Principal Product Manager

Adobe

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

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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

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager

As a Principal Product Manager - Firefly Foundry Studio, you will join the team building a managed enterprise platform that unifies professional creative tools with customized Firefly Foundry models for Media & Entertainment production. You will own the end-to-end product roadmap, defining and prioritizing capabilities to integrate generative AI workflows into studio environments. Your daily responsibilities include driving quarterly planning with Engineering, Applied Science, and Product Design teams while managing trade-offs between model capability and enterprise governance. The role requires expertise in diffusion models, LoRA fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and inference pipelines. You will solve complex problems regarding production-scale generative AI for VFX, animation, and post-production workflows. Key technical competencies include experience with studio pipeline platforms like ShotGrid or AYON, as well as knowledge of content authenticity standards such as C2PA and security requirements like TPN.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $221750 from 282 postings across 51 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end product roadmap for Firefly Foundry Studio by aligning model capabilities with creative interfaces.
  • Define and prioritize product features to balance immediate enterprise needs with long-term platform vision.
  • Drive quarterly planning and execution cycles with Engineering, Applied Science, and Product Design teams.
  • Manage technical trade-offs between generative model performance, creative control, and enterprise governance requirements.
  • Establish success metrics and evaluation frameworks for adoption, generation quality, and workflow efficiency.
  • Partner with Creative Technologists to design and deploy customized workflows for media and entertainment customers.
  • Represent the product team at executive reviews, industry events, and partner forums.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of product management experience required.
  • At least 5 years of experience shipping software products for creative professionals or media production workflows.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Generative AI products, platforms, or related technical pipelines.
  • Deep domain knowledge of VFX, animation, or post-production pipelines including compositing and editorial workflows.
  • Technical competence in GenAI concepts such as diffusion models, LoRA/fine-tuning, and prompt engineering.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, multi-team initiatives in a matrixed organization without direct authority.
  • Experience with studio pipeline platforms like ShotGrid/Flow, AYON, or ftrack (preferred).
  • Familiarity with content authenticity standards and studio security requirements (preferred); MBA or advanced technical degree (preferred).

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