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Engineering Program Manager roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field. Australian citizens can secure U.S. positions without lottery risk, with visas renewable every two years for as long as you hold a qualifying role.
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We are looking for a Principal Engineering Program Manager to lead complex, multi-org data and platform programs within the Adobe Unified Platform team. This role requires deep expertise of the data lifecycle, data platforms, and ETL/ELT ecosystems and strong critical thinking, and the ability to drive alignment, influence decisions, and deliver measurable business outcomes at scale.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own and lead large, complex, multi-team programs with significant business impact
- Define program strategy, operating model, and execution approach
- Foster alignment among Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data, and Business collaborators
- Establish clear program goals, success metrics, and outcome tracking mechanisms
- Oversee dependency management across multiple systems and teams
- Anticipate risks proactively and drive mitigation strategies at scale
- Influence product and technical decisions to optimize business outcomes
- Drive decision-making frameworks and reduce execution ambiguity
- Lead executive-level communication, including program updates, risks, and tradeoffs
- Optimize resource allocation and prioritization across competing initiatives
- Build and scale repeatable program management practices and governance models
- Leverage AI and data insights to improve program visibility, decision-making, and efficiency
- Mentor and guide junior Program managers (TPgM) and contribute to TPgM capability building
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10–15+ years of program management experience in cloud/data platforms or related domains
- Deep understanding of end-to-end data lifecycle, including data platforms with strong expertise in ETL/ELT systems, coordinating data management, accuracy, and traceability
- Possess working knowledge of metrics, targets, data modeling, and data governance, quality, and lineage
- Define success metrics (north star and supporting benchmarks) and align teams on hard-working goals
- Proven ability to define and drive outcome-based programs with measurable impact
- Advanced experience with Agile methodologies and large-scale program execution
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and program reporting tools
- Strong familiarity with AI/ML concepts and AI-powered efficiency tools
- Outstanding collaborator management and executive communication skills
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and decision-making capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across org layers
ABOUT ADOBE
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
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 position is $146,300 -- $277,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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 $191,600 - $277,400.
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.
STATE-SPECIFIC NOTICES:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
INTRODUCTION
We are looking for a Principal Engineering Program Manager to lead complex, multi-org data and platform programs within the Adobe Unified Platform team. This role requires deep expertise of the data lifecycle, data platforms, and ETL/ELT ecosystems and strong critical thinking, and the ability to drive alignment, influence decisions, and deliver measurable business outcomes at scale.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own and lead large, complex, multi-team programs with significant business impact
- Define program strategy, operating model, and execution approach
- Foster alignment among Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data, and Business collaborators
- Establish clear program goals, success metrics, and outcome tracking mechanisms
- Oversee dependency management across multiple systems and teams
- Anticipate risks proactively and drive mitigation strategies at scale
- Influence product and technical decisions to optimize business outcomes
- Drive decision-making frameworks and reduce execution ambiguity
- Lead executive-level communication, including program updates, risks, and tradeoffs
- Optimize resource allocation and prioritization across competing initiatives
- Build and scale repeatable program management practices and governance models
- Leverage AI and data insights to improve program visibility, decision-making, and efficiency
- Mentor and guide junior Program managers (TPgM) and contribute to TPgM capability building
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10–15+ years of program management experience in cloud/data platforms or related domains
- Deep understanding of end-to-end data lifecycle, including data platforms with strong expertise in ETL/ELT systems, coordinating data management, accuracy, and traceability
- Possess working knowledge of metrics, targets, data modeling, and data governance, quality, and lineage
- Define success metrics (north star and supporting benchmarks) and align teams on hard-working goals
- Proven ability to define and drive outcome-based programs with measurable impact
- Advanced experience with Agile methodologies and large-scale program execution
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and program reporting tools
- Strong familiarity with AI/ML concepts and AI-powered efficiency tools
- Outstanding collaborator management and executive communication skills
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and decision-making capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across org layers
ABOUT ADOBE
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
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 position is $146,300 -- $277,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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 $191,600 - $277,400.
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.
STATE-SPECIFIC NOTICES:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Engineering Program Manager
Translate your credentials for U.S. recruiters
Australian engineering degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year bachelor's degrees, but have a credential evaluation letter ready from a NACES-approved body. Recruiters and DOL reviewers expect to see the equivalency documented, not assumed.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for companies that have filed LCAs for engineering or program management roles. Employers already familiar with the LCA process move faster and make fewer mistakes when sponsoring E-3 visa holders.
Distinguish E-3 sponsorship from H-1B when approaching employers
Many U.S. hiring managers assume Australian candidates need H-1B visa sponsorship and worry about the lottery. Clarify upfront that the E-3 requires no lottery, has a 10,500-slot annual allocation that has never been exhausted, and involves a simpler employer process.
Confirm your job description supports specialty occupation
The role must normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific technical discipline, not just prefer one. Program manager titles that lean heavily toward general business coordination rather than engineering oversight can draw LCA scrutiny, so verify the job duties align with a defined technical field.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage your paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end, from DOL certification through consulate appointment prep. This keeps your employer's workload minimal and reduces the risk of documentation errors that delay your start date.
Negotiate your start date around LCA certification timelines
The DOL typically certifies LCAs within seven business days, but consulate appointment slots at Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth can add two to six weeks. Build that window into your offer negotiation so your employer isn't pressuring you to start before your visa is stamped.
E-3 Visa Engineering Program Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Engineering Program Manager jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that include E-3 sponsorship. You can filter by job title and see which employers have a history of sponsoring Australian workers. Because the E-3 requires employer participation but no lottery, roles listed with E-3 sponsorship are genuinely actionable, not just aspirational postings.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Engineering Program Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, computer science, systems management, or a directly related technical field. Roles focused primarily on budget oversight or stakeholder communication without a defined technical degree requirement can face LCA challenges, so the job description should clearly tie responsibilities to engineering expertise.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Engineering Program Manager roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens but has no lottery, no annual cap issues, and a lower administrative burden for employers. H-1B registrations enter a random lottery with roughly a 25 to 30 percent selection rate for most applicants. For an Australian EPM candidate, the E-3 means a qualified employer can begin the process immediately after extending an offer, with no lottery risk and no multi-year wait.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as an Engineering Program Manager?
Yes, but you can't port your existing E-3 the way an H-1B holder can under portability rules. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll typically need a new visa stamp before starting. If you're already in the U.S., you can sometimes begin work after the new LCA is certified and a new I-94 is issued, but consult the specific timeline carefully with your filing service.