Senior Manager, Employee Relations

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Manager, Employee Relations, to join the Americas ELR leadership team in San Jose. This role leads a team of ER professionals supporting a large, diverse portfolio and acts as a strategic leader shaping enterprise priorities and delivering initiatives that impact employees, managers, and the business.

You will mentor and develop talent, set high standards, define ER strategy, advise senior leaders, and drive data-driven improvements while integrating AI and new

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Employee Relations teams in a sizable, multifaceted organization.
• Deep Employee Relations expertise across performance, conduct, conflict resolution, workplace concerns, and organizational change.
• Experience shaping ER strategy for complex business portfolios and influencing high-impact workforce decisions.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders and navigate sensitive, high-stakes employee matters with sound judgment.
• Experience leading complex initiatives across business groups, functions, regions, or geographies.
• Ability to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities across and translate insights into meaningful action.
• Interest in the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies to enhance Employee Relations.
• A genuine passion for Employee Relations, developing people, and building what comes next.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-impact ER team known for consultation, judgment, and business impact.
• Develop leadership bench through coaching and opportunities for growth.
• Set standards and accountability while strengthening ELR capability through coaching and learning.
• Define and implement ER strategy for a large, complex portfolio in line with enterprise priorities.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior business and HR leaders.
• Guide critical workforce decisions with significant implications.
• Turn data and insights into actions to address risk and improve outcomes.
• Shape and deliver the Global ELR agenda across regions.
• Partner to develop scalable programs balancing global consistency with local needs.
• Lead cross-functional work from strategy to implementation and adoption.
• Leverage AI, automation, data, and innovative tech to transform ELR delivery.

Skills

People leadership

Employee relations

Strategic advising

Data-driven decisions

Job description

The Opportunity Adobe is seeking a Senior Manager, Employee Relations, to join the Americas Employee & Labor Relations (ELR) leadership team. This San Jose based role will lead a team of Employee Relations professionals supporting a large and diverse business portfolio. Beyond portfolio leadership, it also serves as a strategic leader within the broader ELR function. It combines outstanding people leadership and deep employee relations expertise to shape enterprise wide priorities, improve organizational capability, and drive initiatives that impact how ELR supports employees, managers, and the business. We're looking for someone who loves Employee Relations and is energized by developing others. They bring strong judgment, curiosity, and the confidence to offer new ideas, challenge thinking, and influence outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Build and ead a High-Impact ER Team Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing Employee Relations team known for exceptional consultation, sound judgment, and meaningful business impact.
• Build a strong leadership bench through coaching, development, and meaningful opportunities that expand capability, exposure, and career growth.
• Set high standards and accountability while strengthening capability across ELR through coaching, calibration, and shared learning.
• Set Strategy and Lead Through Complexity Define and implement the ER strategy for a large, complex business portfolio, aligning priorities to enterprise strategy, workforce trends, and emerging risk.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior business and HR leaders.
• Guide critical workforce decisions and complex employee matters with significant business, employee, legal, or reputational implications.
• Turn data, trends, and employee insights into actions that address risk, identify systemic opportunities, and improve business outcomes.
• Shape and Deliver the Global ELR Agenda Sponsor and lead Americas and global initiatives that strengthen Employee Relations, promotes shared learning, and advances the function.
• Partner across regions to develop scalable programs, practices, and solutions which balance global consistency with local requirements and strengthen the collective capability of global ELR.
• Lead high-visibility, cross-functional work from strategy through implementation and adoption.
• Leverage AI, automation, data, and innovative technologies to transform ELR delivery, generate insights, and create more capacity for coaching, consultation, and complex problem-solving, while establishing and promoting responsible AI practices that preserve privacy, fairness, and human judgment.

What You Need to Succeed

• Significant experience leading Employee Relations teams in a sizable, multifaceted organization, developing talent and building high-performing teams.
• Deep Employee Relations expertise across performance, conduct, conflict resolution, workplace concerns, and organizational change.
• Experience shaping ER strategy for complex business portfolios and influencing high-impact workforce decisions.
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders and navigate sensitive, high-stakes employee matters with sound judgment.
• Experience leading complex initiatives across business groups, functions, regions, or geographies.
• Ability to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities across and translate insights into meaningful action.
• Interest in the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies to enhance Employee Relations.
• A genuine passion for Employee Relations, developing people, and building what comes next.

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.

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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 positionis $141,500 - $250,875 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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 $173,300 - $250,875 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.

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