Staff Designer, Acrobat Mobile Lead

The opportunity

Are you interested in taking your career to the next level and joining a global design community working with some of the best talent? Adobe Design is looking for a talented Staff Designer to join the Document Cloud design team and help us build the next generation of our mobile products.

As a senior member of the team you will help shape the strategy of Acrobat's mobile experiences that affect a billion users globally. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive impactful user experiences across our mobile products; Acrobat Reader and Scan. The ideal candidate will have a passion for user-centered design and skilled in creating compelling and engaging experiences.

What you'll do

• Approach problems holistically. Work with product design leaders to help define how creatives work. This includes gathering user requirements, generating design options and presenting those options to design and product stakeholders at various stages in the process.
• Be nimble. You will be working to model problems with customer journey maps, while simultaneously designing and iterating against those needs and behaviors. Velocity and iteration are core to your being.
• Be flexible. Be ready to work on projects across various platforms of mobile (android+ios), web & desktop.
• Be a story teller. Have a strong point of view & be able to articulate & communicate ideas clearly to stakeholders. Bring in your style of presenting with awesome story telling.
• Imbue empathy. Uncover opportunities to decrease friction and enable new pathways by talking to and listening to users about their frustrations and goals.
• Drive results. As a designer with experience, you will work closely with product leadership, cross-functional leads, and manage design to meet/exceed expectations.
• Collaborate like mad. Identify synergies and opportunities for optimized end-to-end experiences across workflows, channels, devices, and segments. Partner with the teams across geos to drive product experiences.
• Drive designs from concept to launch. In addition to design skills, you also have some development know-how to help you implement your designs. You are confident steering a project from the earliest ideation phases all the way through final delivery.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's/ Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years & above experience in Design
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, or Figma.
• In-depth knowledge of user-centered design principles and best practices for mobile design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively present and articulate design concepts and decisions to stakeholders and executive leaders.
• Detail-oriented mindset with exceptional problem-solving skills, capable of working independently.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working iteratively with engineering teams to bring the design vision to life.
• Excellent design craftsmanship combined with strong business intuition.

Nice to Have

• Proven experience as a mobile designer or in a similar role, with a strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in mobile design.

How to Apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio. We’d like to see strong problem solving, elegant design solutions, how you collaborate across teams, including engineering & product, and a proven ability to adapt your designs based on what you learn.

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