Sr. Director, Product - Design tools
Summary
Senior Director of Product Management leading the strategic vision and roadmap for Adobe's Pro Design tools (Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) within Creative Cloud, driving innovation across customer experience, AI integration, and cross-functional product execution at a senior leadership level.
About the role
The Opportunity
This leader will be responsible for defining and implementing the strategic vision and innovative product roadmap transforming the industry while delivering exceptional customer experiences making Adobe’s Pro Design tools a core part of all creative workflows!
You will champion a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and approaches, revolutionizing the world of design and setting the gold standard for future products from Adobe and the Industry.
The successful candidate will coordinate all facets of product strategy, roadmap, and integrations within Creative Cloud for products and services they build. They will collaborate with engineering to innovate in all core areas related to the Pro Design portfolio. There will be a strong focus on understanding the market and competitors, identifying new opportunities for customer acquisition and retention, and using product-led growth and data-driven strategies.
You will bring a proven ability to deliver compelling user experiences, work effectively in a cross-organization, geographically distributed environment, and exercise leadership to make a profound impact through influence.
What you'll do
Define and lead the product vision and strategy for Adobe's award-winning Pro Design products, including Illustrator, InDesign etc.
Define and drive objectives and key results for transformational initiatives partnering with cross-functional category leadership to include design, product marketing, and engineering.
Articulate the vision in a way that resonates with diverse audiences, fostering a shared sense of purpose and direction. Foster an environment where employees are inspired to contribute to realizing the vision.
Understand our customers, the competitive landscape, and technical advancements deeply. Apply that understanding to identify risks and opportunities—breaking insights down into pragmatic actions.
Lead and build a team of high-impact product managers to bring the vision, roadmap and execution to fruition in long-lasting ways that reflect a deep sensitivity to customer needs.
Drive excellence in experience and execution—continually driving improvements that up-level how we work and what we deliver. .
Drive a robust software development process that is agile, predictable, and results oriented. Bring a combination of critical thinking and pragmatic delivery to yield the best short-term as well as long-term results.
Drive visibility, alignment, and communication with customers, partners, and executive stakeholders. Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives, ensuring a workplace that celebrates and respects differences.
What you'll need to succeed
Proven product management leadership experience of 10+ years, including leading highly versatile, agile, high-performing teams of product managers.
Demonstrated excellence in the areas of customer insight, critical thinking, and product innovation.
Track record of product roadmap definition and execution.
The inherently collaborative and leading personality that enables you to win the hearts and minds of your peers to implement a complex product roadmap.
Proven track record of deep partnership with engineering, product marketing, and design counterparts and working in a matrixed environment at scale, partnering across functions, business units, and geographies.
A sense of urgency and ability to act quickly and decisively, possessing self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position, and not afraid to make decisions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
Demonstrated success in driving positive cultural change.
Demonstrated success in fostering an environment where employees feel connected and motivated to collaborate.
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.
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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 $190,400 -- $397,250 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 $255,500 - $397,250
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.
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California:
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Massachusetts:
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Adobe is the global leader in creative and digital experience software. Its products — including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat — are used by millions of creatives, marketers, and enterprises. Adobe also powers Experience Cloud, a suite of AI-driven marketing and analytics tools serving Fortune 100 companies.