Director, HR Business Partner

The opportunity

We are looking for exceptional talent to serve as HR Business Partner to help us on our mission to change the world through digital experiences.

Our HR Business Partners are on the front lines every day making things happen across the organization so that we can continue to transform how people and brands tell their stories. We work together as One Team, embrace our differences, and have fun along the way. This is not an easy job but if you're up for some challenging and meaningful work that impacts our customers, our communities, and everyone who experiences our products, this is absolutely the coolest HR job on the planet.

In this position you will work with senior leaders in the Enterprise Engineering Organization. This position will partner with leaders across Engineering and Program Management.

What you'll do

• Serve as a trusted business partner and coach to senior leaders in the organization

• Work on big problems from critical organizational and people issues to identifying and developing our key leadership talent to culture and change management

• Ensure the implementation of the optimal organization design to enable the leadership team and the organization to scale

• Lead Employee Experience for the teams you support – you are the “Chief People Officer” for your business

• Instill a culture that resonates with Adobe’s values of Create the Future, Own the Outcome, Raise the Bar, and Be Genuine

• Be a leader throughout Adobe – speak up, keep it real, and agitate when necessary

• Speak “business” more than “HR” lingo

What you need to succeed

• A positive, can-do, attitude with a willingness to roll up your sleeves

• Ability to establish relationships at all levels of the organization

• Understand our business and how what you do will help us accelerate Adobe’s growth

• Creativity in your DNA– this is Adobe after all. We love to challenge the status quo, especially in HR!

• Strong leadership and influencing skills

• Brainpower – Adobe is packed with super-smart people

• When you think you are done, make it better.

• Be you! Being someone else all day is just plain exhausting.

• Ability to remain flexible and agile in an ever-changing environment along with a willingness to always be learning

• BA/BS degree (that is a “Bachelor of Science”) or equivalent practical experience

• Sense of humor helps – ability to laugh at yourself is important especially in the world of HR 😊

• A burning passion to want to accomplish what most people might call “unreasonable expectations”

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 accommodations@adobe.com 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 $161,900 -- $305,950 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 $211,300 - $305,950

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.