GenStudio Functional Lead
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
We are looking for a technically-grounded Functional Lead for the Adobe-on-Adobe GenStudio initiative. This role will be partnering directly with Product and Engineering teams to co-create agentic AI capabilities for Adobes internal content supply chain while maintaining enough business fluency to translate technical outputs into actionable outcomes for marketing and operations stakeholders.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on GenStudio ecosystem experience and enough technical fluency to engage credibly with engineering teams. A background in coding is a plus not because this is a development role but because it enables richer collaboration with engineers and creates flexibility to explore alternative or interim implementations when needed.
As Adobes content supply chain moves into its next phase of capability expansion including AI-enabled workflows cross-product connectivity and agentic content operations this role becomes the delivery teams technical voice in co-creation conversations with Product.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Build & Agentic AI
- Partner directly with Product Engineering on agentic CSC capability development including AI workflow design orchestration and cross-product connectivity.
- Contribute to engineering builds using relevant languages and frameworks (e.g. Python JavaScript APIs MCP integrations).
- Participate in technical feasibility conversations during the design phase not just downstream execution.
- Support technical QA alongside Product Engineering prior to UAT.
- Evaluate generative AI and agentic workflow approaches and advocate for practical scalable implementation patterns.
Cross-Workstream Integration
- Serve as the horizontal thread across all active CSC workstreams identifying cross-workstream risks dependencies and gaps before they become blockers.
- Maintain a living view of how workstreams connect and ensure cross-workstream documentation stays current.
- Manage and prioritize the backlog of product requests flowing from the business into Delivery and Product.
- Expand product knowledge beyond any single tool staying current on the latest capabilities across the GenStudio ecosystem and connecting that awareness across workstreams.
Functional & Business Translation
- Translate technology outputs and trade-offs into language digestible for business leads and marketing stakeholders.
- Partner with Business Product Owners to understand current needs and articulate prioritization to Delivery and Product.
- Contribute to requirements documentation solution design and UAT coordination where workstreams demand it.
- Support change readiness enablement and post-launch optimization as capabilities go live.
Required Qualifications
Technical
- Hands-on coding ability Python JavaScript or equivalent; experience with API integrations and workflow automation.
- Demonstrated experience with agentic AI frameworks AI orchestration or MCP-based integrations.
- Ability to contribute to engineering builds and participate in sprint-based co-development alongside Product Engineering.
- Comfort working in distributed cross-functional technical environments with multiple downstream dependencies.
Adobe Ecosystem
- Meaningful hands-on experience with at least one product in the GenStudio content supply chain ecosystem: GenStudio for Performance Marketing Workfront Workfront Planning AEM Assets Firefly Adobe Express or AJO.
- Understanding of how Adobes content supply chain products connect from planning and creation through review activation and measurement.
- Awareness of Adobes agentic AI product direction and ability to translate that roadmap into delivery implications.
Functional & Leadership
- Strong cross-workstream communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to translate technical complexity for business audiences without losing fidelity.
- Experience working in agile sprint-based delivery models alongside product and engineering teams.
- Proven ability to identify integration risks and gaps across complex multi-workstream programs.
- For P50 scope: technical leadership across multiple workstreams with broader program-level accountability.
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.
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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 $$245300 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 $169400 - $245300 In New York the pay range for this position is $169400 - $245300 In Illinois the pay range for this position is $145800 - $211200 In Washington the pay range for this position is $156000 - $225900
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