Manager, HR Platform Engineering & AI Enablement
Adobe · San Jose, CA
- On site
- Full-time
- $185,000 / year
- San Jose, CA
Job highlights
- Lead Workday architecture and integration portfolio.
- Manage HR platform engineering and AI strategy.
- Architect and govern HR technology solutions.
- Mentor a distributed engineering team.
- Drive cross-functional HR technology outcomes.
About the role
Manager, HR Platform Engineering & AI Enablement
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
- 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.
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.
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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 $127,600 -- $249,100 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 $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:
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Colorado:
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Massachusetts:
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Key skills/competency
- HR Technology
- Workday Configuration
- Solution Architecture
- Integration Portfolio Management
- AI Enablement
- Enterprise Integrations
- Workday Studio
- APIs (REST/SOAP)
- Team Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Skills & topics
- HR Technology
- Workday
- Platform Engineering
- AI Enablement
- Integration Architecture
- Manager
- Adobe
- Team Leadership
- Solution Architect
- HR Systems
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight Workday expertise, integration leadership, and AI enablement experience. Quantify achievements.
- Showcase technical skills: Emphasize hands-on Workday configuration, Workday Studio, APIs, and AI initiative support.
- Demonstrate leadership: Provide examples of leading distributed engineering teams and driving cross-functional outcomes.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss Workday architecture, integration patterns, and AI strategy.
- Understand Adobe's culture: Research Adobe's mission, values, and commitment to AI and employee empowerment.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for the Manager, HR Platform Engineering & AI Enablement at Adobe?
- This role involves architecting and governing the Workday ecosystem, leading the HR integration portfolio, and enabling AI across HR platforms. You will act as the principal solution architect, set standards, mentor a distributed engineering team, and drive cross-functional outcomes.
- What technical skills are essential for this Adobe HR Technology role?
- Essential technical skills include deep hands-on Workday configuration and solution architecture, experience leading integration portfolios, and familiarity with Workday Studio, APIs (REST/SOAP), or middleware platforms. Experience supporting AI initiatives is also crucial.
- Does Adobe encourage the use of AI in the hiring process for this role?
- Adobe empowers employees to innovate with AI and looks for candidates eager to do the same. While AI is encouraged in general, the use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved as an accommodation. Misusing AI tools could impact your application.
- What is the expected salary range for the Manager, HR Platform Engineering & AI Enablement at Adobe?
- The U.S. pay range for this position is $127,600 - $249,100 annually. In California, the range is $172,000 - $249,100. Actual pay depends on factors like work location, knowledge, skills, and experience.
- How does Adobe approach diversity and inclusion for this HR Technology role?
- Adobe is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. They do not discriminate based on protected characteristics. They also aim to make their careers website and recruiting process accessible, offering accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
- What is Adobe's stance on work arrangements for this position?
- The job description does not explicitly state the work arrangement (on-site, hybrid, or remote). However, given the mention of a 'distributed engineering team' and leading 'onshore and offshore engineers,' it suggests a flexible approach, potentially hybrid or remote, but confirmation would be needed.
- What kind of AI initiatives will this role be involved in at Adobe?
- This role will define and drive the AI enablement strategy for HR Technology, ensuring platforms and data foundations are AI-ready. It involves partnering with Product Managers to identify and architect high-impact AI use cases across the HR ecosystem, staying ahead of trends like generative AI and intelligent automation.