Program Manager (Vendor Risk Management Office)

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.

The challenge

The Vendor Risk Management Office (VRMO) is a new organization within Adobe, and we are hiring talented exceptional people to staff this new team. Adobe’s VRMO will be at the forefront of this new risk management effort and will be seen as an industry-leading function within a 2-3-year period. The VRMO Program Manager position is a global role and will be responsible for identifying, managing and controlling risk across the 1000’s of suppliers that make up Adobe’s more than $3 billion dollar annual spend.

The Program Manager will be in a truly unique position working directly with the VRMO Director to create, deliver and execute on tools, systems and processes to manage vendor risk. Technology will be at the forefront of the VRMO utilizing 3rd party solutions and in-house systems and processes to ensure Adobe is protected from 3rd party risk. The VRMO program manager will partner with many internal functional teams such as Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Contingent Workforce, Finance and various business units as the function evolves.

The Program Manager will be the ‘Point of Contact’ for Adobe’s 3rd party onboarding platform as the VRMO leverage that resource to deliver on goals as we transform the way risk is managed globally across Adobe’s supply base. This Program manager role will be core to the evolution of the VRMO, which industry wise is fast becoming a ‘must have’ organization within larger multi-nationals.

What you’ll do

• Daily point of contact for Adobe’s 3rd party solution, as the VRMO evolve and Adobe grows.
• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the VRMO
• Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the VRMO
• Identify scaling and efficiency opportunities via a continuous improvement methodology for Adobe and the VRMO focusing on process improvements while leveraging AI and BOT technologies.
• Developing an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Works towards delivering results in areas such as, closing audit gaps, customer satisfaction, internal team commitment deliverables, 3rd party contract commitments, risk mitigation plans by deploying risk profiling structure across Adobe’s global supplier footprint of approximately 10,500 vendors.
• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure VRMO goals are achieved.
• Merger & Acquisition point of contact for the VRMO as and when they occur.
• Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
• Implementing data analytics dashboards to facilitate transparency, efficiencies and decision making for senior executives all the way down to functional individual contributors.
• Analyzing program risks.
• Working on strategy with the internal functional groups, BU’s and the 3rd party onboarding vendor
• Make an impact with our senior management, RAAS (internal Audit) team and partner risk groups within Adobe

What you need to succeed

• Master degree in business or related field.
• Proven experience in program management or change management
• Proven stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Ability to work under ambiguous situations & under your own direction
• Flexible working day due to the global nature of the role
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Procurement and Supplier Management desired/preferred

Get to know the team

Adobe’s Finance, Operations and Corporate Development Organization

The Finance, Operations and Corporate Development organization is responsible for Adobe's global worldwide finance, operations and corporate development activities. This organization leads financial planning, accounting and operations, as well as treasury activities. It ensures the company meets financial regulatory requirements, enables an efficient global supply chain, and communicates with the investment community. It also partners with Adobe’s leadership and Business Units to develop and execute on key strategic initiatives that drive the company’s growth.

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