Senior Program Manager, Adobe

We are seeking an Adobe Senior Program Manager to lead client initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. In this role, you will serve as the primary point of contact across the project lifecycle, partnering closely with Adobe teams, clients, and external partners to align expectations, manage delivery, and drive successful outcomes. What You'll Do People: Serve as the primary liaison for clients, internal teams, and external partners such as Adobe, building strong stakeholder relationships, facilitating clear communication, and ensuring alignment on priorities, responsibilities, and deliverables. Process: Oversee project planning, scope management, timelines, governance, and resource coordination; manage day-to-day delivery activities including status tracking, administrative follow-up, change management, risk mitigation, and documentation of lessons learned. Financials: Support project forecasting and financial tracking, including budget oversight, resource planning, and reporting; monitor scope changes and proactively communicate impacts to timelines, effort, and cost. Work: Lead end-to-end delivery of client projects, ensuring effective execution, resolving issues promptly, coordinating across internal and external teams to manage dependencies, and maintaining project momentum. Who you are A builder – Process‑oriented, an innovator with a strong point of view, and someone who can marshal people and bring ideas together. Open and collaborative – Comfortable with ambiguity and a champion of team environments that encourage collaboration. Optimistic and resilient – Able to dig in and figure out how to work around problems, maintaining stamina and positivity. Ego‑less – Willing to wear necessary hats and adopt a team mindset for success. What You'll Need 7‑8+ years of experience in project management, client services, or delivery leadership; PMP and/or Agile certification preferred. Experience managing complex client projects in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment. Strong familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud, including AEM, AEP, AJO, and/or Workfront. Proven ability to manage scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, and project governance. Experience building documentation and status reporting. Demonstrated experience in financial forecasting and budget management. Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to solve problems proactively and navigate competing priorities. Experience leading teams and coordinating across internal and external partners. Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously. Open and available for up to 60% travel annually. Salary: $60,000—$140,000 USD, based on location, business needs, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package. We believe the best work happens when we’re together. We’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. #J-18808-Ljbffr VML South Africa