Adobe Inc.

Principal Business & Program Operations, Firefly Foundry

Adobe Inc.$171K — $248K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, or sales operations, preferably in enterprise SaaS or creative industries.
  • Strong understanding of deal and pipeline dynamics with experience in pre-sales or technical sales support.
  • Proactive self-starter with strong priority management capabilities in fast-paced environments.
  • Collaborative team player who effectively builds relationships across various departments.
  • Familiarity with CRM systems and business intelligence reporting tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences, including executives.
  • Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on ownership and accountability.
  • Understanding of generative AI and marketing workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational cadences and reviews to enhance accountability and execution in pre-sales processes.
  • Drive clarity on strategic business priorities and success metrics through detailed tracking.
  • Coordinate internal and external resources to manage new business opportunities with key stakeholders.
  • Facilitate smooth customer pipeline progression with effective communication across teams.
  • Collaborate to create impactful onboarding and customer-facing materials for sales teams.
  • Provide analytics and reporting insights for internal and client meetings.
  • Advise leadership on operational efficiency, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
  • Ensure seamless transitions and outcomes for customers through aligned teamwork.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for internal mobility across Adobe.
  • Exposure to innovative projects in the generative AI space.
  • Flexible work arrangements, including travel.
  • Access to comprehensive benefits and well-being programs.
  • Support for professional development and continuous learning.
Full Job Description

The Opportunity

Adobe Firefly Foundry is among Adobe's fastest-growing enterprise GenAI ventures and we are building scaled infrastructure to match the opportunity.

This role is the operational backbone of the Firefly Foundry pre-sales organization. We are looking for an operations leader who thrives in 0-to-1 environments, moves with urgency, and builds the systems and rhythms that allow a high-performing field team to execute at scale. You will work closely with Firefly Foundry Field CTOs, Growth Directors, Creative Technologists, Solution Consultants, and cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and GTM to keep complex, multi-stakeholder customer engagements on track and moving forward.

You operate with a founding team mentality. You have strong instincts for deal and pipeline dynamics. You build the operational foundation before anyone tells you it's missing. The path is not always clear. You are unafraid to build the road.

What You'll Do

  • Lead operational cadences & reviews that drive Firefly Foundry pre-sales accountability, impact, and execution
  • Drive clarity on business priorities, strategic roadmaps, and execution plans through rigorous tracking of goals, timelines, and success metrics
  • Own new business and customer opportunities where Firefly Foundry Field CTOs / VP are participating by coordinating internal and external research and preparation with account teams.
  • Drive consistent delivery of customer pipeline progression through clear communication and coordination across pre-sales and post-sales teams.
  • Collaborate with GTM, Product Marketing, Sales Operations, and Field Enablement to deliver onboarding, enablement, and customer-facing materials that land with clarity and impact.
  • Prepare analytics, reporting insights, and executive-ready narratives for internal reviews and external customer engagements.
  • Serve as a trusted operational and strategic advisor to Firefly Foundry and C&P leadership by surfacing what's working, what isn't, and what needs to change before it becomes a problem.
  • Ensure seamless customer outcomes through tight handoffs and alignment across account teams, Solution Consultants, Creative Technologists, and Product Delivery.

What You Need to Succeed

  • 10+ years in business operations, strategy, sales operations, or related fields. Preferred experience in enterprise SaaS, highly matrixed organizations, and creative & marketing industries.
  • Strong instincts for deal and pipeline dynamics, with experience supporting pre-sales or technical sales organizations.
  • Proactive and self-starting, with the ability to manage priorities, deliverables, and dependencies with accuracy and urgency in a fast-paced environment.
  • Low ego, highly collaborative, and effective at building relationships across sales, product, engineering, and operations.
  • Familiarity with CRM systems, reporting tools, and business intelligence platforms.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills that resonate with field, customers and executives.
  • Build-the-future mindset and around-the-corner thinking.
  • Familiarity with generative AI, creative and marketing workflows, and use of tools in everyday work
  • Maniacal attention to detail and extreme ownership.
  • Flexibility to travel as needed (approximately 25% of the month).

Expected Pay Range:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $133,400 -- $248,400 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $171,600 - $248,400 In New York, the pay range for this position is $171,600 - $248,400

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

About Adobe Inc.

The Omniture product suite provides an integrated set of services: advanced web analytics and segmentation (SiteCatalyst, Discover and Data Warehouse), search marketing (SearchCenter), optimization (Advanced Testing and Targeting -- Offermatica and TouchClarity), and the marketing integration platform (Genesis). They also have an iPhone application that allows customers to sign into their Omniture account and view statistics from anywhere.

Adobe Inc. Careers

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Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1982
5 Year Trend
+21.9%
Revenue
$12.8 billion
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