Principle Engineering Program Manager, Agentic Builder Experiences

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Join the Adobe Builder eXperience (ABX) group, a part of Adobe Unified Platform, where you will help re-develop the way we ship software at Adobe. ABX is a new pillar within the Adobe Unified Platform focused on rethinking the end-to-end lifecycle of how we build and ship products — the tools, the platforms, and the agentic technologies that make all 15,000+ builders at Adobe more effective. You will own a diverse and highly technical portfolio of programs, working directly with engineering leadership to define and deliver the next generation of developer and builder tooling, with AI and agentic systems at the core of the approach.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of technical program management experience, including direct experience shipping AI/ML or GenAI-powered technologies
Proven zero-to-one product and program experience — comfortable building structure and process where little exists today
Strong track record of ownership, driving programs from ambiguity through to measurable outcomes
Systems thinking, with a solid understanding of how modern technology stacks and developer platforms fit together
Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to distill technical complexity into clear narratives for leadership
Bias toward action and a demonstrated ability to influence without authority across org layers
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and program reporting tools

Nice To Haves

prior experience in AI platform development, developer platforming, or related infrastructure work

Responsibilities

Drive the roadmap and portfolio strategy for ABX, translating a broad, evolving mandate into a clear, sequenced set of programs
Align program strategy, operating model, and execution approach for a newly forming organization, establishing the structures that will scale as ABX grows
Partner with engineering and cross-functional stakeholders to understand builder needs and pain points across the software lifecycle, and translate them into platform requirements
Evaluate and apply the latest AI and agentic offerings to build platforms and workflows that make builders across Adobe faster and more effective
Run governance and prioritization for the organization like resourcing calls, trade-off decisions, and program reviews across a multi-team portfolio
Partner deeply on technical direction alongside engineering, providing credible, hands-on input rather than coordination-only oversight
Anticipate risks and dependencies across systems and teams, and drive mitigation strategies at scale
Communicate and align stakeholders across Adobe, including executive-level updates on progress, risks, and trade-offs
Define and own the metrics for success with your partners, establishing the north star and supporting benchmarks
Build and codify repeatable program management practices and governance models that other parts of AUP can reuse
Mentor and guide other program managers as ABX scales within AUP

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Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.