The Opportunity
We are looking for Director, HR Business Partners to join our organization, each aligned to distinct areas of the business:
Product Strategy - aligned to Product leaders in the Customer Experience Orchestration (CXO) business (San Jose)
Enterprise Engineering – aligned to Engineering & Program Management in the CXO business (San Jose)
Chief Business Office – aligned to Product Marketing, Community, and GTM leaders in the Creativity & Productivity (C&P) business (San Francisco preferred)
Adobe Unified Platform (AUP) - aligned to Platform Product and Engineering spanning Adobe (San Jose)
Adobe Marketing - aligned to Adobe's marketing function (San Jose or San Francisco)
As Director, HR Business Partner you will drive the people strategy in alignment with the organization's strategic priorities, enabling organizational efficiency, leadership capability, and talent outcomes that accelerate business performance. You will partner closely with senior leadership to create and implement initiatives across talent planning, organizational design, leadership development, and culture. You will lead work through direct and indirect reports worldwide to achieve results.
What You'll Do
Serve as a trusted business partner and mentor to senior executives within the organization.
Lead talent and succession strategies to ensure leadership efficiency.
Address root causes of human resources issues with a methodical approach.
Lead Employee Experience for the teams you support - you are the "Chief People Officer" for your business.
Advise on organizational structure and workforce planning, driving organizational efficiency and fostering an inclusive culture.
Embed scalable people processes improving performance, engagement, and growth.
Speak "business" more than "HR" lingo.
What You Need to Succeed
10+ years of HR Business Partnering or relevant leadership experience.
Proven experience in organizational development and leading through change.
Proven experience practicing HR or equivalent experience in an Enterprise SaaS company is a plus.
Strong business insight, connecting people strategies to organizational and company priorities.
Strong leadership, influencing, problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Intellectual curiosity and use of data and insights to inform decisions.
Creativity in your DNA - this is Adobe after all. We love to challenge the status quo, especially in HR!
A positive, can-do attitude with a willingness to roll up your sleeves.
Ability to establish relationships and partnerships at all levels of the organization.
BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
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.
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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.
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California:
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Colorado:
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There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.
Massachusetts:
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