Full Job Description
As Senior Director of Engineering, you will lead engineering strategy and execution across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and theplatform, helping shape the future of professional video creation. You will partner closely across Product, Design, Research, and Platform Engineering to accelerate innovation, modernize core technologies, and deliver intelligent experiences that delight millions of creators around the world.
This is a highly visible leadership role supporting one of Adobe's most strategic product portfolios. Success requires building high-performing teams, influencing across a complex matrixed organization, and driving technical and organizational excellence at scale.
You will partner closely with leaders across Product Management, Design, Applied Research, Firefly AI, Creative Cloud, and Engineering to define and deliver the future of Adobe's video, motion graphics, and creative technology platform.
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader with strong technical judgment, operational rigor, anda track recordof deliveringcreativeproductsthrough major technology shifts. The ideal candidate has modernized mature architectures, scaled organizations, and integrated AI into customerexperiencesatglobal scale.
WhatYouDo
DefineanddrivetheengineeringstrategyforDVAacross. LeadthenextgenerationofAI-nativeandagent-basedcreativeexperiences.
Integrate generative AI, intelligent agents, and multimodal workflows into creator experiencesinpartnershipwithAdobeAIResearchandFireflyteams.
Leadengineeringexecutionandadvanceextensibilityframeworks,developerexperiences,andAI-powered workflows while delivering seamless experiences across devices and creativesurfaces.
Drive the technology strategy for Adobe's Digital Video & Audio portfolio, accelerating AI-powered experiences across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and theplatform. Modernize core video andrenderingtechnologies, cloud services, collaboration capabilities, extensibility frameworks, and shared platform infrastructure while balancing architectural transformation with continuous product delivery.
Buildanddevelopahigh performing globalengineeringorganizationresponsibleforperformance,scalability,reliability,andoperationalrigor. Fosteraccountability,technicalexcellence, innovation, and strong execution while partnering across Adobe to align strategy,priorities,andplatformdirection.
RepresentAdobeexternallythroughexecutiveengagement,technicalleadership,anda clearvisionforshapingthenexteraofcreativity.
WhatYou'llNeedtoSucceed
Demonstrated ownership of business outcomes that delivered double-digit growth.Experience expanding product value and adoption among new and emerging creators,withastrongfocusonactivation,retention,andbusinessimpact.
15+yearsofsoftwareengineeringexperiencebuildingandshippingproductswitha worldwide reach. Experience leading large distributed engineering organizationsresponsibleforcomplex,business-criticalplatformsincluding large-scale desktop applications and cross-platform experiences used by millions of creators.
ProvenexperienceintegratingAIandmachinelearningtechnologiestoenhancecustomer experiences, including generative AI, large language models, agent-basedworkflows, orchestration frameworks, inference systems, and multimodal experiences.
Demonstratedsuccess inmodernizing platforms and leading large-scale AI adoption initiatives across mature engineering organizations and codebases. Experience improving engineering productivity through AI-assisted development and modern delivery practices.
Strong technical depth across native applications, cloud-connected platforms, distributedsystems,web,mobile,AIinfrastructure,anddeveloperecosystems.
Deep understanding of scalability, reliability, performance optimization, platformarchitecture, and operational excellence. Experience supporting globally distributedproducts and services used at large scale.
Passionforcreativitytoolsandastrongunderstandingofcreatorworkflows,imaging technologies, graphics systems, extensibility, security, compliance, and enterprise requirements.
Provenabilitytobuildanddevelopleadershipteamsacrossdirectors,managers,architects, and engineers. Experience driving alignment across executive collaboratorsandpartneringwithorganizationssuchasPremiere,Illustrator,andFireflytodeliver connected creative workflows.
Exceptional communication, organizational leadership, and influence skills. Ability toinspireteams,shapestrategy,andleadsignificantorganizationalchange.
