Staff Product Designer, Adobe Express, Business and Collaboration

Adobe Software

Adobe Software

Product, Design
USD 142,700-265,400 / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 3, 2025

JOB LEVEL

P50

EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

The Opportunity

Adobe's mission is to provide 'Creativity for All,' and Adobe Express is critical to achieving this mission! Express enables businesses of all sizes to create professional-looking designs and content quickly and easily, ensuring they stand out, stay on brand, and engage their audiences.

We’re seeking a Staff Product Designer, Business and Collaboration, Adobe Express:

This role will play a pivotal part in enhancing the connections between Adobe Express and flagship Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Your work will ensure seamless interoperability across the Adobe ecosystem, empowering both professionals and communicators to collaborate in creative, controlled environments.
As a key design lead, you will define and deliver end-to-end design solutions for interoperability features, such as linked assets and seamless import/export workflows. You'll also drive the vision and delivery for templates and controlled re-use features, helping users unlock the full potential of Adobe Express..

What You’ll Do

  • Design intuitive, end-to-end user experiences that connect Adobe Express with flagship products like Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign, and GenStudio.

  • Lead the design vision for interoperability and creative systems, including linked assets, template publishing, and controlled re-use features.

  • Create detailed design artifacts, such as wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups, to communicate ideas and inspire teams.

  • Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional partners to align on roadmaps and deliver impactful solutions.

  • Participate in workshops, research, and discussions to influence the future of interoperability and user collaboration.

  • Work iteratively with engineering to refine features, resolve bugs, and ensure smooth delivery of designs.

  • Advocate for accessible, inclusive design practices throughout the product development lifecycle.

What You Need to Succeed

Must-haves:

  • 8+ years of experience in product design, interaction design, or a related field.

  • Proven ability to lead the design of complex, system-wide features with end-to-end ownership.

  • Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other design applications.

  • Exceptional ability to communicate design strategies and craft visions for cross-application experiences.

  • Experience in iterative design, working closely with engineering teams to deliver polished solutions.

  • Strong interpersonal and storytelling skills to collaborate across disciplines.

Nice-to-haves:

  • Familiarity with Adobe’s ecosystem, especially products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

  • Experience in designing features for creative professionals and team collaboration.

  • Knowledge of accessible and inclusive design practices.


How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio demonstrating relevant work examples. If your portfolio is password protected, please include the password in your resume.

About Adobe Design

At Adobe Design, we amplify the world’s ability to build and communicate through innovative tools. Our distributed team of builders, researchers, content strategists, and more works across Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud. At Adobe, we build the tools that we use ourselves to build.

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least 12:01 AM Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

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 $142,700 -- $265,400 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.

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Internal Opportunities

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At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

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