Senior Product Design Manager, Brand Intelligence

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a design leader to drive the creation of AI-powered tools that ensure on-brand content. The successful candidate will lead a team and partner with Product and Engineering to shape innovative solutions that enhance brand governance.

With at least 5 years of experience in design leadership, the role requires strong storytelling abilities and a systems thinking approach to drive meaningful growth across Adobe's creative workflows. Join us in shaping the future!

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading design teams in complex organizations.
• Experience in AI/ML or enterprise platforms.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set the standard for design excellence and drive clarity.
• Lead and grow a team in AI-driven tools and brand intelligence.
• Partner with teams to define content generation futures.

Skills

Design leadership

AI/ML knowledge

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Adobe is building the future of Brand Intelligence - enterprise systems that enable content to be created instantly and stay true to brand, voice, and governance. This role leads design for a new class of AI-powered tools that help organizations create on-brand content at scale. It sits at the intersection of design, product, and engineering, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and FDE leadership. The work spans defining how brand knowledge is structured to shaping creation experiences where brand guidance is built directly into workflows. The goal: help global organizations move faster, stay consistent, and build trust in an AI-driven world.

What you’ll do

• Set the standard for design excellence. Drive clarity, quality, and impact across strategy and execution.
• Lead and grow a team working across brand intelligence, generative AI, and enterprise workflows. Foster strong thinking, fast iteration, and meaningful growth.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define the future of on-brand content generation. Turn ambiguity into direction. Align teams around outcomes that matter!
• Shape AI-assisted creation experiences so outputs remain controllable, explainable, and aligned with brand standards.
• Identify new opportunities where AI, creativity, and brand governance intersect—and turn them into clear strategies.
• Connect teams across Adobe to drive consistency at scale. Communicate vision and progress with clarity and influence!

What you need to succeed

• 5+ years leading design teams in complex, matrixed organizations.
• A track record of driving 0 to 1 work and navigating ambiguity, ideally in AI/ML or enterprise platforms.
• Strong systems thinking with experience designing platforms or scalable tools.
• Familiarity with creative workflows or brand systems such as content creation or asset management.
• Ability to move between strategy and execution with ease.
• Strength influencing cross-functional partners across Product and Engineering.
• Clear communicator and strong storyteller who makes complex ideas actionable.
• Commitment to building inclusive, high-performing teams and a culture of experimentation.

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