Principal Product Manager, 3P Embed Partnerships (Sports & Commercial)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the product vision strategy and execution for Adobe Expresss Third-Party Embed SDK across our sports and commercial partner portfolio including partners such as the Premier League and other leading sports and commercial brands who embed Adobes creative technology directly into their own fan and customer experiences.

This is a highly visible leadership role at the intersection of product partnerships and platform strategy. Rather than building a single Adobe-branded surface you will define how Adobes creative capabilities content generation editing and personalisation get embedded into the digital products of some of the worlds biggest sports leagues and commercial brands reaching tens of millions of fans and customers through experiences Adobe doesnt own the front door to.

You will partner closely with Business Development Engineering Design Partner Marketing and Program Management to translate partner and audience needs into a coherent product roadmap while balancing the commercial realities of contract commitments SOW obligations and platform scalability. This role requires a leader who can move fluidly between long-term platform strategy and the tactical demands of active partner delivery.

What Youll Do

• Own the product vision and multi-year strategy for the 3P Embed SDK across sports and commercial verticals defining how partner-generated content (PGC) fan engagement tools and embedded creative workflows evolve over time

• Define and drive the product roadmap for your partner portfolio in alignment with company goals partner commercial commitments and audience growth priorities

• Lead the full product lifecycle from partner discovery through launch and renewal balancing technical feasibility partner-specific requirements and business impact

• Act as the primary product voice in partner-facing conversations translating technical and commercial complexity into clear confident narratives for partner stakeholders and Adobe leadership alike

• Collaborate deeply with Business Development on commercial structuring contract renewal cycles and SOW scoping ensuring product commitments are deliverable and scalable across the portfolio rather than one-off per partner

• Prioritize investment across partners based on audience data commercial value (MAU vs. ARR contribution) and platform leverage adapting quickly as partner needs and market signals evolve

• Conduct market and competitive analysis across sports tech fan engagement and embedded creative tooling to inform positioning and identify new partner and category opportunities

• Apply GenAI capabilities where they meaningfully improve fan/customer engagement outcomes and partner commercial value

• Build repeatable platform-level product patterns from partner-specific requirements reducing one-off engineering and design effort across the portfolio

What Were Looking For

• 8 years of product management experience with a demonstrated track record of leading complex platform partnership or B2B2C products from concept to scale

• Experience in sports media fan engagement or partner/embedded platform products; comfort operating in a B2B2C model where Adobes product lives inside someone elses experience

• Proven ability to balance long-term platform strategy with the near-term demands of active commercial partnerships and contractual delivery

• Strong commercial acumen comfortable engaging with contract terms SOW conditions and partner commercial structures alongside traditional product roadmapping

• Experience owning a multi-partner or multi-account product area setting strategy and driving execution across engineering design BD and partner marketing

• Strong product judgment with the ability to navigate competing internal priorities (e.g. audience growth vs. predictive/engagement metrics) while protecting partner-facing relationships from internal misalignment

• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills with experience presenting to senior leadership and directly to external partner stakeholders

• Deep analytical capabilities with experience using platform usage data (MAU engagement funnels click-through) to make and defend prioritization calls

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous resource-constrained environments creating clarity and momentum across multiple partner workstreams simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for sports fan engagement or commercial brand marketing with genuine interest in how major sports and commercial organizations build digital fan/customer experiences

• Experience with embedded SDKs platform APIs or white-label product models

• Understanding of GenAI-powered content creation and its application to fan engagement or personalized commercial experiences

• Experience managing renewal cycles or multi-year commercial partnerships

• MBA or advanced technical degree is a plus

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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 positionis $$282100 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In New York the pay range for this position is $194800 - $282100

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Staff IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 148100 - 282100