Principal Product Manager, Firefly Services Workflow Builder

Adobe

8+ Years | San Jose, California, United States (On Site) | Full Time | 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Adobe is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Firefly Creative Production Workflows. This orchestration layer connects Firefly’s AI capabilities with Adobe’s creative products, services, and customer applications. The role involves defining how Firefly’s image and video capabilities, APIs, and custom models interoperate to deliver seamless automation and personalization experiences for creative technologists in enterprises. The manager will partner closely with Engineering, Research, Design, and GTM teams to define the workflow builder architecture, execution framework, and extensibility patterns, owning the end-to-end roadmap for creative production flow at Firefly.

Must Have

Define the vision and strategy for Firefly Services Workflows
Design and scale workflow primitives (orchestration, chaining, sub-graphs, execution engine)
Collaborate with Firefly Research and platform teams to productize workflow actions
Work with other Adobe products to embed workflow capabilities in their user flows
Own the end-to-end roadmap for the creative production flow at Firefly
Build and evolve Firefly Workflow Embeddability and Consumable APIs
Partner with Developer Experience teams to deliver documentation, tooling, and example workflows
Define governance, versioning, and monitoring standards for workflows
Serve as the connective tissue across Firefly, Creative Cloud, and Experience Cloud
Influence long-term architectural decisions for Firefly Services and shared infrastructure
Mentor PMs and guide cross-functional teams through ambiguity
8+ years of product management experience in AI/ML, workflow platforms, or developer ecosystems
At least 3 years in a principal or lead role
Led platform or services strategy for large-scale systems with extensibility or workflow automation
Technically fluent in APIs, data pipelines, orchestration frameworks, and AI model integration
Experience building products that bridge AI services with creative or enterprise applications
Deeply customer- and developer-centric, balancing visionary thinking with practical delivery
Thrive in complex, fast-paced environments where cross-org influence, iteration, and innovation are essential

Perks & Benefits

Exceptional work environment
Colleagues committed to helping each other grow through Check-In approach
Access to meaningful benefits

Job Description

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything 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.

Our goal is to hire the very best and we are committed to crafting outstanding employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can emerge from all parts of the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Firefly Creative Production Workflows. This orchestration layer connects Firefly’s AI capabilities with Adobe’s creative products, services, and customer applications.

In this role, you’ll define how Firefly’s image and video capabilities, APIs, and custom models interoperate to deliver seamless automation and personalization experiences for millions of creative technologists in enterprises.

You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Research, Design, and GTM teams to define the workflow builder architecture, execution framework, and extensibility patterns like consumable APIs and embeddability that will bring Firefly’s core capabilities to creative production professionals.

This is a highly strategic and technical role—ideal for a hands-on product leader who can connect AI services and creative APIs with user-centric workflow composition.

What You’ll Do

Workflow Platform Strategy

Define the vision and strategy for Firefly Services Workflows—how generative AI capabilities are composed into automated, reusable, and extensible creative processes.
Design and scale workflow primitives (e.g., orchestration, chaining, sub-graphs, and execution engine) that will power Firefly capabilities across enterprises.
Collaborate with Firefly Research and platform teams to productize various workflow actions into enterprise-ready, scalable services.
Work with other Adobe products to embed these work capabilities in their user flows
Own the end-to-end roadmap for the creative production flow at Firefly.

Integration & Extensibility

Build and evolve the Firefly Workflow Embeddability and Consumable APIs to enable developers, partners, and internal teams to embed workflow capabilities into their apps.
Partner with Developer Experience teams to deliver documentation, tooling, and example workflows that accelerate third-party adoption.
Define governance, versioning, and monitoring standards to ensure workflows are secure, performant, and compliant across domains.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Serve as the connective tissue across Firefly, Creative Cloud, and Experience Cloud—aligning workflow strategies and ensuring interoperability across the ecosystem.
Influence long-term architectural decisions for Firefly Services and shared infrastructure.
Mentor PMs, or individuals with comparable experience, and guide cross-functional teams through ambiguity, ensuring strategic clarity and execution excellence.

You’re a Great Fit If You

Have 8+ years of product management experience in AI/ML, workflow platforms, or developer ecosystems, with at least 3 years in a principal or lead role.
Have led platform or services strategy for large-scale systems with extensibility or workflow automation.
Are technically fluent—comfortable discussing APIs, data pipelines, orchestration frameworks, and AI model integration with engineering teams.
Have experience building products that bridge AI services with creative or enterprise applications.
Are deeply customer- and developer-centric, balancing visionary thinking with practical delivery.
Thrive in complex, fast-paced environments where cross-org influence, iteration, and innovation are essential.

Why Adobe | Why Now

Firefly is redefining creativity with generative AI. As Principal PM for Firefly Services Workflows, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how creative automation scales across the world’s leading creative ecosystem—empowering creators, marketers, and developers alike to bring their ideas to life faster than ever before.

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 position is $145,100 -- $273,200 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.

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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Massachusetts:

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About Us

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