Director of Engineering - Content & Operations
Director of Engineering - Content & Operations
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$ 179300 - 354600
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Job Description
Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
Were 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
Adobe is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Engineering for Content and Operationsto lead the technical strategy and execution for the next generation of content platforms shaping how we source deliver and scale content for our creative products . This is a pivotal role bridging content innovation with engineering execution enabling Adobe Stock Express and Firefly to thrive in the AI-powered content addition to leading content platform development you will be accountable for the day-to-day operations and securityof CCM Organizationensuring performance reliability and availability for Adobe Stock Behance and Content.
Youll lead a global engineering organization partnering closely with content strategy product and business teams to build scalable intelligent systems that power content discovery sourcing and delivery across Adobes ecosystem. Youll be instrumental in evolving our platform architecture integrating AI capabilities and ensuring high-quality performant systems that fuel content acquisition processing and delivery experience. Youll oversee complex systems that support contributor onboarding asset submission metadata enrichment and high-volume payouts with strong emphasis on security fraud detection and operational reliability. Our platform handles millions of new assets each week and your leadership will be key in scaling it to meet growing demand.
Were looking for a senior engineering leader with deep experience in content ecosystems cloud platforms and AI-driven workflowssomeone who blends technical rigor with strategic vision and thrives in a cross-functional environment.
What Youll Do
- Define and lead the engineering strategy for content platforms supporting Adobe Stock Express Firefly and related products.
- Work with architects to scale content infrastructure that enables diverse high-quality assets across modalities (e.g. images video 3D audio).
- Partner with Content Strategy and Product teams to drive platform capabilities supporting business model transformation data governance content monetization and AI integration.
- Oversee operations security and compliance across Content Adobe Stock and Behance.
- Drive engineering excellence in reliability scalability and performance.
- Lead and grow a distributed team of engineers and managers fostering a high-performance culture grounded in innovation accountability and cross-functional collaboration.
- Champion AI-driven engineering approaches for more automated workflows in our content pipeline.
- Represent engineering in cross-functional executive forums helping align technical execution with strategic priorities.
What You Need to Succeed
- 12 years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years in engineering director role managing large globally distributed teams.
- Proven success delivering scalable cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS).
- Experience building and operating large-scale content platforms digital marketplaces or media systems with rich metadata and search capabilities.
- Strong understanding of AI and ML workflows as they apply to content processing tagging sourcing and delivery.
- Experience collaborating across matrixed organizations to influence and deliver on business goals.
- Deep appreciation for both creative and commercial value in content ecosystems.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit retain and mentor diverse technical talent and build inclusive teams.
- Executive-level communication skills with a track record of influencing business and product strategy.
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In addition certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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Massachusetts:
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
