Sr. Eng Manager, Creative & GenAI Enterprise at Adobe Systems
San Jose, CA 95101
About the Job
Our CompanyChanging 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 Opportunity We are the market leader in software products and services for the creative & marketing ecosystem with Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, Express, Firefly and Experience Cloud. Adobe has made industry-leading progress in addressing the enterprise need for new, scalable ways to create ideas and assets with genAI-infused workflows and products
Adobe Digital Media’s recent launch of genAI-powered products for enterprises including Firefly Services (APIs), Firefly Custom Models, Object Composites, Style Kits and unique AI features within flagship products like Adobe Photoshop, Express and Illustrator.We're looking for an outstanding Sr
Eng Manager, Creative & GenAI Enterprise to lead the development, planning and delivery of products that span genAI features & products, creative workflows, APIs & shims, customization of GenAI Firefly models, etc
Reporting to the VP, Creative Enterprise, a successful engineering leader will thrive in a “start-up” 0-1 environment, embrace extreme customer orientation, be passionate about delivering delightful, scaled creative production experiences, flexibly execute while utilizing repeatable engineering process, and deliver on-time and with quality.What you’ll doLead engineering strategy, management, and execution.Partner closely with product management, design, technical program management, and customer functions (pre-sales, post-sales)Define a clear & committed product engineering roadmap.Establish key engineering processes, hygiene, backlog management.Drive objectives and key results to measure the success.Spot risks, find opportunities, articulate implications, translate insight into fast-cycle actionContinuously learn and confirm/adjust decision-making using data-driven insightsLean into “customer engineering” for alpha/research and frequently interact with customers to deeply understand customer context (e.g., alpha research, sales, customer success, prototyping) Technically evaluate creative enterprise product and workflow prototypes using knowledge of creative production, Adobe APIs, external APIs, and customer needsPresent to Digital Media and Adobe leadership on new innovations, progress, landscapesWhat you will need to succeed10+ years of demonstrated engineering management leadership in fast-moving, technically oriented environment.Experience in creative workflows, API/developer experience, GenAI /ML, enterprise softwareProven experience in a ‘start-up’ or ‘0 > 1’ scaling environment; Founder-mentalityExtreme passion for solving customer problemsExcellent “connector” of people, ideas, activityOutstanding analytic, problem-solving and communication skills.Ability to context switch across products, projects, and customersWork across other internal engineering and research teams to imagine and build prototypes using existing and new available technologies.Ability to working autonomously, manage through influence and deliver on-time with qualityOur 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 $153,300 -- $301,100 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.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.Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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
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 Opportunity We are the market leader in software products and services for the creative & marketing ecosystem with Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, Express, Firefly and Experience Cloud. Adobe has made industry-leading progress in addressing the enterprise need for new, scalable ways to create ideas and assets with genAI-infused workflows and products
Adobe Digital Media’s recent launch of genAI-powered products for enterprises including Firefly Services (APIs), Firefly Custom Models, Object Composites, Style Kits and unique AI features within flagship products like Adobe Photoshop, Express and Illustrator.We're looking for an outstanding Sr
Eng Manager, Creative & GenAI Enterprise to lead the development, planning and delivery of products that span genAI features & products, creative workflows, APIs & shims, customization of GenAI Firefly models, etc
Reporting to the VP, Creative Enterprise, a successful engineering leader will thrive in a “start-up” 0-1 environment, embrace extreme customer orientation, be passionate about delivering delightful, scaled creative production experiences, flexibly execute while utilizing repeatable engineering process, and deliver on-time and with quality.What you’ll doLead engineering strategy, management, and execution.Partner closely with product management, design, technical program management, and customer functions (pre-sales, post-sales)Define a clear & committed product engineering roadmap.Establish key engineering processes, hygiene, backlog management.Drive objectives and key results to measure the success.Spot risks, find opportunities, articulate implications, translate insight into fast-cycle actionContinuously learn and confirm/adjust decision-making using data-driven insightsLean into “customer engineering” for alpha/research and frequently interact with customers to deeply understand customer context (e.g., alpha research, sales, customer success, prototyping) Technically evaluate creative enterprise product and workflow prototypes using knowledge of creative production, Adobe APIs, external APIs, and customer needsPresent to Digital Media and Adobe leadership on new innovations, progress, landscapesWhat you will need to succeed10+ years of demonstrated engineering management leadership in fast-moving, technically oriented environment.Experience in creative workflows, API/developer experience, GenAI /ML, enterprise softwareProven experience in a ‘start-up’ or ‘0 > 1’ scaling environment; Founder-mentalityExtreme passion for solving customer problemsExcellent “connector” of people, ideas, activityOutstanding analytic, problem-solving and communication skills.Ability to context switch across products, projects, and customersWork across other internal engineering and research teams to imagine and build prototypes using existing and new available technologies.Ability to working autonomously, manage through influence and deliver on-time with qualityOur 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 $153,300 -- $301,100 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.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.Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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 (408) 536-3015
.Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.SummaryLocation: San Jose; San Francisco; Seattle; New YorkType: Full time 