Sr. Program Manager, Talent Systems & Process Design
Adobe
- Location
- San Jose
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 221 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 19, 2026
About this role
The Opportunity
As a Sr. Program Manager on the Global Talent Acquisition Team at Adobe, you will play a vital role in optimizing global recruiting processes. You will be a key player in crafting the future of our recruitment operations, driving solutions for both long-term and immediate priorities. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring flawless execution and implementing innovative strategies in a world-class organization! The right candidate brings deep talent operations expertise, thrives in complex collaborative environments, and excels at translating strategy into action!
What you'll Do
Play a critical role in our talent systems and process design team by maturing and optimizing workflows and ensuring solutions are scalable and user-centric. Collaborate independently with cross-functional partners demonstrating executive presence to influence and align partners at all levels. Provide strategic leadership in design thinking and support vision development for innovation within Global TA. Establish, design, and implement TA programs and initiatives that streamline processes and technology while ensuring systems are AI-ready. Analyze and report on program outcomes using industry-standard approaches and benchmarking to make data-driven recommendations on continuous improvement. Proactively identify the need for new areas of analysis or gaps in existing product lines. Ability to translate customer feedback and business requirements into actionable process enhancements and system integrations. Proven ability to map, analyze, and improve end-to-end recruiting and operational processes using methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Design Thinking. Operate collaboratively and influence as a trusted partner with cross-functional teams including Talent Acquisition, HR Tech, People Analytics, Legal/POCL and more. Translate strategic business decisions into results with clear success criteria. Establish and maintain SOPs, user guides, and knowledge articles. What you need to succeed 8+ years of experience in TA Operations and/or HR product or project management, with a relevant bachelor’s degree or advanced degree. Proven track record managing complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end — from scoping and planning through execution, risk management, and delivery. Comfortable building programs from the ground up — designing new processes, systems, or workflows where none exist yet, rather than just optimizing established ones. Experience with TA systems such as Workday (ATS), candidate relationship management (CRM) platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights, AI first talent intelligence platforms like BrightHire. Demonstrates strong analytical and decision-making skills with authority to mentor junior program managers, using data insights to guide product lifecycle management and make strategic tradeoffs between features and time-to-market. Highly organized project leader with strong communication and analytical skills, bringing a commanding presence to drive alignment and encourage confidence among senior leaders and peers. Comfortable with ambiguity in a constantly evolving business landscape. Preferred experience in navigating global legal complexities while adapting to changing operational requirements 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