went through the Adobe PM loop last fall targeting Document Cloud. I've been through Amazon, Figma, and Salesforce PM loops so I have some comparison points. here's what Adobe's is actually like.
the format four rounds total: one recruiter screen, one take-home (product case), and two onsite rounds (product sense + behavioral).
the take-home this is unusual. Adobe sends a written product case 48 hours before the onsite. mine was something like: "pick one of Adobe's existing products and describe how you'd improve retention for a specific user segment." you write it up and then present it in the first onsite round.
the presentation is 15 minutes, then 30 minutes of Q&A. they'll push on your user research assumptions, your success metrics, and why you prioritized what you prioritized.
product sense round questions how would you measure the health of Adobe Sign? Adobe is seeing a drop in weekly active users on a core Acrobat feature. walk me through how you'd investigate. design a feature for creative professionals who are new to AI tools what's a product in the creative space you think is underrated? why?
behavioral round questions tell me about a product decision you made that turned out to be wrong. how did you find out? describe a time you had to get a team aligned on a direction they were skeptical about how do you work with designers when there's a disagreement about what users actually want?
what they're evaluating it felt heavily weighted toward: user empathy, structured thinking (can you break a problem into parts without being prompted), and cross-functional collaboration. Adobe is design-heavy so they want PMs who respect the design process and can speak fluently to it.
difficulty harder than Salesforce's PM loop, easier than Google APM. the take-home adds prep pressure but also means you go into the case round more confident than a cold live question.
one honest note: the product sense questions assumed real familiarity with Adobe's product suite. I'd spend a few hours actually using Acrobat, Express, and Sign before your loop.