Global Compensation & Rewards Program Lead

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe works to empower creativity by shaping compensation programs in San Jose, CA. We seek a Compensation Program Manager to lead global rewards cycles and drive market pricing improvements with precision and strategic thinking.

You will partner with HRBPs, Talent Management and Finance to apply a pay-for-performance philosophy consistently while building tooling and cadence for competitive positioning across regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compensation experience with ownership of annual rewards or promotion cycle execution in a global environment.
• Strong knowledge of market pricing and salary benchmarking; Radford survey experience.
• Clear, confident communicator who can translate compensation complexity into plain language for managers, HRBPs, and senior leaders.
• Collaborative partner; experience working cross-functionally to build alignment.
• Strong proficiency with Workday compensation modules; experience building or maintaining cycle workflows a strong plus.
• PowerBI or comparable data visualization experience; ability to prototype compensation metrics and dashboards for the Analytics team to configure.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and motivated by ownership - Adobe's compensation function is evolving and this role will evolve with it.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of the annual rewards cycle - merit, promotions, adjustments, bonus, and equity - partnering with HRBPs, Talent Management/Development, and Finance to at scale for global people managers
• Own the global promotion cycle from design through execution, ensuring consistency, fairness, and alignment with our compensation philosophy across all regions
• Enhance and own Adobe's annual market pricing process, advising on the methodology, building new tooling, and creating a cadence that gives the team a structured, repeatable approach to competitive positioning
• Collaborate closely with Talent Management to inform and align pay-for-performance philosophy, ensuring compensation and talent strategies are in lockstep on how Adobe rewards impact and growth
• Develop manager and HRBP-facing guidance and communications that build organizational capability and reduce cycle concerns over time
• Leverage Workday and PowerBI to build cycle reporting, monitor program health, and deliver data-driven insights before, during, and after each cycle
• Identify and drive process improvements that increase cycle efficiency, partnering with the broader team, to reduce manual effort year-over-year

Skills

Compensation experience

Market pricing knowledge

Data visualization

Workday compensation modules

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Adobe works to empower creativity by shaping compensation programs in San Jose, CA. We seek a Compensation Program Manager to lead global rewards cycles and drive market pricing improvements with precision and strategic thinking.

You will partner with HRBPs, Talent Management and Finance to apply a pay-for-performance philosophy consistently while building tooling and cadence for competitive positioning across regions.