Description
Adobe's Legal & Government Relations (LGR) group is seeking a strategic and innovative Senior Manager, Legal Operations.
This highly visible, cross-functional leadership role is responsible for overseeing outside counsel and vendor management, legal spend and financial operations, operational intelligence, and core business operations. Partnering closely with legal leadership, Finance, Procurement, and partners across Adobe, this leader will drive operational excellence, financial stewardship, and insight-based decision making.
Responsibilities
Outside Counsel, Vendor & Financial Management
- Manage Adobe's external counsel and legal vendor programs, including governance, performance oversight, billing adherence, fee structures, and cost efficiency.
- Own LGR financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, spend reporting, and financial controls.
- Partner with Finance and Procurement to improve cost efficiency, prioritization, and financial planning.
Operational Intelligence & Business Operations
- Build operational metrics, dashboards, reporting, and executive insights to promote data-driven decision making.
- Provide operational and financial insights that support long-term planning and leadership decision making.
AI, Innovation & Transformation
- Find opportunities to improve efficiency, decision making, and business outcomes through innovative operational practices and new technologies.
- Partner with Solutions Consulting to support transformation initiatives by providing operational context, data, governance, and value measurement.
Guide and Grow a High-Performing Team
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
- Establish clear priorities, goals, and operating rhythms that drive accountability, execution, and continuous improvement.
- Build organizational capability and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance.
Requirements
- Significant experience in Legal Operations, Business Operations, Finance, Consulting, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Deep expertise managing outside counsel programs, legal spend, vendor relationships, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Strong business and financial competence with the ability to translate data into actionable executive insights.
- Proven ability to lead multiple complex initiatives simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
- Outstanding communication, collaborative and positive attitude, and influencing skills.
- Track record of driving innovation, challenging the status quo, and delivering measurable business impact.
- Passion for AI, technology, and modernizing how organizations operate.
Expected Pay Range: The U.S. pay range for this position is $116,800 - $232,800 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.