Director of Research & Strategy, Adobe Express

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Adobe is looking for a Director of Research & Strategy for Adobe Express. This role will lead a group of researchers and strategists focused on shaping experiences across web, mobile, and desktop applications to develop a rich Adobe Express ecosystem. The position will leverage AI/ML technologies to enable individual and business creativity and productivity for enterprise users and teams. The Director will partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering executives to provide strategic design and product direction, offer feedback to design and engineering teams, and resolve ambiguous problem spaces across the entire Express ecosystem.

Requirements

10+ years of equivalent practical experience of managing researchers, strategists, and research leaders.
Experience working directly with executives on ambiguous problems and crafting big picture strategies grounded in deep user understanding.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills are a pre-requisite; able to tailor narratives and presentations for executive, product and design audiences.
Have leveraged AI solutions as part of an overall research program.
Connect research to business strategy, framing insights as actionable recommendations that resonate with executive audiences.
Be an effective facilitator across product-design-research-engineering teams in early stages of key projects and initiatives.
Deep expertise in strategic problem framing and solving problems.

Nice To Haves

Lead empathetically, fostering an inclusive and empowering environment for the research team to do innovative and impactful work.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a high-performing research and strategy team; coaching senior talent, attracting top-tier leaders, and fostering a culture of rigor, growth, and impact.
Build a collaborative environment and encourage deep partnership with cross-functional teams, setting a high bar for research craft and embedding research into strategic planning and execution.
Define and execute research strategy for redesigns, new audiences and product directions, and lead all aspects of research execution across releases on multiple platforms.
Contribute to product strategy discussions through deep customer research and design partnerships to bring visions to life.
Influence cross-functional leaders to act on insights, driving measurable improvements in user and business outcomes.
Embody a learner and mentor mentality; actively grow senior researchers and emerging leaders.
Champion for customer-centric and holistic design at all levels in the organization.