Director of Product Management, Media Generation

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead the Media Generation product group. You will own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Media Generation and serve as the product leader across a matrixed organization spanning engineering, AI research, design, user research, product marketing, and go to market teams. You’ll work closely with our internal team and external partners, the leading Generative AI companies to shape joint product experiences that lead the market and work quickly to implement the latest models in short timeframes to ensure Adobe’s customers have the best models available.

This role is a rare opportunity to shape a new, AI first product at global scale. You will help define the next generation of creative tooling, work closely with customers, and help Studio become an essential creative surface for the next generation of artists, designers, and creative technologists!

What You’ll Do

·      Define and own the long-term product vision, articulating how creators concept, generate, iterate, and produce their work

·      Lead the Media Generation product roadmap by identifying high impact opportunities, prioritizing features, defining success metrics, and supporting end to end delivery. 

·      Build creator first workflows that feel powerful, expressive, and intuitive for artists, designers, and technical creatives. 

·      Partner closely with engineering, AI research, design, user research, and platform teams to deliver a cohesive, scalable product experience. 

·      Manage fast moving, agentic product development efforts with cross functional teams

·      Manage and implement fast moving features at scale in close collaboration with the industry’s leading Generative AI partners so Adobe always has the best model available to our customers.

·      Translate complex AI systems and abstractions into clear, usable product experiences that work across a wide range of creator skill levels. 

·      Drive rapid iteration through prototyping, experimentation, and direct engagement with creators. 

·      Help how Media Generation fits into Adobe’s broader AI platform strategy and Creative Cloud ecosystem. 

·      Share the product vision inside and outside Adobe, gathering feedback from customers, partners, and internal teams to guide product direction. 

·      Build, lead, and mentor a high performing team of product managers by setting a high bar for product craft, ownership, and execution. 

What’s Needed for Success

·      10+ years of product management experience, including leadership of complex, multi surface products. 

·      A deep understanding of generative and assistive ai technologies

·      Proven experience building products for creators, artists, designers, or creative technologists. 

·      Experience leading product in a matrixed organization and influencing across engineering, design, research, and go to market teams. 

·      Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, zero to one ideas and turn them into shipped, scaled products. 

·      Demonstrated ability to lead teams implementing new partner technology at fast turns in a dynamic market environment

·      Strong product judgment and systems thinking, with comfort working at the intersection of UX, technical architecture, and AI capabilities. 

·      A builder’s mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and learning through shipping. 

·      Strong communication skills and ability to align senior leaders and cross functional partners around a clear product narrative. 

·      Experience with AI powered products, developer platforms, or visual or graph-based tools is a strong plus. 

·      Bachelor’s degree required with a preference for Computer Science or Product Design. Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.

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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

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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 $172,400 -- $334,500 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 $231,000 - $334,500


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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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