Principal Product Designer, Document Cloud

The opportunity

Adobe Design is looking for a visionary Principal Designer to join our Document Cloud team working at the forefront of how AI transforms the way people create collaborate and share documents. This role is embedded in the work defining Document Clouds AI-first future spanning Acrobat PDF and Student Spaces one of Adobes biggest AI-first bets and the broader incubation team where early-stage concepts become the next generation of Document Cloud experiences.

With more than 750 million monthly active users Adobe Document Cloud products (which include Adobe Acrobat Sign and Scan to name just a few) are ubiquitous in the lives and work of more than 600 million monthly active users. Document cloud also remains the fastest growing cloud in all of Adobe.

Document Cloud design team has a long and rich legacy while still being recognized for innovation year after year. We were recognized for TIMEs Best Inventions of 2023 with our work in Liquid Mode. And that legacy of visionary experiences continues with Acrobats AI Assistant was named one of TIMEs Best Inventions of 2024.

Do you thrive in ambiguity enjoy rallying diverse stakeholders and have a passion for strategic design thinking Are you ready to craft visionary concepts and influence senior leadership to invest in transformative ideas Join us to make a lasting impact on how the world works with documents.

What youll do

• Visionary Design Leadership: Craft high-quality expert-level concepts for the future of document workflows powered by generative AI and persuasively advocate for strategic pivots to achieve this vision.

• Strategic Innovation: Develop and drive long-term strategies proactively identifying uncharted business opportunities and aligning them with user needs.

• Rapid Prototyping: Visualize and prototype ideas through sketches storyboards high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes to push the boundaries of whats possible.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate design sprints and collaborate with product managers engineers researchers and designers across Adobes product lines to deliver cohesive experiences.

• User Advocacy: Use customer feedback research and data analytics to uncover insights and inform design decisions that delight users and solve complex problems.

• Executive Communication: Present design strategies and concepts to senior executives leveraging storytelling and data to inspire alignment and action.

What you need to succeed

• Experience: A related degree or 8 years of equivalent experience in product design with a proven track record of success.

• Technical Expertise: Proficiency with understanding AI capabilities Figma and other AI prototyping software and a skilled visual designer able to not only follow brand guidelines but uplevel them.

• Leadership Skills: Experience mentoring and fostering an inclusive environment that empowers designers to innovate and deliver impactful work.

• Communication Excellence: Confidence in presenting work at all organizational levels including the CEO and navigating ambiguity with clarity and purpose.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify new business opportunities advocate for changes in roadmaps and bridge design and business objectives.

• Collaboration: A history of working closely with cross-functional teams including product management engineering and research to bring ideas to life.

Nice-to-haves:

• Deep experience working with generative AI technologies or document-related tools.

• Prior experience in creative agencies or enterprise teams using lean startup methodologies.

• Experience working with a suite of disparate experiences and uniting them for a high quality user experience.

Preferred Accessibility Design Skills

• Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.

• Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design specifically testing comps wireframes and prototypes for accessibility standards.

• Accessibility certifications CPACC WAS CPWA or ADS from the IAAP preferred.

About Adobe Design

Adobe Design is the multidisciplinary global organization behind Adobe experiences. Our full-stack team includes design researchers design engineers experience designers brand designers content strategists and program managers dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences for Adobe users.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobes industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio Adobe Express Adobe Firefly Creative Cloud Adobe Experience Platform Adobe Experience Manager and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

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