Description
Frame.io is seeking a Principal Program Manager to lead the technical and cross-functional programs that connect Frame.io to the broader Adobe platform.
This role sits at the intersection of Frame.io product, engineering, product marketing management and the shared Adobe systems , identity, storage, pricing, entitlements, and other Unified Platform services , that Frame.io depends on to ship.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end program management for initiatives spanning Frame.io and Adobe platform teams, from planning through launch.
- Build and maintain the technical dependency map and schedules between Frame.io and underlying Adobe platform services; proactively surface conflicts, sequencing risks, and blocking dependencies before they become critical-path problems.
- Translate ambiguous, strategic goals into structured project plans with clear achievements, owners, and success criteria , and track execution against them in detail.
- Drive cross-organizational decisions and broker agreements among Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, Legal, Pricing Operations, Support, and Sales especially when priorities conflict.
- Lead proactive, executive-ready communication up, down, and across the organization , status updates, risk call-outs, decision, tailored to each audience.
- Identify risks and dependencies early and drive mitigation plans across multiple concurrent programs.
- Establish and evolve operating rhythms, planning processes, and governance that scale with program complexity.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to understand technical tradeoffs deeply enough to represent them accurately to non-technical partners, and vice versa.
- Manage change: adjust plans as scope, timelines, or partner commitments shift, and clearly communicate the impact.
- Mentor and support other program managers; contribute to program management practice and tooling across the team.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of program or technical program management experience, ideally spanning both product-facing and platform/infrastructure-facing work.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to understand and manage technical dependencies across systems , comfortable in conversations about APIs, service integrations, data flows, or platform architecture without being an engineer yourself.
- Experience with media, video, and/or experience integrating a product into a shared platform ecosystem.
- Proven track record driving alignment and decisions across multiple organizations, including partners you don't directly manage.
- Written and verbal communication skills that are outstanding; able to distill complex, multi-team programs into clear, concise updates for leadership.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to hold both strategic context and execution-level detail simultaneously.
- Skilled in change management, risk mitigation, and resolving ambiguity under time pressure.
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and standard program reporting tools.
- Track record of building repeatable program management practices, not just running individual projects.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits programs
- The opportunity to work on innovative platforms and tools
- A company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact