Staff User Experience Designer

Adobe

  • San Jose, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Our CompanyChanging 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 OpportunityWe believe creativity is deeply human, and building tools that empower it demands the same from us. The Firefly Design site team is looking for a Staff Product Designer to help shape intuitive, expressive, and approachable creative experiences, rooted in customer needs and crafted with deep design care. Join us!This role is ideal for a designer who sees the big picture, sweats the details, and cares just as much about how people feel as how they click. You’ll help bring cohesion across Firefly’s ecosystem—blending product strategy, visual design, and UX systems to create paths that feel effortless, inclusive, and inspiring.We’re looking for someone who thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments and who leads with curiosity, humility, and purpose. You bring ideas to the table, listen intently, and know how to advocate for users in a room full of competing priorities—with confidence and compassion. And while the terrain can be complex, you have the grit and patience to guide teams through ambiguity toward clarity and progress.What You’ll Do
  • Design connected, welcoming user experiences that help people discover, understand, and trust Firefly’s creative tools.
  • Build a strong point of view by listening, observing, and translating insights into action by connecting directly with the creative community.
  • Uphold the highest standards of craft across UX architecture and UI design—ensuring every interaction feels intentional and intuitive.
  • Champion clarity and cohesion across our tools by navigating complexity with emotional intelligence and design leadership.
  • Cultivate alignment across expansive teams and diverse subject areas, supporting individuals in understanding the broader scope while maintaining attention to the particulars.
  • Confidently present your thinking to senior executives, product leads, and engineers—anchored in customer empathy and respectful candor.
  • Create sketches, flows, prototypes, and polished UI—adapting your process to match the problem.
  • Contribute to our evolving design system, voice, and visual language, helping us scale quality and accessibility with consistency and care.
  • Stay strong and adaptable through changing priorities—provide steady leadership and a sense of calm to the work.
What You Need to SucceedMust-haves:
  • A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional UX and visual design across responsive, multi-surface experiences.
  • Genuine empathy for customers and collaborators—your design process starts by listening and ends by empowering others.
  • A proven ability to lead design within large organizations, managing complexity while building strong cross-functional relationships.
  • Experience designing for user acquisition, onboarding, or adoption—balancing product goals with moments of delight and clarity.
  • Strong sense of accountability—you follow through, even when the path isn’t fully clear.
  • Mastery of modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe CC, etc.).
  • Exceptional communication skills—able to make the complex feel simple and the human feel heard.
  • Dedication to inclusive, accessible, and respectful design practices.
Nice-to-haves:
  • Experience in creativity tools, GenAI, learning experiences, or content ecosystems.
  • Familiarity with marketing flows, product storytelling, or growth surfaces—with a customer-first, brand-respectful lens.
How to ApplyPlease submit your resume and portfolio. We’d especially love to see:
  • How your designs have been shaped by connecting with customers
  • How you’ve navigated complexity within a large organization
  • Where you’ve delivered thoughtful, high-craft UI experiences
  • How you lead with empathy, partnership, and a calm confidence through ambiguity
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 $142,700 -- $265,400 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.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.Adobe is proud to be an 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 applicable characteristics protected by law.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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 or call (408) 536-3015.

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