Principal Product Manager, Research and AI – Foundations

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the roadmap for core generative AI capabilities across various customer segments and product areas.
• Work alongside model researchers to guide research direction, set quality benchmarks, and transform early-stage capabilities into market-ready requirements.
• Develop deep customer insights by interpreting needs from creative professionals, creators, and business users into strategic decisions.
• Work together with Adobe product partners to guarantee smooth integration and tangible customer results.
• Build an evidence‑based view on quality, cost, and latency, making strategic tradeoff decisions.
• Provide expert feedback on model quality and build scalable evaluation frameworks.
• Analyze the competitive landscape and find opportunities to differentiate.
• Establish feedback loops to ensure customer value is realized.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of product management experience, particularly in AI/ML or research environments.
• Strong technical knowledge to engage with model researchers about architecture, quality metrics, and tradeoffs.
• Authentic understanding of varied user requirements and the skill to convert them into practical approaches.
• Detailed problem solver with the ability to connect individual capabilities to a broader platform.
• Strong influencing and communication skills to drive alignment across teams.
• Comfort operating in research environments with evolving success definitions and timelines.
• In-depth understanding of the GenAI landscape and its future trajectory.
• Experience with generative imaging or video models is preferred.
• Experience building tools for creatives and designers is preferred.