Adobe · 6 hours ago
Director, GenAI Field Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$206K/yr - $385K/yr
12+ years expAdobe is a company focused on changing the world through digital experiences. They are seeking a Director for GenAI Field Engineering to lead a team of architects and engineers, drive executive engagement, and oversee the integration of AI technologies in creative workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Build & lead a team: Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing group of architects; drive career growth, coaching, and resource allocation
Executive engagement: Represent Firefly Foundry with C-suite leaders; guide your team to deliver executive design reviews, workshops, and thought leadership
Codify best practices: Establish and evolve reference patterns for creative workflow blueprints, prompt/evaluation pipelines, campaign scalability, and governance guardrails
Support complex problem-solving: Provide leadership and escalation frameworks as your team tackles brand/style constraints, fidelity, throughput, multilingual quality, and authenticity
Integration strategy: Oversee enterprise integration across Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Substance 3D, Frame.io), Firefly APIs/Services, Workfront, and DAM/MAM systems; empower your team to lead implementations
Ecosystem leadership: Direct partner blueprint creation, validate delivery against Firefly Foundry standards, and scale through alliances
Drive measurable value: Ensure your team translates creative and business priorities into ROI/TCO metrics that influence customer expansions
Qualification
Required
12+ years architecting and shipping large-scale platforms or content/ML systems; 3+ years leading enterprise GenAI/AI programs
5+ years in people leadership roles, managing technical teams (direct reports, hiring, coaching, career development)
Deep understanding of M&E production and marketing workflows (campaign bursts, trailer/versioning, localization, approvals, deliverables)
Expertise in GenAI solution patterns: prompt design & evaluation, guardrails, observability/measurement, vectorized retrieval, style constraints, and cost governance
Strong technical depth across cloud, data/AI tooling, and software architectures; ability to evaluate design trade-offs without being the primary implementer
Executive presence with studio leadership; exceptional written communication (1-pagers, decision records, reference designs)
Proven track record leading cross-functional programs from pilot to production with Product, Security/Privacy, Legal, and Customer Success partners
Preferred
Background in broadcast/OTT, sports, gaming, or live events; familiarity with post-production pipelines and marketing tech stacks
Prior Field CTO/Field Engineering leadership or consulting partner experience
Expansions driven by reference patterns, and executive satisfaction (C-suite CSAT)
Benefits
Long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award
Company
Adobe
Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5MKey Investors
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1986-08-20IPO
1984-10-01Series Unknown· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Shantanu Narayen
CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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