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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! Adobe Research is a forward-looking technology research and development organization. We are a team of elite research scientists and engineers who explore, develop, and deliver breakthrough technology innovations for Adobe's products. Many Adobe product-defining features and technologies are developed in Adobe Research! The Sr. Engineering Program Manager will oversee and manage all interactions between Adobe Research and the Digital Imaging organization, responsible for the development of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. This person will ensure that both organizations align on short-term and long-term research investment strategies. They will oversee and closely monitor a portfolio of research projects, shepherding them to successful adoption by Adobe's products. They will establish, maintain, and publicize core metrics related to successful technology transfers and their associated resource investments. They will alert the Research and Product leadership teams when needed to help ensure successful technology transfers. What You Will Do Oversee, manage, and maintain the relations between Research and a Product organization, from strategy to tactical execution. Drive the establishment of a joint innovation strategy, objectives, key results, and success metrics, in collaboration with Product and Research leadership. Manage a portfolio of research projects and their associated resource allocations, diving deeper into those requiring additional technical project management, so that the desired outcomes are achieved. Implement and manage a cadence of Product/Research reviews, including strategic priorities reviews, and tactical execution reviews of progress against objectives. Establish and influence adoption of a research project portfolio prioritization methodology and implement processes and tools to support it. Establish feedback and metrics systems to assess the value of Research technologies to Product end users, and to assess the Product team satisfaction with the Research partnership. Leverage in depth technical knowledge to understand issues, identify their root causes, determine alternative solutions, and evaluate them. What You Will Need to Succeed A bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field is required. Significant prior experience in customer-facing roles, project / program management, product management, and working in a technology or research organization. Experience in expertly managing a portfolio of projects (10 or more). Exceptional ability to work at both the strategic and tactical levels, and to deliver desired outcomes despite obstacles. Experience defining, implementing, and optimally executing high-visibility initiatives in a constantly evolving environment. Passion for problem solving and ability to think through problems creatively and systematically, and to identify and evaluate alternative solutions. Ability to influence executives, senior leaders, and decision makers, and to gain alignment without direct authority, leveraging data and storytelling. Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills, resulting in effective and timely