Director, Chief of Staff - Product Operations

Adobe seeks a Director of Staff to the Head of Product Management in San Francisco, onsite. This role focuses on establishing a disciplined operating rhythm, leadership cadence, execution visibility, cross-functional alignment, and executive enablement, while not owning product strategy or the roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Lead core Product leadership cadences, including staff meetings, leadership forums, planning touchpoints, and business reviews.
• Ensure agendas, pre-reads, decisions, and follow-ups are well-structured, efficient, and action-oriented.
• Maintain operating-system artifacts such as templates, trackers, decision logs, and readouts.
• Maintain a portfolio-level view of leadership priorities, dependencies, risks, and decisions.
• Proactively surface execution risks and propose options to unblock or re-sequence work.
• Develop and sustain dashboards that communicate delivery health, milestones, and key business indicators.
• Synthesize complex inputs into concise leadership insights and narratives.
• Act as connective tissue across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and GTM teams.
• Orchestrate readiness for high-visibility moments such as launches, reviews, and critical issues.
• Prepare executive-ready materials, talking points, and leadership updates.
• Serve as a proxy in selected forums to gather inputs and drive alignment.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR on planning inputs such as headcount tracking and operating readiness.

Requirements

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Chief of Staff, Product Operations, Business Operations, or Strategy & Operations roles.
• Proven ability to run senior leadership cadences and drive execution rigor.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive-level presence.
• High judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive information.
• Ability to influence without formal authority in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Comfort with metrics, dashboards, and operational insights.
• Experience working closely with Product Management and Engineering teams.
• Background in fast-moving product or platform environments.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits programs

What success looks like

• Leadership cadence is predictable, clear, and focused on making informed choices.
• Clear awareness of priorities, risks, and dependencies across the Product organization.
• Executive communications are crisp, consistent, and trusted by collaborators.
• The Head of Product Management is enabled to concentrate on vision, leadership, and external engagement.

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Expected Pay Range

• The U.S. pay range for this position is USD 153,200 to 299,700 per year. Pay within this range varies by location and may reflect job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• In California, the pay range is USD 207,000 to 299,700 per year.
• In Washington, the pay range is USD 188,900 to 273,500 per year.

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