Principal Engineering PM, AI Platform & Developer Tools

Adobe Inc.

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 192,000 - 277,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Adobe Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the ABX portfolio within the Adobe Unified Platform.

You will own the roadmap and partner with engineering leadership to define and deliver next-generation developer and builder tooling, with AI-enabled capabilities at the core. This role requires deep technical judgment, executive communication, and the ability to translate complex problems into clear, measurable plans.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of technical program management experience, including direct experience shipping AI/ML or GenAI-powered technologies
Proven zero-to-one product and program experience - comfortable building structure and process where little exists today
Strong track record of ownership, driving programs from ambiguity through to measurable outcomes
Systems thinking, with a solid understanding of how modern technology stacks and developer platforms fit together
Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to distill technical complexity into clear narratives for leadership
Bias toward action and a demonstrated ability to influence without authority across org layers
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and program reporting tools
Bonus: prior experience in AI platform development, developer platforming, or related infrastructure work

Responsibilities

Drive the roadmap and portfolio strategy for ABX, translating a broad, evolving mandate into a clear, sequenced set of programs
Align program strategy, operating model, and execution approach for a newly forming organization, establishing the structures that will scale as ABX grows
Partner with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to understand builder needs and pain points across the software lifecycle, and translate them into platform requirements
Evaluate and apply the latest AI and agentic offerings to build platforms and workflows that make builders across Adobe faster and more effective
Run governance and prioritization for the organization like resourcing calls, trade-off decisions, and program reviews across a multi-team portfolio
Partner deeply on technical direction alongside engineering, providing credible, hands-on input rather than coordination-only oversight
Anticipate risks and dependencies across systems and teams, and drive mitigation strategies at scale
Communicate and align stakeholders across Adobe, including executive-level updates on progress, risks, and trade-offs
Define and own the metrics for success with your partners, establishing the north star and supporting benchmarks
Build and codify repeatable program management practices and governance models that other parts of AUP can reuse
Mentor and guide other program managers as ABX scales within AUP