VP, User Experience Design

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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!

Opportunity

Are you a visible community-minded design leader who can energize a large organization and the broader industry Adobe is hiring a Vice President to lead Adobe Design in India. You will oversee a multi-disciplinary organization of over 100 practitioners and leaders who deliver world-class experiences across Adobes portfolio. Youll run an amazing team - nurturing the talent of the team you have recruiting new top talent all while building an inclusive impactful culture. You will be the public face of Adobe Design India by raising the teams profile through talks media and community partnerships.

As the site executive for Adobe Design in India you will partner closely with global Adobe Design VPs as well as cross-functional executives in India evolving and elevating the role of design in the region. Youll attract hire mentor and retain exceptional talent. Youll ensure your team is tightly integrated with global programs and that our culture is a beacon for designers around the world. Youll host all-hands drive site-wide communications build strong connections with the eternal India design community.

What youll do

Design Excellence

Represent the India design team in global design leadership meetings design reviews and offsites; enforce mechanisms for consistent quality velocity cross-geo and cross-cloud collaboration.
Be the India advocate for Adobe Designs two top initiatives Driving Product Quality and using AI to Advance the Quality of output coming from our organization.
Champion ethical accessible and AI-augmented design practices; foster experimentation that advances Adobes leadership in creativity and productivity.
Own the track of Adobes annual Design Summit; develop site-specific initiatives and brand-building programs internally and externally while collaborating with the global Design Summit production team.
Connect the dots between teams. Find opportunities for teams to share standard methodologies collaborate and work together to ship the best products for our customers.

People Management

Provide leadership support and guidance to local teams with a focus on growing and mentoring Senior Managers and Directors.
Attract hire and retain top talent at scale; partner with TA on senior pipelines; champion excellence across recruiting and career development.
Look across the team and product portfolio to align resources to the top priorities with the highest potential for impact through design.
Build and sustain a healthy culture: set norms celebrate wins and ensure managers are strong coaches; create programs that improve onboarding learning and craft growth.
Model integrity transparency and empathy. Help people do the best work of their careers.

Team and Org Leadership

Lead a 100 person organization spanning product design research content strategy prototyping design systems program management/operations and AI/ML design through a team of senior leaders.
Act as a local brand ambassador representing the Adobes values and initiatives within the local community and industry events. Serve as Adobe Design Indias public voice: keynote at conferences industry panels engage with press and universities and host community events that raise the profile of Adobe Design.
Own site-wide communication and narrative. Align teams in India with Adobe Designs global vision priorities and quality bar; drive clarity through quarterly all-hands regular reviews and leader forums.
Collaborate with Design Operations on headcount planning budgeting vendor strategy.

What you need to succeed

20 years experience in the ux or product design field including 8 years managing managers and senior leaders across multiple fields. Experience working in global product organizations is a must.
Demonstrated success running large multi-geo teams (80150) and shipping complex products with U.S.-based partners and executives.
A visible public presence: frequent conference speaker/panelist strong writing or media footprint and a track record of community engagement in India.
Exceptional communication skills. Comfortable on stage and in the boardroom; able to craft a clear narrative influence senior partners and inspire large groups.
Proven ability to hire develop and retain top talent; strong org-design instincts and succession planning.
Experience establishing healthy design culture rituals and quality systems across distributed teams.
Adept at partnering with Product Engineering and Research peers; fluent in metrics experimentation and design operations.
Commitment to inclusive accessible design and to building diverse teams where everyone can do their best work.

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Our CompanyChanging 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...