Senior Director of Engineering Customer Experience Services (CES)
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 209300 - 429350
Posted on:
8 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Opportunity
Adobe is seeking an exceptional Senior Director of Engineering to lead the vision strategy and execution ofGrowth Apps for Customer Experience Services (CES). In this high-impact roleyoullshape and scale the next generation of enterprise-grade AI applications by defining how our customers interact with intelligence-driven interfaces and workflows.
This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned engineering leader who thrives in a fast-paced 0-to-1 product environment and is passionate about crafting intuitive AI-powered user experiences at across disciplines to bring bold ideas to life continuously pushing the boundaries ofwhatspossible.
What you will do
CES Growth Apps are Adobes scaled growth engineturning customer experience intelligence AI and orchestration into repeatable systems that drive adoption retention and expansion at enterprise scale. They are a critical bridge between Adobes AIfirst product innovation and sustained customer and revenue outcomes.
Customer Experience Services (CES) Growth Apps represent the growth execution layer between Core platforms (Adobe Experience Platform GenAI services orchestration layers) Productled capabilities (Experience Cloud GenStudio AIdriven workflows) and Gotomarket and Customer Success motions
Ensure Adobe is not just shipping powerful products but also systematically converting those products. This leader will own the Engineering strategy for CES Growth Appsand partner closely with Product Design AI/ML to deliver deeply integrated user-centric solutions that meet enterprise-grade standards.
The successful leader will:
Foster a high-performing inclusive and creative engineering culture focused on iteration design excellence and technical rigor.
Mentor and grow a world-class team of engineering leaders and ICs attracting top talent and enabling career development at all levels.
Serve as a visible thought leader both within Adobe andexternallyrepresentingthe team at key industry events conferences and developer communities.
Maintain a strong technical grasp of the teams architecture and engineering decisions; be ready to dive deep and guide high-stakes decisions.
What you will bring:
- 5 years leading Engineering Directors and Senior Managers in a matrixed high-growth environment.
- 15 years of experience in software engineering including significant leadership of teamsbuilding complex AI-powered web applications at scale.
- Proven success delivering 01 product experiences especially within AI data platforms or enterprise SaaS.
- Learning from launching Marketing agents Ad tech or Sales tech products
- Demonstrated ability to drive user experience excellence through engineering partnering effectively with product design and research teams.
- Strategic thinking with hands-on technical depthyou can articulate trade-offs evaluate system architecture and influence at all levels.
- Strong communicationand storytelling skills
- Deft ability to translate complex technical ideas to executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Experience influencing between cross-functional teams and collaborating with Product Management Leaders
- Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field
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.
Our 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Lets Adobe together
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $$429350 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In California the pay range for this position is $276200 - $429350
At Adobe for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC base commission) and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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California:
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Colorado:
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Massachusetts:
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