Sr Staff Product Designer, Emerging Agents (San Francisco)

The opportunityWe are seeking a Senior Staff Designer to lead the design and delivery of intelligent agentic systems across complex creative and enterprise workflows. This role focuses on building and shipping AI-native capabilities that enable users to delegate, steer, and evaluate intelligent systems with confidence.This is a systems design role focused on AI behavior, orchestration, and adaptive interfaces. We are looking for a designer who works directly with models, prototypes in code, and treats AI systems as a design material.What you’ll doYou will lead major initiatives within our agentic systems work, translating emerging AI capabilities into production-ready interaction patterns and driving a coherent vision across research, engineering, and product.Design and Ship Agentic Interaction SystemsEstablish mental models for delegation, collaboration, and control between humans and AI agents.Design interaction frameworks for multi-step workflows and tool-using skills.Design mechanisms that make reasoning legible, including confidence indicators, provenance, and evaluation UX.Build patterns that balance prompt-based and structured interaction.Prototype and Deliver AI-Native CapabilitiesWork directly with large language models and agent frameworks.Write and refine prompts, skills, system instructions, and behavioral constraints.Prototype in code and contribute to production implementations alongside engineering.Rapidly iterate through build test refine cycles in close partnership with research and engineering.Adapt AI Systems to Creative ContextsDesign systems that understand creative workflows, enterprise constraints, memory, and personalization.Ensure agent behaviors align with real creative processes and tooling needs.Contribute to the evolution of AI-native components within Adobe’s design system.Drive Cross-Functional ExecutionPartner closely with engineering, research, and product to deliver production systems.Influence stakeholders through working prototypes and clear system articulation.Contribute to shared best practices for AI interaction and behavior design.What you bringWe are redefining what it means to be a designer in the age of AI.Core Experience8+ years of experience in product, systems, or interaction design.Demonstrated experience designing and shipping AI-assisted or agent-based systems.Experience designing for creative tools or deep familiarity with creative workflows.Hands-on experience working with large language models and designing adaptive or generative interfaces.Comfort prototyping in code and contributing production-quality implementations alongside engineering teams.Strong systems thinking and experience working within complex, cross-functional environments.Additional DepthExperience designing enterprise AI workflows.Familiarity with multi-agent orchestration patterns.Experience integrating first- and third-party AI systems.Background in automation design, developer tooling, or platform ecosystems.Accessibility expertise in AI-driven interfaces.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.You think in behaviors, systems, and capabilities, not just screens, flows, and features.You treat AI systems as a design material and have built workflows or prototypes that explore model behavior under real constraints.You are energized by ambiguity and motivated to shape how AI becomes a practical, trusted collaborator in creative work.Most importantly, you believe AI should expand human creativity and capability, not replace it.To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio. We’re especially interested in systems you’ve defined, AI workflows you’ve built, and evidence of working directly with intelligent systems.About Adobe DesignAdobe 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 AdobeAdobe 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 togetherAt 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.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on apply.placed-app.com or call View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. AI Use Guidelines for Interviews: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.At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.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 $158,000 -- $301,050 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 $207,900 - $301,050
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 OrdinancesAdobe 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 NoticeIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), 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 NoticeIt 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.SummaryLocation: San Francisco; San JoseType: Full time