Principal Talent Partner, Executive Search

The Opportunity

Adobe is seeking aPrincipal Talent Partner to lead highly visible high-impact and strategically critical executive and senior leadership hiring across Worldwide Field Operations (WWFO) Adobes globalGoToMarketengine.

WWFO brings together Enterprise Sales Customer Success Professional Services Solutions Consulting Marketing and Revenue Operationsoperatingas an interconnected system responsible for driving revenue customer outcomes retention andlong-termgrowth. The field runs with urgency and accountability shaped by in-quarter pressure customer commitments and aggressive growth goals. Leadership hiring decisions within WWFO have immediate andfar-reachingimpactaffecting pipeline health customer experience field morale and business momentum.

This role is designed for a trusted advisor who deeply understands how the Enterprise Field Engineoperates how GTM functions interlock how decisions made under pressure ripple across the field and how the right leadership talent enables performance at scale. The ideal candidate brings a genuine love of the field an instinctive grasp of enterprise GTM motions and the credibility to partner with senior leadersoperatingunder intense timelines and expectations.

ThePrincipal Talent Partner must excel at balancing speed with judgmentmoving with urgency when the business demands it while also having the confidence to slow the process push back when needed and protect hiring quality diversity and long-term success. This is about ensuring Adobe makes the right hire not just the fastest one.

This role combines strategy execution and influence. You will personally lead complex executive searches deliver actionable talent intelligence and represent Adobe with exceptional discretion judgment and professionalism. You will also help shape the broader Talent Acquisitionculturementoring others reinforcing Adobes values and continuously raising the bar for how executive hiring is doneat Adobe.

WhatYoullDo

Lead high-stakesexecutive searches

• Own the full lifecycle of complex executive and senior leadership searches across Enterprise Sales Customer Success Solutions Consulting Marketing Revenue Operations and other GTM critical functions

• Deliver excellence at speed whilemaintainingrigorous assessment standards and long-term fit

Operate fluently in the Enterprise Field Engine

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of how enterprise GTM roles interconnect the pressures leaders face in-quarter and how talent decisions directlyimpactrevenue customer outcomes and field morale

• Anticipate downstream implications of leadership hires across the broader field ecosystem

Balance urgency with judgment

• Navigate time-sensitive high-pressure hiring scenarios with calm strategic decision-making

• Confidently push back when needed slowing the process to ensure quality diversity and long-term success whilemaintainingcredibility with leaders who areoperatingat speed

Influence andadvisesenior leadership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Enterprise GTM executives setting expectations shaping hiring strategies and advising on tradeoffs between speed scope and talent quality

• Represent Talent Acquisition with authority in executive forums influencing outcomes through insight rather than process

Provide actionable talent intelligence

• Deliver real-time insights on talent markets competitor hiring strategies compensation structures role design and talent availability across geographies

• Help leaders make forward-looking decisions that align talent strategy with revenue growth and long-term business priorities

Build and sustain strategic pipelines

• Developproactive talentpipelines leadership roles

• Proactivelyanticipateand consult business leaders onfuturetalentneeds tied to growth plans market expansion and organizational evolution

Foster trusted relationships

• Build deep credibility with internal partners candidates and external industry leaders

• Operate with the highest levels of discretion particularly in confidential sensitive or pre-announcement searches

Mentor and elevate theglobal ExecutiveTA organization

• Support the business and Executive TA team by serving as a global point of contact with full context on executive hiring strategies searchworkand business context

• Lead by example modeling strong executive presence sound judgment andbusiness-centric thinking

• Mentor Talent Partners and Recruiters reinforcing a consultative high-impact approach to hiring aligned with Adobes values

What Is Needed to Succeed

• 10 years of executive or senior leadership recruiting experience with significant focus on Enterprise GTM roles in a fast-paced technology environment

• Deep firsthand understanding of Enterprise field organizations and how sales customer success and supporting GTM functionsoperatetogether

• Proven ability tooperatecredibly with Enterprise Sales and GTM executives under pressure

• Strong judgment and confidence to balance speed with quality including the ability to challenge leaders constructively

• Track recordof navigating high-stakes ambiguous situations with discretion influence and sound decision-making

• Expertisein executive compensation leveling and complex offer negotiations within GTM organizations

• Exceptional management skills across key partners in a matrixed global environment

• Consultative data-informed approach paired with strong intuition and pattern recognition

• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and elevate executive hiring standards across an organization