Principal Instructor

The Opportunity

As a Principal Instructor at Adobe, you will be at the forefront of delivering outstanding learning experiences within our Premium Learning Subscription organization. You will bring to bear your deep technical expertise and instructional excellence to significantly impact both customer happiness and internal standards.

You will engage with a diverse range of learning audiences - including executives, business users, system administrators, and developers, across various Adobe Customer Experience Orchestration platforms. Your role will extend beyond training delivery to include crafting curriculum, mentoring peers, and collaborating with global Adobe teams to ensure customer success. This outstanding position allows you to travel up to 50%, providing you the chance to lead high‑impact engagements!

What You Will Do

• Deliver expert‑level Instructor‑Led (ILT) and Virtual Instructor‑Led (VILT) training for global, enterprise audiences.

• Build and deliver prescriptive education solutions aligned to complex customer use cases.

• Act as a trusted advisor during learning needs analysis and course prioritization discussions.

• Own training engagements end‑to‑end, from preparation through post‑delivery follow‑up.

• Mentor and support instructors, helping develop delivery quality and technical depth.

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for your practice, contributing to curriculum evolution and delivery standards.

• Lead or contribute to delivery improvement initiatives, including curriculum refreshes and new‑course enablement.

• Communicate with clarity and confidence to influence customers and internal collaborators.

What You Need to Succeed

Experience & Background

• 10–15 years of experience in technical training, enterprise software, or technology consulting.

• 10+ years delivering instructor‑led training or technical presentations.

• 8+ years of hands‑on experience with Digital Experience and/or MarTech solutions.

• Equivalent combination of education and practical technical experience.

Technical Expertise

• Proficiency in Git, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Experience with modern web architectures, including SPAs and headless delivery.

• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, SQL, and API testing tools (e.g., Postman).

• Familiarity with data models, schemas, and enterprise data structures.

• Digital Experience background strongly preferred.

Certifications & Professional Attributes

• Three or more Adobe Digital Experience certifications across multiple solution areas.

• Strong customer presence and ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.

• Passion for customer success, learning excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Comfortable working independently while collaborating across global teams.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity 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 protected characteristic. Learn more.

Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process 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 [email protected] or call +1 408-536-3015. 

AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

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 position is $120,400 -- $220,750 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 $152,500 - $220,750


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 Ordinances

Adobe 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 Notice

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:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It 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.