The OpportunityAs a Compensation Program Manager, you will lead the end-to-end management of Adobe's global rewards and promotion cycles and work to improve our annual market pricing methodology and system. You will work alongside Talent Management to ensure the pay-for-performance philosophy is clear and applied consistently. This is a role that will require compensation expertise, precision, and ability to build something new on established frameworks.
This position is in the San Jose, CA office.What You'll Do - 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
What You Need to Succeed - 5+ years of compensation experience with demonstrated ownership of annual rewards or promotion cycle execution in a global environment
- Strong working 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
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 $79,800 -- $168,700 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 $116,500 - $168,700
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.
