Director, Global Employee Relations Investigations

The Opportunity

This role is the strategic leader and operational engine for Adobe’s global Employee Relations investigations program. This role will ensure investigations are conducted with integrity, fairness, and consistency across all geographies, while driving governance, compliance, and process excellence. This position partners closely with Legal, Compliance, Global Safety & Security, HR business partners and senior business leaders to mitigate risk, uphold organizational values, and strengthen trust across the enterprise.

What you'll Do

• Global Investigations Leadership
• Conduct and oversee ER investigations globally, including complex and high-risk cases (e.g., discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misconduct).
• Establish and maintain global policies, protocols, and playbooks for case intake, assessment, documentation, resolution, and aftercare.
• Governance & Compliance
• Ensure adherence to local laws, works council/union requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to manage risk and maintain defensibility.
• Capability Building
• Deliver training and resources to managers and HRBPs on issue-spotting, investigation protocols, and handling sensitive situations.
• Build regional ER team capability for consistent execution.
• Data & Insights
• Work with key stakeholders and leverage case management tool to develop dashboards and analytics to track case volume, trends, time-to-resolution, and outcomes.
• Provide regular reporting and insights to senior leadership for proactive risk management.
• Continuous Improvement
• Leverage technology, inclusive of AI, to streamline the management of cases and strengthen root-cause analysis.
• Evolve investigation methodologies in line with global best practices.
• Strategic Partnership
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR, Legal, Compliance, Global Safety & Security, and senior business leaders on employee risk matters and interventions.

What you need to succeed

• 15+ years of experience in Employee Relations, Employment Law, Compliance, or related field, with significant experience leading investigations and developing standard operating procedures.
• Strong knowledge of global employment law, compliance requirements, and standards in investigations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a global investigations team and manage high-risk, sensitive cases.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and ability to balance legal, business, and employee considerations.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills; demonstrable ability to present insights and recommendations to senior executives.
• Experience building scalable investigation frameworks, tools, and processes across geographies.

Success Metrics:

• Consistency in global case handling and compliance outcomes.
• Increased legal, manager and HRBP confidence in handling sensitive issues.
• Improved SLA adherence and reduced TAT reducing risk and people/business impact.
• Data-driven insights informing proactive risk mitigation.

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.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.

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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.

 

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 $173,600 -- $301,050 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 $207,900 - $301,050


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:

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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.