Senior Manager, Analytics Business Partnering, India

Adobe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is looking for a Senior Manager, Analytics Business Partnering in India to lead people analytics and provide insights that drive strategic decisions for its workforce. This role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to influence senior business leaders, working at the intersection of people data and business strategy.

The successful candidate will manage a team, drive high-quality analysis, and engage with executives to understand their priorities, ensuring local context is reflected in analytics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in People Analytics, HR strategy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior leaders with data.
• Strong skill in translating ambiguous business questions into analytical plans.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior leaders in India.
• Lead analyses combining people data, external research, and business context.
• Manage and develop a team of analysts, setting clear expectations.

Skills

People Analytics

HR strategy

Data storytelling

Statistical methods

Quantitative analysis

Job description

Senior Manager, Analytics Business Partnering, India

The Senior Manager, Analytics Business Partnering will serve as the People Analytics leader for India, driving people insights that inform strategic decisions for one of Adobe’s largest and most dynamic workforce populations. This is an exciting and impactful role; sitting at the intersection of people data, business strategy, and senior leadership impact! Successful hire must work credibly with senior leaders and deliver rigorous, high‑quality analyses. Leading a small team of analysts, this leader will serve as the primary connection point between Adobe’s global People Analytics function and India internal customers (Sr business leaders, HRBPs, and Employee Experience (EX) team).

What You’ll Do

• Executive Influence & Personal Leadership
  Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior EX and Business Leaders in India, serving as their primary point of contact for People Analytics. Engage with business executives and EX leaders to understand their strategic priorities, surface the right analytical questions, and translate ambiguous asks into clear, actionable work. Present people insights in a way that drives decisions, with an ability to adapt framing and level of detail for a variety of audiences. Represent India’s workforce context and business priorities within the global People Analytics team, ensuring relevant local nuances are reflected in broader analyses and recommendations.
• Analytical Leadership and Judgment
  Define accurate questions from complex, sometimes ambiguous business problems, and determine the appropriate analytical approach to answer them. Lead analyses that combine people data, external research, and business context to address strategic challenges. Ensure the integrity and rigor of analytical outputs produced by the team, setting a high quality bar and providing substantive review.
• Team Leadership
  Manage and develop a small team of analysts, setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and building their skills over time. Coordinate and prioritize the team’s work in alignment with the needs of internal clients in India region and People Analytics team’s roadmap priorities. Foster ways of working that are rigorous, collaborative, and aligned with both India EX and People Analytics team standards and processes.
• Cross‑Functional Contribution
  Actively participate in and contribute to both the global People Analytics team and EX India, including shared initiatives, capability development, and knowledge sharing. Partner with sub‑functions in People Analytics team (BI, Data Science, Research, Workforce Strategy), so that together we deliver integrated, high‑quality work to internal customers.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in People Analytics, HR strategy, or a related field, with at least 2–3 years (required) in a people leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior leaders with data and insights, including comfort presenting to and advising executive‑level audiences.
• Strong skill in translating ambiguous business questions into clear analytical plans with defined scope and deliverables, and influencing partners who would be collaborating on this work.
• Deep understanding of the HR landscape, workforce trends, and the challenges facing large organizations in India and globally.
• Analytical proficiency sufficient to lead and review rigorous work, including demonstrated familiarity with statistical methods, quantitative analysis, and data storytelling.
• Ability to work across time zones and contribute to a globally distributed team while maintaining a strong local presence and focus.
• Zeal for actively incorporating AI into your work, while modelling ethical & responsible AI use with people data.

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