Principal Product Marketing Manager, Firefly
Adobe is hiring a Principal Product Marketing Manager, Firefly in San Jose, United States. It pays $145k-$261k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Adobe.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this marketing role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Pay on this posting starts in line with the typical marketing posting on Level.
- The posting mentions product marketing, gen AI and go to market among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Adobe has 273 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Lead product marketing strategy, positioning, and adoption for Adobe Firefly's generative AI creative suite.
The opportunity
Adobe Firefly is Adobe’s AI-first creative studio, and this role sits at the center of it. As a Principal Product Marketing Manager for Firefly for creative professionals, you'll define what Firefly means for professional designers, video editors, photographers, and other professional creatives: how it fits into the tools they already use, what value it unlocks, and how we tell that story in ways that drive real adoption. You'll build and lead a small team of PMMs and own strategy and execution in equal measure, working across product, marketing, and go-to-market teams to connect Firefly's capabilities to the moments that matter most for creative pros.
What you'll do
Own positioning, messaging, and value propositions for Firefly with creative professional segments — translating complex AI capabilities into clear, compelling customer value
Partner with inbound PMM teams to translate customer insights and use cases into outbound Firefly marketing strategy for Creative Cloud desktop app users, including integration with existing workflows and AI-native evolution of Creative Cloud desktop apps
Own marketing strategy for Firefly for creative professionals — from awareness and discovery through usage and retention — in close partnership with channel owners and cross-functional marketing teams
Own and orchestrate unified launch plans; write creative briefs and maintain a critical eye on channel execution across social, Adobe.com, email, and paid
Develop and own post-launch optimization strategies informed by usage data — identifying where customers are in their Firefly journey and what interventions accelerate adoption
Contribute to the PMM perspective on Firefly's business performance, connecting marketing strategy to adoption and engagement outcomes
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure messaging is coherent end to end, across broad product surface area and strategic partnerships
Enable GTM and marketing teams to understand, articulate, and amplify Firefly's value
Influence the roadmap using customer insight and market analysis — champion the customer's needs within the product process
What you'll need to succeed
8+ years of experience in product marketing, marketing, or a related field driving strategy and execution for innovative products
Passion for new technologies, creative products, and the creative industry, with deep knowledge of the GenAI landscape
End-to-end PMM skills: positioning, messaging, launch, and post-launch optimization
Proven ability to develop compelling, evergreen product positioning that translates technical capability into customer value and drives engagement and adoption
Experience launching AI or technically complex products, with an ability to differentiate in a fast-evolving competitive space
Strong product instincts — you engage meaningfully with roadmaps and advocate for the customer throughout the product lifecycle
Ability to toggle between high-level strategy and hands-on execution in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and rapidly evolving environments, with a bias for action and problem solving
Data-driven and insight-led, with genuine customer curiosity — you dig into research and talk directly with users
Strong POV — you bring a clear perspective, push back when it matters, and operate effectively within a large and complex organization
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with executive presence and the ability to craft narratives that resonate across audiences
Ability to mentor and help develop more junior team members
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
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
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. Learn more.
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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.
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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 $145,400 - $261,150 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 $180,300 - $261,150 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $165,600 - $239,725At 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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California:
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Colorado:
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Massachusetts:
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How we rate this
Principal Product Marketing Manager, Firefly at Adobe rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where product marketing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where gen ai was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where go to market was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where positioning and messaging was part of your work. What did you do?
- Describe a typical day in a role like this one: which parts run through AI directly?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Product Marketing, Gen AI, Go To Market, and Positioning And Messaging. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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