Dir, Product Management Business Applications

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 304,100; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an experienced Director of Product Management in San Jose, California, responsible for driving product and AI-first perspectives within the team. You will collaborate to develop scalable processes that emphasize business value outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience and a passion for mentorship. You will influence executive leadership while optimizing product management processes.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $210,000 to $304,100 annually, depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• 10+ years proven track record in software product management.
• Practical knowledge of B2C and B2B Routes-to-Market.
• Ability to lead and align partners across various levels.

Responsibilities

• Simplify processes and efficiently deliver business value.
• Instill product management standards and innovative roadmaps.
• Present to VP/Sr. Director level partners quarterly.

Skills

Software product management

Business development

Excellent communication skills

Mentoring

Learning new technologies

Education

MBA or Masters degree

Job description

The Opportunity

The Creativity & Productivity Business Capability, Design & Delivery team is looking for an experienced Director of Product Management, responsible for delivering business outcomes that matter, building trusted relationships, driving a meticulous product and AI-first perspective into the product management team, and simplifying processes in a matrixed organization. You will be able to articulate and influence at the executive level (VP, Senior Director) to effect meaningful business transformation and GenAI/Agentic AI innovation. You will collaborate with architecture and program management to rapidly conceptualize, prototype, validate, deploy and operate technical solutions. Making thoughtful trade‑offs to balance quality, value and schedule are foundational to the success of this role. Your research and analysis will help proactively identify and prioritize features in product and program roadmaps. You will build impactful arguments factoring in revenue, cost and organizational change, and will partner on the best implementation method and schedule while instilling a service and operations attitude. You’ll act as the technical forward‑thinking leader to develop and promote scalable processes with an emphasis on business value outcomes and efficiency. We expect you to lead by example, improve and optimize processes, address technical debt head‑on and encourage and promote self‑service platform features wherever possible.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Integrated Customer Experience (ICX) business unit to simplify processes and efficiently deliver business value.
• Own the effort to instill product management standards and a focused approach to building an innovative product roadmap bringing to bear strategic enterprise vendor partners such as Microsoft (Dynamics) and Amazon (Connect) as well as Adobe’s own Experience Platform and Experience Management solutions.
• Present to VP/Sr. Director level partners every quarter on product roadmap attainment and service management based on data and insight.
• Partner with Business Unit, Marketing Ops, Sales Ops, Revenue Ops and Legal Ops to understand end‑to‑end requirements and distill into a relevant, actionable roadmap.
• Identify talent development opportunities and drive an agenda of constant learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years proven track record in software product management and business development.
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken, and a consistent record to influence executive partners.
• MBA or Masters degree preferred.
• Practical knowledge of B2C and B2B Routes‑to‑Market, business processes, applications (Marketing, Sales, Quoting, Contracting as well as complex large‑scale integrations) and organizational structures that support enterprise, commercial and partner selling motions.
• Demonstrable ability to lead and align multiple partners across various levels of the organization and geographies.
• Passion for mentoring and growing product managers while fostering a focused product approach in everything we do across distributed North America and India teams.
• Intense curiosity and a sincere interest in learning new technologies, platforms, business processes.

Compensation and Benefits

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 $155,200 – $304,100 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 $210,000 – $304,100.

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.
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Legal Notice – It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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