Sr Design Manager, Brand

The opportunity

The Adobe Design Brand team is a collaborative and creative multidisciplinary group that defines the visual brand system across all Adobe products. From product logos to illustrations, animations, and branded UX elements, we shape how Adobe products show up in the world.

We are seeking an experienced and energetic Sr. Design Manager to join the team who can craft and lead a vision for brand experiences that scale across diverse customer segments and surfaces. This manager will work alongside the design director, brand designers, product designers, marketing, and engineering teams to bring ideas from concept to production. We’re looking for a natural leader with a strong design background, a desire to drive iteration and innovation, and a proven ability to inspire and manage creative teams.

What you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team in crafting and owning a cohesive, innovative, and scalable brand system
• Partner cross-functionally with teams across the Spectrum org, Adobe Design, product teams, marketing, strategy, and engineering
• Drive a high volume of projects ranging in complexity, balancing macro and micro perspectives and company priorities with a strategic approach
• Communicate ideas through high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, strategy decks, storyboards, or animations
• Inspire the team to push creative boundaries through critique, storytelling, and by example

What you need to succeed

• Experience influencing brand decisions within a corporate or medium-to-large tech environment
• 4+ years of creative leadership experience, with a proven track record of leading teams through large-scale, innovative projects that delight
• A deep understanding of design, prototyping, and the development process across desktop, mobile and platforms
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; with the ability to tailor a presentation to any audience from interns to executives
• Excellent instincts for balancing creative vision with team dynamics and business objectives
• A degree or equivalent experience in a design-related field (HCI, interaction, visual)
• An open mind, a love of design, and comfort navigating ambiguity

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.

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 $133,100 -- $256,500 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.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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