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About the Role

Adobe's communications team is seeking a Group Manager, Strategy & Operations to lead the strategic and operational backbone for the Creativity & Productivity (C&P) business. This role involves building systems, rhythms, and judgment to enhance team scalability, effectiveness, and strategic alignment across various communication functions. The ideal candidate is a structured thinker, precise writer, comfortable with ambiguity, and adept at leveraging operational excellence for strategic advantage, with strong interpersonal skills and team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Senior Director to set strategic direction and translate it into clear operating plans.
Own the team's operating rhythm, including planning, goal-setting, performance tracking, and day-to-day priorities.
Act as a trusted proxy in meetings and decisions.
Facilitate faster decision-making by prioritizing issues and clearing obstacles.
Hold the team to a high standard of operational excellence, including timely reporting, budget tracking, industry analysis, and media measurement.
Build AI-native systems to improve team efficiency in areas like briefing, review cycles, content tracking, and operations.
Lead special projects and critical initiatives, often independently.
Manage and mentor a small team, setting clear expectations and ensuring accountability for quality and responsiveness.
Establish workback schedules, editorial standards, and preparedness protocols for high-stakes communications.
Serve as an editorial steward on strategic engagements, reviewing content and shaping materials.
Manage agency and vendor relationships to ensure quality and timely deliverables.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in communications, strategy, or operations, preferably at a tech company or in high-stakes comms.
Chief of Staff or senior communications strategist experience, having acted as a trusted proxy for an executive.
Exceptional writer comfortable moving between executive voice and internal narrative with strategic framing.
Structured problem solver who translates ambiguity into clear plans with owners, timelines, and success criteria.
Strong executive presence and the confidence to engage at the VP/C-suite level.
High EQ skilled at reading people, influencing without formal authority, and managing and mentoring teams.

Skills

Communications
Strategy
Operations
Executive Communications
Product Communications
Thought Leadership
Media Relations
AI-native systems development
Project Management
Team Management
Editorial Stewardship
Vendor Management

Location

U.S.

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8-10+ years

Salary/Compensations

$136,300 - $250,875 annually (U.S.)
$173,300 - $250,875 (California)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits programs

About the Company

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences.
Adobe’s industry-leading offerings 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.

Equal Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
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.
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
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.
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.