Sr Staff Designer, Document Cloud

Overview

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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

We’re looking for a Senior Staff Designer to join the Document Cloud Design Team, focused on the Acrobat x Express integration.

Who we are

Adobe Document Cloud includes Acrobat, Adobe Sign, and integrations with Adobe Express. With over 650 million monthly active users, it’s one of Adobe’s most impactful and fastest-growing product areas. Our team has been recognized for innovation with TIME’s Best Inventions for Liquid Mode and Acrobat AI Assistant.

About You

As a key design team member and inspiring leader on this team, you’ll play an integral part in crafting the next generation of productivity tools at Adobe. We are working on projects that help people consume, comprehend, create, and collaborate on documents in new ways, including generative AI technology. You’re recognized as a design leader, mentor, and collaborator who can drive alignment across teams and influence product direction at scale.

You’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering design outcomes that balance user needs with business goals and technology constraints.

What you’ll do

• Lead Strategic Design : Drive the design vision for Acrobat x Express, aligning user needs with Adobe’s business goals and technology roadmap.
• Prototype & Validate : Create high-fidelity prototypes and design artifacts to explore and test ideas, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Advanced Systems Thinking : Develop and evolve scalable design systems that ensure platform consistency and quality.
• Innovate with Technology : Explore and integrate emerging tools like Generative AI to craft the future of document experiences.
• Mentor & Influence : Guide designers across teams, fostering growth and elevating design quality through feedback and collaboration.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment : Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers, and executives to deliver cohesive, user-centered solutions.
• Champion the User : Use research, data, and storytelling to advocate for user needs and influence product strategy.
• Represent Adobe Design : Share your work and thought leadership internally and externally through presentations, publications, and events.

What you need to succeed

Preferred Accessibility Design Skills

About Adobe Design

Adobe Design creates tools that amplify the world’s ability to create and communicate. We’re a global team of designers, researchers, prototypers, content strategists, program managers, and more who work across Adobe’s three product lines : Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $157,300 – $292,200 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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.

State-Specific Notices

California : Fair Chance Ordinances — Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado : Application Window Notice — If this role is open to hiring in Colorado, the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts : Massachusetts Legal Notice — It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email or call .

Seniority level : Mid-Senior level

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Design, Art / Creative, and Information Technology

Industries : Advertising Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development

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