The opportunityAdobe Design is looking for a rare designer: a visionary, super senior Principal who can help shape how the world's leading organizations work with documents every day.
You will lead nd shape design strategy across a growing ecosystem of Adobe Acrobat surfaces, partnerships, and enterprise environments, while bringing the creative power of Adobe Express to everyday knowledge workers around the world. Document Cloud is Adobe's fastest growing cloud, reaching over 650 million monthly active users through products including Acrobat, Sign, Analyzer, and Scan. Our legacy of innovation speaks for itself: TIME's Best Invention two years running, and a Fast Company top 10 spot in Applied AI for 2026.
This is not a role for someone who needs the path clear before they start moving. It is for a designer who operates at the highest level of craft and strategy, thrives in ambiguity, brings rigor to big ideas, and can hold complex systems and the human moment at the same time.
If you are ready to influence how the world works at scale, and leave something lasting behind, we would love to meet you.
What you'll do- Lead the creation of expert-level concepts for future enterprise document workflows using generative AI.
- Develop and drive long-term strategies, aligning them with user needs and business objectives.
- Visualize ideas through sketches, storyboards, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.
- Actively research and develop new techniques using AI development tools like Cursor, Replit, and Claude Code.
Customer Centricity- Use customer feedback, research, and data to uncover insights and inform decisions.
- Bring genuine empathy to every experience, from IT administrators to power users to first-time adopters.
- Uphold inclusive, accessible, and respectful development practices.
Relationships, Community, and People- Invest in relationships with partners, collaborators, and users as a core part of your process.
- Facilitate design sprints and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and creators.
- Develop a clear perspective by listening and observing, turning insights into action.
- Present and develop communication strategies and concepts for senior executives and partners.
- Mentor and foster an inclusive environment that empowers designers to innovate.
- Co-define roadmaps and go-to-market strategy with Document Cloud PMs and PMMs, ensuring design influences product direction from inception.
- Translate Adobe's broader AI strategy into clear, distinctive document experiences tailored for enterprise personas in legal, finance, HR, and operations.
What you need to succeedMust-haves:- Proven background in developing solutions for enterprise software products.
- A related degree or 8+ years of equivalent experience in product development.
- Demonstrated UX and visual build excellence while creating, evangelizing and shipping strategic initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to build at the ecosystem level.
- Customer-centric build process.
- Curiosity about AI-powered tools for building and development.
- Experience working in close partnership with product management, engineering, and research.
- Confidence presenting at all organizational levels and superb storytelling skills when presenting to the C-suite.
- Proficiency with Figma and modern prototyping tools.
Nice-to-haves:- Deep experience working with generative AI-first experiences, LLM-based features, copilots, or agentic flows. Ideally, including document-related tools and/or experience at a SaaS AI native startup.
- Experience developing solutions for user acquisition, onboarding, or adoption within enterprise settings.
- Prior experience in creative agencies or enterprise teams using lean startup methodologies.
- Experience uniting a suite of disparate experiences into a cohesive, high-quality user journey.
Preferred Accessibility Design Skills:- Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.
- Familiarity with WCAG standards and testing for accessibility compliance.
- Certifications such as CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from IAAP are a plus.
How to applyPlease submit your resume and portfolio. We'd especially love to see:
- How your builds have been influenced by direct connection with enterprise customers and communities.
- How you've applied systems thinking to bring coherence to complex, distributed enterprise experiences.
- Where you've built strong networks across departments, and how that benefited the work.
- How you are currently engaging with or investigating AI tools such as Cursor, Replit, or Claude Code in your work.
- How you lead with empathy, partnership, and calm confidence through ambiguity.
- Where you have developed thoughtful, well-crafted UI for large-scale applications.
