Director, Engineering Operations (Chief of Staff to VP of Engineering, Adobe Express)

Job description

The Opportunity

This role exists to make sure Engineering actually delivers on what matters.

The Director, Engineering Operations is a force multiplier to the VP of Engineering, Adobe Express—driving alignment across leaders, forcing decisions when things stall, and ensuring cross-cutting initiatives land.

If priorities are unclear, you surface and resolve it. If decisions are lingering, you push them to closure. If execution drifts, you bring it back on track. This is not a coordination role. You will work directly with senior engineering leaders, challenge assumptions, and drive outcomes without formal authority.

What You’ll Do

Drive Cross-Org Execution

• Drive progress on the most critical, cross-cutting Engineering initiatives (platform migrations, reliability, AI/agentic systems, infra transformations, org-wide process changes).
• Maintain a clear view of priorities, dependencies, and risks across pillars—and continuously pressure-test alignment.
• Identify where work is misaligned to top priorities and force tradeoff conversations.

Force Decisions & Closure

• Ensure leadership discussions result in decisions—not open threads.
• Drive clear ownership, timelines, and follow-through on every major action.
• Relentlessly close loops. Nothing should sit unresolved across staff or leadership forums.

Leadership Cadence (Run It Like an Operating System)

• Own Engineering leadership cadence (staff, reviews, offsites) with a focus on signal, decisions, and outcomes.
• Cut noise. Drive structured discussions with clear inputs and outputs.
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