Principal Product Manager, Research and AI - Foundations

Adobe
San Jose, California, United States of America / New York, New York, United States of America / San Francisco, California, United States of America2026-05-21Full time

About the job

Exciting opportunity for a Principal Product Manager, Research and AI to lead the development of foundational generative AI models at Adobe. Drive innovation in image and video AI, collaborate with top researchers, and shape the future of creative tools. Join us to make a global impact in AI-driven product development.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum

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.

Preferred

Experience with generative imaging or video models.

Experience building tools for creatives and designers.