Principal Product Manager, GenAI Landscape Intelligence
$148,100–$282,100 year
On-site · New York City, New York, United States or San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Principal Product Manager to own 3P GenAI Landscape across image, video, audio, vector, 3D, and document modalities; develop and refine a structured evaluation framework mapping model capabilities to user needs and creative workflow stages; track model releases, pricing shifts, and licensing terms across major 3P providers; build and maintain direct relationships with 3P AI model providers; conduct hands-on model testing, structured benchmarking, and qualitative user research; represent Adobe as a credible evaluator in conversations with external AI labs and startups; author and publish intelligence reports including landscape overviews and head-to-head comparisons; deliver regular insights like monthly landscape digests and quarterly deep-dives; build internal tools to surface model intelligence; serve as embedded advisor to Firefly and Creative Cloud product teams evaluating 3P model integration opportunities; provide data-backed recommendations on models best suited for specific user jobs-to-be-done; strong written communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years at the Principal or equivalent senior-IC level
- Deep, hands-on familiarity with the generative AI ecosystem — able to speak fluently about model architectures, capabilities, and tradeoffs without relying on vendor talking points
- Demonstrated experience conducting rigorous comparative model evaluations or competitive analysis, ideally across multiple creative modalities
- Proven track record of producing high-quality written intelligence or research artifacts consumed by executive and cross-functional audiences
- Strong external relationship-building skills; comfortable representing Adobe in direct partner and vendor conversations
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, design, legal, and business development partners
- Preferred experience in an AI research, applied science, or technical PM role within a creative software or media technology company
- Familiarity with creative professional workflows across design, photography, video, illustration, or similar subject areas
- Experience with structured data analysis or lightweight tooling (e.g., Python, SQL, no-code platforms) to support intelligence synthesis
- Background in competitive intelligence, market research, or technology analyst roles
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