Sr. Director, Engineering - Digital Video & Audio (DVA)

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The Opportunity Adobe's Digital Video & Audio (DVA) business powers the world's leading creative tools for professional video editing, motion graphics, visual effects, and content creation.

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Adobe's Digital Video & Audio (DVA) business powers the world's leading creative tools for professional video editing, motion graphics, visual effects, and content creation. Premiere Pro and After Effects are industry-defining applications used by filmmakers, broadcasters, social creators, enterprises, and creative professionals worldwide!

The future of creative storytelling will be hybrid, bringing together traditional craft and AI-powered creation in ways that expand what's possible. Whether an artist starts with an ARRI camera, a script, or a prompt, Adobe is building the world's leading creative platform to support every stage of the journey. From intelligent editing and generative video to cloud-native workflows and connected creative experiences, Digital Video & Audio is helping creators imagine, craft, and deliver compelling stories wherever inspiration begins.

As Senior Director of Engineering, you will lead engineering strategy and execution across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the platform, helping shape the future of professional video creation. You will partner closely across Product, Design, Research, and Platform Engineering to accelerate innovation, modernize core technologies, and deliver intelligent experiences that delight millions of creators around the world.

This is a highly visible leadership role supporting one of Adobe's most strategic product portfolios. Success requires building high-performing teams, influencing across a complex matrixed organization, and driving technical and organizational excellence at scale.

You will partner closely with leaders across Product Management, Design, Applied Research, Firefly AI, Creative Cloud, and Engineering to define and deliver the future of Adobe's video, motion graphics, and creative technology platform.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader with strong technical judgment, operational rigor, and a track record of delivering creative products through major technology shifts. The ideal candidate has modernized mature architectures, scaled organizations, and integrated AI into customer experiences at global scale.

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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 $209,300 -- $429,350 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 $276,200 - $429,350 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $246,700 - $383,650

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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Colorado:

If 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:

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