JOB LEVEL
M40
EMPLOYEE ROLE
People Manager

The Opportunity

Adobe’s HR Technology team is seeking a hands-on technical leader to architect and govern the Workday ecosystem, lead the HR integration portfolio, and enable AI across HR platforms.

As Manager, HR Platform Engineering & AI Enablement, you will act as the principal solution architect. You will set architectural standards and mentor a distributed engineering team. You will also drive multi-functional outcomes across enterprise HR technology.

What you'll Do

**Workday Solution Architecture & Platform **

• Perform hands-on Workday configuration, including prototyping, technical build, and complex problem resolution for Workday cross platform capabilities including Security, Business Process Framework, Tenant configurations, Workday Everywhere and Workday Extend.
• Co-Lead semi-annual Workday release cycles, including feature evaluation, impact assessment, and adoption planning.
• Own Workday tenant strategy, including environment management, refresh planning, SSO enablement, and sandbox governance.
• Serve as Workday Security Administrator, Customer Central User Admin and Change control (CAB) lead, ensuring governance, audit readiness (SOX), and controlled production changes.
• Partner with Workday Technical Account Management to optimize platform performance and resolve critical issues.

Integration Architecture & Delivery

Own integration portfolio end-to-end - every inbound and outbound data flow across Workday, HR systems, and third-party platform including setting the strategy, enforcing the standards, and ensuring every connection is architected to scale.

• Define and maintain integration strategy, standards, and governance across Workday Studio, EIB, REST/SOAP APIs, middleware platforms, and third-party connectors.
• Lead delivery of integration initiatives through onshore and offshore engineers - driving design oversight, code review governance, and quality assurance without being the one writing the code.
• Proactively identify integration risks, technical debt, and consolidation opportunities - and build the roadmap to address them.
• Serve as the technical point of escalation for complex integration issues, ensuring swift resolution and long-term architectural integrity.

AI Enablement & Strategy

Define and drive the AI enablement strategy for HR Technology, ensuring platforms, data foundations and governance framework for AI readiness. Set and enforce architectural guardrails covering security, privacy, and compliance for all AI initiatives.

• Partner with HR Technology Product Managers to identify, prioritize, and architect high-impact AI use cases across the HR ecosystem.
• Lead execution of AI initiatives through dedicated architects and engineering resources (not hands-on build).
• Stay ahead of enterprise AI trends - generative AI, agentic workflows, intelligent automation - and translate emerging capabilities into actionable opportunities

What you need to succeed

Required

• 8+ years of experience in HR Technology, with deep expertise in hands on Workday configuration and solution architecture.
• Demonstrated track record of leading an integration portfolio across multiple HR systems (ATS, LMS, payroll, benefits)
• Experience leading all aspects of enterprise integrations, with prior hands-on exposure to Workday Studio, APIs (REST/SOAP), or middleware platforms.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and experience supporting or enabling AI initiatives within enterprise platforms.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading distributed or offshore engineering teams, with the ability to provide hands-on technical mentorship while holding the team to high standards of quality and delivery.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language - and vice versa - building credibility with both engineering teams and senior business partners to drive alignment and influence decisions.

Preferred

• Workday certification(s) in relevant functional or technical domains.
• Experience with Workday Extend or platform customization.

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 $127,600 -- $249,100 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.

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In California, the pay range for this position is $172,000 - $249,100

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.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

Put your best foot forward:

1. Update your Resume/CV and Workday profile - don’t forget to include your uniquely ‘Adobe’ experiences and volunteer work.

2. Visit the Internal Mobility page on Inside Adobe to learn more about the process and set up a job alert for roles you’re interested in.

3. Check out these tips to help you prep for interviews.

4. If you are applying for a role outside of your current country, ensure you review the International Resources for Relocating Employees on Inside Adobe, including the impacts to your Benefits, AIP, Equity & Payroll .

Once you apply for a role via Workday, the Talent Team will reach out to you within 2 weeks. If you move into the official interview process with the hiring team, make sure you inform your manager so they can champion your career growth.

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

Let’s Adobe together

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AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience .