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Sr Design Manager, Document Cloud

Sr Design Manager, Document Cloud

AdobeNew York, NY, US
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Adobe Design Leader

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We're 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 Design is looking for an experienced design leader to join our Document Cloud team, working on extending Adobe Acrobat features and functionalities across a multitude of surfaces and partnerships. As well as infusing key functionality from Adobe Express into Acrobat to democratize beautiful designs for the everyday knowledge worker, solopreneur, and individual around the world.

With more than 750 million monthly active users, Adobe Document Cloud products (which include Adobe Acrobat, Sign, and Scan, to name just a few) are ubiquitous in the lives and work of more than 600 million monthly active users. Document Cloud also remains the fastest-growing cloud in Adobe.

The Document Cloud design team has a long and rich legacy while still being recognized for innovation year after year. We were recognized for TIME's Best Inventions of 2023 with our work in Liquid Mode. That legacy of visionary experiences continues with Acrobat's AI Assistant being named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.

In This Role, You Will :

  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and GTM to define the key objectives and identify the most impactful features to build.
  • Foster an environment of creativity, ingenuity, and forward-thinking to build valuable solutions for users.
  • Lead and strengthen a team of designers to craft innovative and compelling experiences across platforms and surfaces.
  • Build a successful, collaborative environment that encourages deep partnership with cross-functional teams and sets a high bar for design craft.
  • Help teams understand quantitative and qualitative data that impact experiences and product decisions.
  • Engage fluently with diverse partners and represent the team, and work with senior leadership at Adobe.

What You'll Need To Succeed

  • Experience with and passion for turning complex problems into simple, engaging customer experiences, building products that help people learn and increase their creativity and productivity.
  • 5+ years of people management and leadership experience with a track record of success in hiring, training, and developing designers ranging from junior talent to top-tier professionals.
  • Strong user and business acumen to align design decisions with business goals.
  • Agility and perpetual learning to navigate the fast-evolving terrains of technology.
  • Experience working in large teams with many moving parts.
  • Experience helping your team conduct research, present results, and develop plans to act on those results.
  • Deep expertise in problem framing from the customers' point of view and solving problems through high design craft.
  • A consistent track record of launching products that delight, innovate, and scale.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

    • Preferred Accessibility Design Skills :

  • Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.
  • Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design, specifically testing comps, wireframes, and prototypes for accessibility standards.
  • Accessibility certifications CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from the IAAP preferred.

    • How To Apply

    To be considered for this role, you must submit a resume and be prepared to present examples of your successful leadership, team development, process improvements, and organizational skills.

    About Adobe Design

    Adobe Design creates tools that amplify the world's ability to create and communicate. We're a global team of designers, researchers, prototypers, content strategists, program managers, and more who work across Adobe's three product lines : Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud.

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