Principal Product Marketing Manager, Firefly

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$145K/yr – $261K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead Firefly marketing for creative professionals, translating AI capabilities into clear customer value and driving adoption across the full lifecycle from awareness to retention.

  • Own messaging and value propositions for Firefly targeting creatives
  • Coordinate GTM plans and cross-functional launch efforts to maximize adoption
  • Elevate customer insight to influence product-facing strategy when appropriate

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
315.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$7.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
58.6%
Referral
6.1%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~41.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,063 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
7.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
20

Funding

Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Series Unknown, 41 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 1984
    Series Unknown • $2.5M

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