Joining Adobe as Designer/Developer Relations Manager

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After a tough decision, I’ve decided it is time to move on from Yahoo! and accept a very exciting position at Adobe. Starting in about a week, I will be Sr. Product Manager for Designer/Developer Relations for Flash. I will also be product managing a designer/developer workflow project, but more on that later (when I know more about it ) ;) . It looks like I will be splitting my time between the San Francisco and San Jose offices and will get the best of both worlds.

For now, I am wrapping up my projects at Yahoo! and will have to start the very long process of packing up my cube soon! After four years and six cubes, it will be very strange to not be surrounded by purple and yellow. On the upside (if it is a downside to get away from purple and yellow), I am very happy that my new position will give me a lot of opportunities to continue to interact with the Flash users at Yahoo! while working on a product that I am really passionate about.

Once I make the transition and am up to speed at Adobe I will start posting some more about the new job. While still at Yahoo!, I should mention that the Yahoo! Flash platform team is still hiring, so get your resume in (I’ve transitioned the hiring process, so emailing me about it won’t help much). I would also add that at Yahoo! I have had the opportunity of working with a lot of great people, but my manager, Thomas Sha is fantastic. I really regret that I won’t get to work for him more; but any skilled frontend developer should be tripping over themselves to work as part of his team.

37 thoughts on “Joining Adobe as Designer/Developer Relations Manager”

  3. Justin,

    Let me say congratulations and welcome. Personally, I’ve been really excited about all the cool things you’ve been doing with flash in the past (Y!Maps and filters, U10 hack, Flash Lite stuff). I’m excited to see the contribution you’ll bring to Adobe.

    P.S.: You’ve peaked my interest with the developer/designer workflow project…

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  5. Wow! Congratulations!

    I’m curious about the developer/designer workflow project too :-) Would be cool to see a novice/expert workflow project too..especially with educational projects where the subject expert may be creating the prototype.

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  8. Well done Justin!
    Not an easy decision to make as they’re both great teams/companies.

    All the best for the new postion it sounds like its going to be all upwards and onwards from here :-D

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  15. Thanks guys! I can’t wait to get started!

    As far as the “wicked” thing… Ah yankees and your quaint sayings. I didn’t hear “wicked cool” until going to school in New York for a while. It just made me snicker every time. ;)

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  23. We’re very excited to have you join us, Justin! When I finally convinced the company to open up this position you were the first person who came to mind. We’re very, very lucky to pull you away from another great company.

    Start polishing up your Halo 2 skills now… ;-)

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  31. Congrats mate, you jump from Yahoo to Adobe, and I am planning to join the Google team in a short while. I love designing too and I am a freelance graphics designer too. Anyway, nice to find people of same interest here. Cheers and good luck ;)

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  33. Hi, congrats on getting such a great job mate. Will you please tell me what the Yahoo Guys actually look for when hiring people? I am an Engineer and I would likt to give Yahoo a shot. I just wanted to know what a web based company actually look for while hiring people. Thanks.

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