Director, Firefly Foundry Growth

The Opportunity

We’re the market leader in software products and services that power the world’s creative, document, and marketing ecosystems — from Creative Cloud and Document Cloud to Firefly, Express, and Experience Cloud. Over 85% of the Fortune 2000 rely on Adobe to fuel creativity, collaboration, and transformation.

As AI reshapes the creative and media landscape, Adobe stands at the intersection of creativity, marketing, and artificial intelligence — making us a trusted partner to CEOs, CMOs, CTOs, Studio executives, key talent and known directors as well as the next generation of creative and business leaders.

We are looking for an incredible individual to drive thought leadership, innovation, and commercial partnerships that inspire and accelerate enterprise adoption of GenAI in creativity, film and enterprises.

We’re looking for a rare hybrid — a technically fluent creative leader with deep roots in filmmaking, Hollywood, YouTube, or digital storytelling — who knows how to bridge art and technology to open doors, build partnerships, and create momentum in the market.

This person will be equal parts technologist, storyteller, and dealmaker — passionate about shaping the future of creativity, and skilled at translating innovation into business impact.

A successful candidate will have the technical AI chops to be respected by our eng and researchers, strong c-level relationship building skills, an ability to rally internal cross-functional partners and a founder mentality.

What You’ll Do

Ignite new business and partnerships: Lead Firefly Foundry engagements from concept to commercial deal, collaborating with Adobe’s enterprise sales and creative leadership teams.

Bridge creative vision with technology: Translate the needs of filmmakers, studios, creators, and brands into Firefly Foundry use cases that showcase “the art of the possible.”

Shape Adobe’s role in the entertainment and creator ecosystem: Build trusted relationships across studios, media companies, YouTube creators, agencies, and enterprise partners.

Advise and evangelize: Serve as a GenAI authority and creative industry leader with vision — presenting at customer meetings, partner events, and major conferences.

Collaborate across the enterprise: Work closely with Adobe Research, Firefly engineering, marketing, and product teams to test, validate, and influence future product directions.

Be hands-on: Prototype creative solutions, demo Firefly APIs and integrations, and bring ideas to life with tangible visual and storytelling proof points.

What you'll need to succeed

• 10+ years of experience across creative technology, media, entertainment, or enterprise partnerships.
• A strong mix of technical fluency (AI, creative tools, APIs, cloud platforms) and creative depth (film, video, digital storytelling, YouTube, or content production).
• Proven success launching or scaling products or experiences — ideally in a startup, 0→1, or innovation lab environment.
• A network in the entertainment and creator ecosystem — and the confidence to navigate C-suite, studio, and creator conversations.
• Entrepreneurial outlook: a “player-coach” who rolls up their sleeves and thrives in ambiguity.
• High EQ, low ego, and a natural ability to connect teams, ideas, and opportunities.
• Comfort operating as both strategist and creative technologist, who can drive both impact and storytelling.
• Great teammate (roll up your sleeves, adaptable work style, lead via influence, excellent “connector”)

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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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 $185,900 -- $328,925 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 $227,200 - $328,925
In New York, the pay range for this position is $227,200 - $328,925


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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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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