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Premiere Pro and After Effects are industry-defining applications used by filmmakers, broadcasters, social creators, enterprises, and creative professionals worldwide!\nThe future of creative storytelling will be hybrid, bringing together traditional craft and AI-powered creation in ways that expandwhat'spossible. Whether an artist starts with an ARRI camera, a script, or a prompt, Adobe is building the world's leading creative platform to support every stage of the journey. From intelligent editing and generative video to cloud-native workflows and connected creative experiences, Digital Video & Audio is helping creators imagine, craft, and deliver compelling stories wherever inspiration begins.\nAs 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.\nThis 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.\nYou 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.\nWe 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.\nWhatYou’llDo\nDefineanddrivetheengineeringstrategyforDVAacross.LeadthenextgenerationofAI-nativeandagent-basedcreativeexperiences.\n\nIntegrate generative AI, intelligent agents, and multimodal workflows into creator experiencesinpartnershipwithAdobeAIResearchandFireflyteams.\n\nLeadengineeringexecutionandadvanceextensibilityframeworks,developerexperiences,andAI-powered workflows while delivering seamless experiences across devices and creativesurfaces.\n\nDrive 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.\n\nBuildanddevelopahigh performing globalengineeringorganizationresponsibleforperformance,scalability,reliability,andoperationalrigor.Fosteraccountability,technicalexcellence, innovation, and strong execution while partnering across Adobe to align strategy,priorities,andplatformdirection.\n\nRepresentAdobeexternallythroughexecutiveengagement,technicalleadership,anda clearvisionforshapingthenexteraofcreativity.\n\nWhatYou'llNeedtoSucceed\nDemonstrated ownership of business outcomes that delivered double-digit growth.Experience expanding product value and adoption among new and emerging creators,withastrongfocusonactivation,retention,andbusinessimpact.\n\n15+yearsofsoftwareengineeringexperiencebuildingandshippingproductswitha worldwide reach. Experience leading large distributed engineering organizationsresponsibleforcomplex,business-criticalplatformsincluding large-scale desktop applications and cross-platform experiences used by millions of creators.\n\nProvenexperienceintegratingAIandmachinelearningtechnologiestoenhancecustomer experiences, including generative AI, large language models, agent-basedworkflows, orchestration frameworks, inference systems, and multimodal experiences.\n\nDemonstratedsuccess 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.\n\nStrong technical depth across native applications, cloud-connected platforms, distributedsystems,web,mobile,AIinfrastructure,anddeveloperecosystems.\n\nDeep understanding of scalability, reliability, performance optimization, platformarchitecture, and operational excellence. Experience supporting globally distributedproducts and services used at large scale.\n\nPassionforcreativitytoolsandastrongunderstandingofcreatorworkflows,imaging technologies, graphics systems, extensibility, security, compliance, and enterprise requirements.\n\nProvenabilitytobuildanddevelopleadershipteamsacrossdirectors,managers,architects, and engineers. Experience driving alignment across executive collaboratorsandpartneringwithorganizationssuchasPremiere,Illustrator,andFireflytodeliver connected creative workflows.\n\nExceptional communication, organizational leadership, and influence skills. Ability toinspireteams,shapestrategy,andleadsignificantorganizationalchange.\n\nAbout Adobe\nAdobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s 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.\nOur 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re 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.\n\nLet’s Adobe together\nAt Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.\nAdobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.\nAdobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email  or call +1 408-536-3015.\nAI Use Guidelines for Interviews:\nOur interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.\nAt Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.\nExpected Pay Range:\nOur 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 position is $209,300 -- $429,350 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.\n\nIn California, the pay range for this position is $276,200 - $429,350\nIn Washington, the pay range for this position is $246,700 - $383,650\nAt 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).\nIn addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.\nState-Specific Notices:\nCalifornia:\nFair Chance Ordinances\nAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.\nColorado:\nApplication Window Notice\nIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. 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