Principal Product Manager, Emerging Design Experiences

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$148,100–$282,100 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
20 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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This role $215k
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This role pays more than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $179,687–$242,162 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $215k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 277 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,100–$265,350 across 111 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, Emerging Design Experiences

As a Principal Product Manager, Emerging Design Experiences, you will join a team building a category-defining design product at the intersection of creativity and AI. You will be responsible for defining a new product category, sharpening the product thesis, and driving the roadmap from early development through general availability. Your daily work involves balancing product-market fit discovery with execution rigor while partnering with engineering, research, and marketing teams to conduct structured discovery and validation with pilot customers. You will identify target audiences, establish success metrics, and communicate the product narrative to executives. The role requires expertise in 0 to 1 product development for creator-facing tools and experience with AI-powered features. You must possess strong analytical skills, technical system fluency, and the ability to navigate ambiguous environments to solve complex problems regarding creative workflows and intelligent systems.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $222000 from 280 postings across 53 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define a new product category and sharpen the core product thesis.
  • Drive and evolve the product roadmap from early development through general availability.
  • Balance product-market fit discovery with rigorous execution in fast-paced environments.
  • Conduct structured discovery and validation with early users and pilot customers.
  • Identify initial target audiences and high-value use cases for the product.
  • Establish success metrics and evaluation frameworks to measure product performance.
  • Communicate the product narrative to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of product management experience including ownership from early concept through public launch and growth.
  • Demonstrated success in 0→1 product development.
  • Strong execution rigor in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Excellent product judgment for design-adjacent, creator-facing, or high-craft tools.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership and influence.
  • Comfort engaging with technical systems and collaborating deeply with engineering teams.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience building AI-powered products or features (preferred).

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