Sr Design Manager, Ecosystem and Collaboration UI

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

The Ecosystem and Collaboration team at Adobe is changing the future of how creative work gets done by helping millions of users manage and collaborate on their work, discover new creative workflows, and get the most out of all of their apps and services. 

We are looking for a Senior Design Manager who has a passion for well-crafted digital experiences, pixel-perfect UI designs, and creating solutions that scale to the millions of users who rely on Adobe products every single day to create the future. 

This person will manage a team of UI-focused designers who will operate in a studio/agency-model, being able to fluidly move from project to project - partnering with other UX product designers - to drive visual and UI design excellence in any and all phases of the work, from new product experience conceptualization, product refinement, and design specification execution. 

We are seeking someone with exceptional visual and interaction design skills, impeccable aesthetic judgement, and an unreasonably high bar for design quality. This person will have the ability to guide a team of designers through a strong design process and quickly orient themselves to different projects and immediately add value to product designs that inspire delight and bring clarity to the experience.

What you’ll do

• Manage a team of designers to establish the future vision for products within the Ecosystem and Collaboration team

• Collaborate with other Product designers and design managers to explore new visual or interaction patterns for our products

• Help establish design standards and principles for how we apply—and extend—our Spectrum design language across our ecosystem

• Be a key partner to design leadership in conceptualizing the future of our product surfaces

• Establish design rubrics for what constitutes design excellence for the product surfaces within the Ecosystem and Collaboration team

• Mentor and coach designers on the team to continue to grow their careers as best-in-class UI design experts

What you need to succeed

• High-level of proficiency with Figma and Adobe creative tools

• A demonstrated ability to deliver exceptional visual and UI design execution

• Prior experience in design systems and a track record of solving complex design problems with elegant, intuitive, and performant solutions

• Comfort mentoring all levels of designers, while encouraging an inclusive and empowering environment for other designers to do innovative and impactful work

• Ability to effectively collaborate with other design partners by influence 

• Excellent interpersonal, spoken, and written communication

• Highly organized and self-starter/ownership mentality

• Creative and analytical skills to facilitate design workshop and communicate insights and influence partners and leadership

Preferred 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.

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio demonstrating relevant work examples. If your portfolio is password protected, please include the password in your resume.

About Adobe Design

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. 
 

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