Brand Manager Jobs in San Jose, CA

The opportunity
Adobe is building the future of Brand Intelligence—enterprise systems that enable content to be created instantly and stay true to brand, voice, and governance.

This role leads design for a new class of AI-powered tools that help organizations create on-brand content at scale. It sits at the intersection of design, product, and engineering, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and FDE leadership.

The work spans defining how brand knowledge is structured to shaping creation experiences where brand guidance is built directly into workflows. The goal: help global organizations move faster, stay consistent, and build trust in an AI-driven world.
What you’ll do

Set the standard for design excellence. Drive clarity, quality, and impact across strategy and execution.

Lead and grow a team working across brand intelligence, generative AI, and enterprise workflows. Foster strong thinking, fast iteration, and meaningful growth.

Partner with Product and Engineering to define the future of on-brand content generation. Turn ambiguity into direction. Align teams around outcomes that matter!

Shape AI-assisted creation experiences so outputs remain controllable, explainable, and aligned with brand standards.

Identify new opportunities where AI, creativity, and brand governance intersect—and turn them into clear strategies.

Connect teams across Adobe to drive consistency at scale. Communicate vision and progress with clarity and influence!
What you need to succeed

5+ years leading design teams in complex, matrixed organizations.

A track record of driving 0→1 work and navigating ambiguity, ideally in AI/ML or enterprise platforms.

Strong systems thinking with experience designing platforms or scalable tools.

Familiarity with creative workflows or brand systems such as content creation or asset management.

Ability to move between strategy and execution with ease.

Strength influencing cross-functional partners across Product and Engineering.

Clear communicator and strong storyteller who makes complex ideas actionable.

Commitment to building inclusive, high-performing teams and a culture of experimentation.
About Adobe Design
Adobe Design is the multidisciplinary, global organization behind Adobe experiences. Our full-stack team includes design researchers, design engineers, experience designers, brand designers, content strategists, and program managers dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences for Adobe users.

About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together
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Expected Pay Range: 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 $155,100 -- $293,800 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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $202,900 - $293,800

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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