Principal Product Manager – Data Platform & Developer Operations

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager for Data Platforms & Developer Operations to set strategy and improve reliability and scalability for Adobe Express and other product teams. This role is ideal for a technical product leader who excels in solving complex problems, collaborating across teams, and empowering developers.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the vision and strategy for our data platform, driving key projects to improve data accessibility and usability for collaborators.
• Drive improvements to data access and data quality standards, collaborating with Data Science to support data-led feature optimization for product teams.
• Identify and implement creative and productive uses of AI to help collaborators more effectively use data and to streamline operations.
• Work with engineering teams in the developer operations group to match priorities and improve scale and reliability, identifying vital areas for new infrastructure capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and operations leaders to advance projects aimed at expediting the release of features through a data-driven improvement approach.
• Translate business and product requirements into platform capabilities, ensuring they are intuitive, secure, and cost-efficient.
• Advocate for platform and data capabilities throughout the company by creating alignment with executives, product teams, and technical collaborators.

What Is Needed to Succeed

• 10+ years of industry experience, with expertise in data platforms, developer operations, or cloud infrastructure.
• Proven success defining and delivering platform capabilities that serve diverse product and engineering teams.
• Strong technical background, ideally with experience in one or more of: data pipelines, cloud platforms, containerization, observability, and automation.
• Shown capability to unite collaborators around a compelling vision and propel implementation in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to bridge technical detail and business impact.
• Emphasizing a customer-centric approach while considering internal collaborators, maintaining a balance between developer experience and enterprise-scale reliability and performance.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

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 $145,100 -- $273,200 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.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

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. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

 

Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email [email protected] or call (408) 536-3015.