Sr. Director, Product - Design tools

The Opportunity This leader will be responsible for defining and implementing the strategic vision and innovative product roadmap transforming the industry while delivering exceptional customer experiences making Adobe’s Pro Design tools a core part of all creative workflows! You will champion a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and approaches, revolutionizing the world of design and setting the gold standard for future products from Adobe and the Industry. The successful candidate will coordinate all facets of product strategy, roadmap, and integrations within Creative Cloud for products and services they build. They will collaborate with engineering to innovate in all core areas related to the Pro Design portfolio. There will be a strong focus on understanding the market and competitors, identifying new opportunities for customer acquisition and retention, and using product-led growth and data-driven strategies. You will bring a proven ability to deliver compelling user experiences, work effectively in a cross-organization, geographically distributed environment, and exercise leadership to make a profound impact through influence. ## What you'll do - Define and lead the product vision and strategy for Adobe's award-winning Pro Design products, including Illustrator, InDesign etc. - Define and drive objectives and key results for transformational initiatives partnering with cross-functional category leadership to include design, product marketing, and engineering. - Articulate the vision in a way that resonates with diverse audiences, fostering a shared sense of purpose and direction. Foster an environment where employees are inspired to contribute to realizing the vision. - Understand our customers, the competitive landscape, and technical advancements deeply. Apply that understanding to identify risks and opportunities—breaking insights down into pragmatic actions. - Lead and build a team of high-impact product managers to bring the vision, roadmap and execution to fruition in long-lasting ways that reflect a deep sensitivity to customer needs. - Drive excellence in experience and execution—continually driving improvements that up-level how we work and what we deliver. - Drive a robust software development process that is agile, predictable, and results oriented. Bring a combination of critical thinking and pragmatic delivery to yield the best short-term as well as long-term results. - Drive visibility, alignment, and communication with customers, partners, and executive stakeholders. Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives, ensuring a workplace that celebrates and respects differences. ## What you'll need to succeed - Proven product management leadership experience of 10+ years, including leading highly versatile, agile, high-performing teams of product managers. - Demonstrated excellence in the areas of customer insight, critical thinking, and product innovation. - Track record of product roadmap definition and execution. - The inherently collaborative and leading personality that enables you to win the hearts and minds of your peers to implement a complex product roadmap. - Proven track record of deep partnership with engineering, product marketing, and design counterparts and working in a matrixed environment at scale, partnering across functions, business units, and geographies. - A sense of urgency and ability to act quickly and decisively, possessing self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position, and not afraid to make decisions. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. - Demonstrated success in driving positive cultural change. - Demonstrated success in fostering an environment where employees feel connected and motivated to collaborate.

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