Compensation Programs Analyst

The Opportunity

• As a Compensation Programs Analyst, you'll build real fluency across the full spectrum of global compensation — incentive programs, equity, rewards cycles, salary structures, and market analysis — while also helping shape how the team works. You'll spot where processes can be smarter, build tools that sharpen our decision-making, and evaluate where emerging technology can change what's possible for a compensation function. You'll be learning directly from senior compensation professionals who bring deep expertise across every program. If you're analytically curious with a strong desire for continuous learning, this is a strong place to build a career!

What you'll Do

• Drive team operational effectiveness across the Global Compensation team, owning global staff meeting cadence, AI initiative tracking, and business operations coordination to keep priorities aligned
• Conduct an audit of recurring manual processes across team programs and build an automation roadmap with prioritized recommendations
• Manage benchmark survey submission and data intake processes, using AI-assisted benchmarking tools to increase speed and analytical depth
• Own Workday job infrastructure data quality including job code maintenance, hierarchy updates, and job description accuracy
• Evaluate emerging AI and compensation analytics tools on a quarterly basis; prepare structured recommendations for team adoption
• Support analytical and program needs across annual bonus, equity, salary, and rewards cycles, building cross-program fluency over time
• Participate in HR Technology partnerships to advance system capabilities for compensation modeling and analytics

What you need to succeed

• 2–4 years of analytical experience; compensation, HR, finance, or operations background preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build something (a model, dashboard, or automation) that you can walk through and explain
• Curiosity about AI tools and their application to data-heavy workflows; experience piloting or evaluating new tools stands out as a key differentiator
• Experience with Workday or comparable HRIS platforms preferred
• Strong analytical instincts with high attention to data accuracy and process integrity
• Excellent collaboration skills; comfort working with senior partners and translating their needs into analytical outputs
• Self-starter orientation — you identify problems before being asked and propose solutions before being told
• Resourceful and comfortable with ambiguity; this role will evolve as we build it

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 $63,100 -- $133,800 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 $92,400 - $133,800


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.