Sr Design Manager, Spectrum Design System

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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.

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!

Are you passionate about elevating design systems that empower creativity at scale? Adobe Design is seeking a Senior Design Manager to join our design system team, Spectrum, one of the most well-respected design systems in the world. You will guide a versatile team of designers bringing the design system to native platforms across mobile and desktop: iOS, Android, macOS, Windows etc.

Spectrum is more than just a design language: it's a set of adaptable resources for making experiences feel contextual, cohesive, and performant. It's based on real-world situations. It places people's needs first. It delivers what is needed, when it's needed. It’s constantly adapting. And most importantly: it belongs to everyone. Our team bridges design and technology, providing Adobe with resources, tools, and services that enable design consistency across a range of products.

We believe design should be joyful, collaborative, and full of momentum! We're proud of the expertise we bring, but we're even more passionate about what we can build together and enjoying the journey of creation together.

You're a creative technical force with excellent aesthetic judgment and a deep dedication to collaboration. Your craft, approach, and how you foster camaraderie set the standard. Your work delights customers and inspires peers, and you thrive in environments where vision and execution go hand in hand. Your expertise in design systems, ability to refine others' craft, and strength in navigating multi-layered design and technical challenges will help shape Spectrum's next evolution.

• Shape the strategy of Spectrum for native mobile (iOS and Android) and native desktop, ensuring coherence, adaptability, and long-term sustainability
• Collaborate across design, engineering, and product to translate emerging needs into scalable system improvements
• Co-own delivery roadmaps and collaborate with the framework engineering managers to enable teams to drive both design and engineering forward, bridging the gap between both fields
• Partner with product teams across Adobe to guide our designs, foster community contribution, integrating feedback, and enable successful adoption of Spectrum
• Inspire visionary thinking by exploring what's possible with Spectrum. Stretching the system thoughtfully to empower designers to elevate craft and create with confidence and speed
• Uphold inclusive and accessible design as a non-negotiable foundation
• Cultivate a team culture rooted in curiosity, mentorship, and shared ambition

• Prior experience in managing a multi-platform design systems team and a track record of solving complex design problems at scale
• Proven experience and a track record of solving creative design challenges across products or platforms
• A collaborative and open-minded outlook, and a high degree of comfort working in a fast-paced environment
• Creative and analytical skills to facilitate workshops and communicate insights that inspire design opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Mentoring and encouraging an inclusive, empowering environment for other designers to do innovative and impactful work
• Familiarity with some of the various engineering platforms and ecosystems (e.g. Android, Swift
  
  UI, App Kit/UIKit, etc.)
• Familiarity with programming languages (Swift, Kotlin, etc.) and coding practices (git, npm etc.)

• Experience designing accessible and…