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Staff Product Designer,

Adobe Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States


The opportunity Adobe Design is looking for a Staff Designer to join our Platform Design team, a group crafting the foundational experiences that power how individuals and businesses access, manage, and use their Adobe products and services. In this role, you’ll build essential storage and administrative workflows, impacting how millions of people engage with Adobe products every day. This isn’t just a design role. It’s a chance to drive strategy, connect systems, and bring clarity to complexity. You’ll work across teams, uncover patterns that unify experiences. If you thrive on solving big, interconnected challenges, and are a systems-minded, high-agency designer, we want to hear from you. What you’ll do Simplify. Translate complex user needs into practical design solutions that are grounded in user research and data. Influence. Demonstrate thought leadership through collaboration and workshops with engineering, product, and design leadership. Growth Mindset. Stay curious, informed, and adaptable in the ever-changing landscape of AI and new technologies. Proactively seek opportunities to mentor and receive feedback. Think in Systems. Connect patterns across touchpoints and technologies to build cohesive end-to-end experiences spanning apps, teams, and workflows. Explore. Bring fresh perspectives by crafting delightful experiences for admins, teams, and enterprises. Lead. Inspire teammates and forge relationships across the company. What you need to succeed Experience working with complex disparate experiences, and crafting a unified experience that meets customer and business objectives. Able to balance speed and rigor, pivot directions, and seek solutions in creative ways. Dives into the details to drive tough decisions forward. Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and visual storytelling) to influence and align teams, and confidence in presenting and articulating design strategies to partners at all levels. Strong organizational and project management skills. Able to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and keep multiple initiatives moving forward. Exceptional visual, interaction, and prototyping design skills with keen attention to detail. Experience with Cursor.ai or other AI-powered design, prototyping, and collaboration tools. 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, please submit your resume and portfolio with relevant work example that demonstrate your skills, end-to-end thinking, and design process. We’re especially interested in case studies that show how you approach problems and how your work has evolved over time. If your portfolio is password protected, please include the password in your resume. Equal Employment Opportunity Adobe 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. Expected Pay Range The U.S. pay range for this position is $146,300 -- $274,300 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. In California, the pay range for this position is $189,400 - $274,300. State-Specific Notices California: Fair Chance Ordinances. Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and fair chance ordinances. Colorado: Application Window Notice. If 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. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs. Massachusetts: Massachusett Legal Notice. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. #J-18808-Ljbffr