Staff UX Researcher, AI

The opportunity

On the Design Research & Strategy team, our mission is to lay a user-centered foundation for Adobe product design and development. We are seeking a Staff UX Researcher to lead research that shapes Adobe’s future AI investments across our creative tools, bringing clarity to complex questions and guiding work from early exploration through product launch.

What you need to succeed

Must-haves:

• Significant hands-on mixed-methods research experience, with at least 10 years in an industry setting (e.g. UX/product research, market research, consulting, etc.).
• Ability to synthesize qualitative, quantitative, and behavioral (telemetry) data into clear, evidence-based perspectives.
• Proven ability to frame ambiguous product and business problems, challenge assumptions, and shape strategic direction through research.
• Experience developing and communicating research-informed product and strategy recommendations, clearly articulating options, tradeoffs, and implications for leadership decisions.
• Demonstrated impact on product or business strategy, including influencing roadmaps, investment decisions, or organizational alignment.
• Experience researching new technologies, including Generative AI.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills across research and cross-functional partners.
• Executive-level communication skills, with experience delivering clear, concise narratives that drive decisions with directors, VPs, and above.

Nice-to-haves:

• Interest & enthusiasm for exploring GenAI technology & understanding how people want to use GenAI.
• Experience researching agentic user experiences across text-based and voice-based input.
• Experience researching creative workflows across desktop apps, mobile, and web-based tools.

Why you’ll love working here

• Collaborate with and learn from other researchers from a wide range of backgrounds; Psychology, Anthropology, HCI, Computer Science, Design and Management, Linguistics, and more.
• At Adobe, we value the differences in others’ stories and ideas— You’ll be able to bring your authentic self to work every day.
• We offer a competitive benefits package including unlimited vacation days, 401k matching, educational reimbursement, wellness dollars, fertility benefits, parental leave, childcare assistance, gender reassignment benefits, and more!

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 $139,700 -- $265,800 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.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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