Group Product Design Manager, Monetization Platform

Adobe•San Jose, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Adobe is growing its Design team focused on monetization and commerce experiences—powering how customers discover, evaluate, purchase, and manage Adobe products. This work sits at the core of the business, connecting customer value to revenue across a global ecosystem. We’re seeking a Group Design Manager to lead and grow a team of world-class designers and a manager. You’ll operate at the intersection of design, strategy, and business impact—shaping scalable, end-to-end experiences across the customer lifecycle. As a systems-thinking leader, you’ll set direction and enable your team to turn user needs, insights, and company objectives into high-quality UI and measurable outcomes. You’ll drive alignment across a complex, matrixed organization while fostering a culture of craft, innovation, and growth.

Requirements

8+ years leading design teams in complex, matrixed organizations.
Experience in monetization and commerce with clear business impact.
Strong product and systems thinking.
High bar for UI craft and design quality.
Ability to lead through ambiguity and operate from strategy to execution.
Excellent communication and executive storytelling skills.
Experience hiring and developing high-performing teams.
Proven ability to drive alignment in complex environments.
Familiarity with modern systems and workflows improved by artificial intelligence.

Nice To Haves

Accessibility Design Skills: Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.
Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design, specifically testing comps, wireframes, and prototypes for accessibility standards.
Accessibility certifications CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from the IAAP preferred.

Responsibilities

Set and enforce the quality bar and strategy across all monetization experiences — acquisition, expansion, retention, and payments.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Staff, and Senior designers, plus one Product Design Manager.
Drive the shift from execution to data-informed strategy: problem definition, opportunity identification, roadmap influence.
Own squad-level product and engineering relationships for routine alignment and to influence the strategy.
Partner with Sr. Staff Product Designers on innovation, cross-cutting quality and systems work — lateral relationships, not management.
Translate the team's design principles — composability, E2E ownership, data-informed discovery, quality as a gate — into how the team actually works day to day.
Communicate upward clearly: status, blockers, strategic risks, and team development.
Bring clarity to ambiguity and focus teams on highest-impact work.
Hire, mentor, and grow design leaders and teams; elevate UI craft.
Lead AI-native workflows, scaling design-to-production (e.g., Figma-to-code, coded systems).