Principal Engineering Program Manager

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

Adobe Experience Platform Agent Orchestrator is the technology underpinning Adobe's agentic framework - powering the building and coordination of Adobe Experience Platform Agents. It also enables collaboration with third-party agents to solve complex problems and aid decision-making. Built on Adobe Experience Platform, these agents empower your teams to focus on strategy, creativity, and driving high-impact outcomes. You will represent the Agent Orchestrator team internally across product and cross-functional initiatives, define priorities, bring clarity, and lead continuous agile development. Successful candidates will have a strong technical background and a passion for delivering high-quality software and AI-powered capabilities through effective and efficient engineering processes.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and lead engineering, AI/ML platform development, and operational efforts across multiple teams and regions to deliver scalable, intelligent experiences.

• Drive the execution of programs involving AI/ML model integration, data pipelines, inferencing infrastructure, and performance optimization.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to translate customer needs into high-impact AI capabilities.

• Demonstrate adept conflict resolution and negotiation abilities.

• Efficiently manage interdependencies, monitor potential issues and risks, and formulate contingency plans.

• Drive alignment and execution for both traditional software components and machine learning model lifecycles.

• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members, including insights into architecture and model behavior.

• Champion the customer experience through responsible AI practices, model transparency, and quality assurance.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, or similar).

• 15+ years of experience in technical program management, with a proven track record leading software and AI/ML programs across cross-functional teams.

• Strong technical foundation, including experience with AI/ML lifecycle management, model deployment, MLOps practices, or data platform development.

• Deep understanding of software development processes, including experimentation, evaluation metrics, and feedback loops.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to drive decisions and prioritization using data and measurable outcomes.

• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, with the ability to influence across organizations.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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