The Opportunity
Adobe Firefly is built on a growing ecosystem of third-party AI models. This Principal PM role is the product authority for that ecosystem, from partner evaluation through production across Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, and other surfaces.
This is the single product point of contact and decision-making authority for Adobe’s third-party model strategy, regularly influencing outcomes at the Vice President level. The work includes policy-sensitive decisions—geopolitical model strategy, data hosting, partner viability—where real judgment is required, not just coordination.
What You’ll Do
Strategy & Roadmap
- Own the multi-year third-party model roadmap: new model onboarding, launches, in-app experiences, and deprecations
- Define which models Adobe integrates, under what conditions, and in what order
- Lead all high-stakes model strategy decisions: geopolitical and data hosting strategy, early access programs, and partner model policy
- Define enterprise differentiation strategy: what individual users get, what enterprise admins control, and what larger customers require
- Own the success metrics framework for the third-party model program and report performance to senior leadership
Launch Execution & Operations
- Author product requirements for new partner model integrations and lead launch coordination across engineering, product marketing, legal, finance, and security
- Serve as the decision authority when product, finance, legal, and privacy teams cannot align—the one others bring problems to, not the one who passes them up
- Manage the model onboarding workflow: finance approval routing, legal and privacy clearance, security review coordination
- Track capacity planning across active partners flagging risks before they become problems
- Resolve customer-facing partner model issues raised by customer success, solutions engineers, and field teams
What You Need to Succeed
- 8+ years of product management experience, with substantial time in a platform or ecosystem role spanning multiple product surfaces
- Proven ability to drive decisions without direct authority
- Strong proficiency with technical tradeoffs: inference cost, data residency, rate limiting, and model quality
- Comfort in the AI space where models launch fast, partnerships shift, and priorities change weekly
- Strong written communication and judgment about when to decide and when to seek input
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; MBA or advanced degree a plus
We move fast, and the models we partner with shape what millions of creatives can make. If that sounds like the right kind of hard, we’d love to hear from you!
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
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Expected Pay Range:
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 $148,100 -- $282,100 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.
In California, the pay range for this position is $194,800 - $282,100
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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Colorado:
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