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Principal Engineering Program Manager
Location: San Jose. CA
We are looking for a Principal Engineering Program Manager to lead complex, multi-org data and platform programs within the Adobe Unified Platform team. This role requires deep expertise of the data lifecycle, data platforms, and ETL/ELT ecosystems and strong critical thinking, and the ability to drive alignment, influence decisions, and deliver measurable business outcomes at scale.
What You’ll Do
- Own and lead large, complex, multi-team programs with significant business impact
- Define program strategy, operating model, and execution approach
- Foster alignment among Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data, and Business collaborators
- Establish clear program goals, success metrics, and outcome tracking mechanisms
- Oversee dependency management across multiple systems and teams
- Anticipate risks proactively and drive mitigation strategies at scale
- Influence product and technical decisions to optimize business outcomes
- Drive decision-making frameworks and reduce execution ambiguity
- Lead executive-level communication, including program updates, risks, and tradeoffs
- Optimize resource allocation and prioritization across competing initiatives
- Build and scale repeatable program management practices and governance models
- Leverage AI and data insights to improve program visibility, decision-making, and efficiency
- Mentor and guide junior Program managers(TPgM) and contribute to TPgM capability building
What You Need to Succeed
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10–15 years of program management experience in cloud/data platforms or related domains
- Deep understanding of end-to-end data lifecycle, including data platforms with strong expertise in ETL/ELT systems, coordinating data management, accuracy, and traceability
- Possess working knowledge of metrics, targets, data modeling, and data governance, quality, and lineage.
- Define success metrics (north star and supporting benchmarks) and align teams on hard-working goals.
- Proven ability to define and drive outcome-based programs with measurable impact
- Advanced experience with Agile methodologies and large-scale program execution
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and program reporting tools
- Strong familiarity with AI/ML concepts and AI-powered efficiency tools
- Outstanding collaborator management and executive communication skills
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and decision-making capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across org layers