Director Technical Program Management, AI

Adobe Inc.
United States, California, San Francisco
Apr 15, 2025
Our Company Changing 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! Adobe Creative Cloud is evolving with new creativity approaches. We need a Director of Engineering Program Management to lead AI programs, starting with AI agents in 2025. This is a high-impact individual contributor role within the Creative Product Group (CPG). You'll be at the center of Adobe's most strategic bets in AI, leading complex, cross-functional programs from incubation to scaled impact. You'll bring rigor, velocity, and alignment across product, engineering, research, and design while also helping shape the longer-term strategy for AI across Creative Cloud. This role is ideal for a seasoned program leader who can operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, and thrives in ambiguous, high-stakes environments. Key Responsibilities: Lead the end-to-end execution of Adobe's AI agents roadmap across key Creative Cloud products. Partner with Product, Engineering, and Research to drive clarity, prioritization, and delivery of high-complexity AI initiatives. Build and scale durable program infrastructure to support AI development across modalities (image, video, design, 3D, etc.). Serve as a connective tissue across teams-ensuring alignment of roadmaps, decisions, and experiments across orgs. Operationalize ethical and responsible AI development in partnership with legal, policy, and platform teams. Establish scalable processes and standard methodologies for cross-org AI execution to lay the foundation for future AI programs across CPG. What You'll Bring: 10-15+ years of experience in technical program management or product delivery, with a strong background leading cross-functional AI or platform programs. Strong proficiency in AI/ML concepts, including foundation models, LLMs, agents, and data/compute infrastructure. Outstanding program leadership skills-clear problem solver, systems operator, bias toward action, and calm under pressure. Experience driving 01 and 1n technical initiatives at scale in fast-paced environments. Ability to navigate ambiguity and build clarity through strong frameworks, documentation, and storytelling. Strong influence skills and executive presence-able to drive alignment without authority. BA/BS Degree required. Nice to Have: Familiarity with creative tools or workflows in design, video, imaging, or generative content. Experience partnering with Research or Responsible AI teams on experimental technologies. Technical background (CS or engineering degree preferred) with hands-on experience working with AI systems. 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 $171,900 -- $317,600 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 Ordinances Adobe 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 Notice If 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. 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