, ideally with technology experience Strong experience influencing cross-functional multidisciplinary teams to launch high-impact business initiatives
Successful in dynamic environments, rapidly anticipating and adapting to shifting priorities
Ability to rapidly assess high-level & ambiguous problems, define scope and options, then evaluate and recommend partnership strategy to address critical business issues
Exceptional conceptual thinking and analytical problem-solving
A strong sense of self, balanced with the aim to put team first
Familiarity with and regular use of Adobe's products strongly preferred.
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 $116,700 -- $212,000 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.
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.