Sr. Director Product - AI Platform

Company: Adobe Systems GmbH
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

JOB LEVELM70/P70EMPLOYEE ROLEPeople ManagerThe OpportunityFirefly is a new product, service, and collection of creative generative AI models coming to Adobe products that offers a new way to ideate, build, and scale content. It's a natural, exponential extension of the technology that Adobe has created over the past 40 years! At the heart of Firefly are our commercially safe generative AI models that are trained on hundreds of millions of visual contents owned or licensed by Adobe.We are hiring a Senior Director of Product Management to lead the Adobe AI platform, spanning Data, Inference, Training and Agentic modules. The platform includes Training, Data, Inference, and Agentic AI components. The ideal candidate is a top-notch AI/ML product management leader with experience building a world-class platform empowering applied AI/ML researchers and ML engineers to train and deliver best-in-class models.What you'll do

• Own the vision and strategy of the Adobe AI Platform as a self-serve Product to accelerate Adobe's Gen AI offerings to our customers. This leader will also help unify Adobe's strategic approach for these areas.
• Lead product for the AI platform, Agentic frameworks (AI agents), ML frameworks, and synthetic data
• Drive the prioritization of technical work together with engineering management and program management.
• Work closely with our researchers, applied scientists, platform engineers, product engineers, executive customers, and various teams to deliver a self-serve platform.
• Lead and mentor 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.
• Influence Adobe's investment and partnership with companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.What you'll need to succeed
  • Proven product management leadership experience of 10+ years, including leading highly versatile and complementary teams of product managers. An engineering background is highly desired.
  • Experience with Generative AI and Cloud platform technologies. Knowledge of how Hyperscaler (AWS, GCP) compute strategies and an understanding of research scientist data and training use case cycles.
  • Knowledge of inference engineering and how services and app team use cases work in this context.
  • Understanding of Agentic business strategies, how agents are different than APIs, and their business implication. Knowledge of A2A and MCP.
  • Proven excellence in customer insight, critical thinking, and product innovation.
  • Ability to lead and influence others through technical excellence and stellar execution.
  • Ability to act quickly and conclusively, possess self-confidence, be assertive, unafraid to make decisions.
  • Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or related technical areas is a plus, with equivalent experience considered.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 positionis $201,100 -- $429,100 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe 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 NoticeIf 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 NoticeIt 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.Internal OpportunitiesCreativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We're glad that you're pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!Put your best foot forward:1. Update your Resume/CV and - don't forget to include your uniquely 'Adobe' experiences and volunteer work.2. Visit the on Inside Adobe to learn more about the process and set up a job alert for roles you're interested in.3. Check out these to help you prep for interviews.4. If you are applying for a role outside of your current country, ensure you review the on Inside Adobe, including the impacts to your .Once you apply for a role via Workday, the Talent Team will reach out to you within 2 weeks. If you move into the official interview process with the hiring team, make sure you inform your manager so they can champion your career growth.At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you're looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the and explore the meaningful we offer.Adobe is proud to be anemployer. 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.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, emailor call (408) 536-3015.
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