Director, Business Operations, Global Talent Acquisition

Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The ChallengeThe Director of Business Operations, Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) will partner with the VP of Global Talent Acquisition and her leadership team to develop, manage and implement key initiatives, operating mechanisms and processes, and lead and scale strategic operations within a complex global Talent Acquisition organization. The biggest impact will come from a leader who possesses strong business and operating intuition, is a motivational agent of change, and has extraordinary program management intuition and skill. The ideal candidate will “roll up” their sleeves to dig into details to assess business needs, identify gaps in strategic operations, and turn problems into prioritized, well-executed programs to drive value. Your prior operating and leadership experience in global, cross-functional and collaborative environments will ensure your success in this dynamic, high-impact position. This position will primarily be focused on partnering with senior leaders across the business.What you’ll doBuild and manage the operational cadence for running the Global Talent Acquisition business, drive accountability, and continuous process improvement; ensure and set standard methodologiesWork with the cross-Employee Experience (EX) Business Operations team to establish and drive initiatives across several time horizons (i.e. weekly, quarterly, annually & and multi-year/strategic-planning)Business performance: drive cadence for prep and reviews for quarterly progress towards achievements, including quarterly communication updates, to multiple levels within the organization.Serve as thought partner, informing and influencing points of view of key senior partnersDrive and provide programmatic support, accountability and ownership for key initiatives within GTA and with key partners across the EX organizationPartner with EX Communications/Talent Marketing to ensure clear and consistent roll-outs of programs and processesBuild effective, trusting business relationships across the organization to support Adobe’s strategic business direction in alignment with Adobe's Core ValuesPartner with Centers of Excellence and functional partners to drive initiatives including alignment of TA resources to the top priorities in service to the stated vision and strategyWhat you need to succeed10+ years of shown experience in strategic operational roles, partnering directly with senior leadersBA or BS degree in a related field; Talent Acquisition experience is a plusExcellent communication skills, written, verbal and through tools like PowerPointExtraordinary ability to program manage across complex operationsCritical thinking skills and able to take sizable problems and break them into small meaningful pieces as well as being able to apply data to derive insights from metricsComfort with ambiguity, a can-do attitude and attention to operational detailsAbility to develop relationships and partnerships (internal and external) at all levels of the organization, exhibit strong leadership and influencing skills, and design, implement, and lead change management initiativesAbility to learn, grow and take on expanded duties as business needs evolveExcellent meeting design and facilitation skillsSuperb judgment and integrity, including excellent decision-making skills and a sense of urgencyOur 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 $119,400 -- $267,600 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.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.