Director, Compliance Investigations

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Director to lead our global compliance investigations function. This is an exciting opportunity to join Adobe's Legal and Government Relations organization and help shape a world-class internal investigations program.

Reporting to Adobe's Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, you'll be part of the team working on the front lines to ensure that Adobe acts with integrity in all areas of its business.

You'll bring deep internal investigations expertise and will manage investigations relating to Adobe's Code of Business Conduct and other policies and procedures. You're a strong people leader with outstanding EQ who thrives on inspiring teams, mentoring and developing talent, and working cross-functionally to build and maintain collaborative working relationships throughout the company. You'll work closely with senior leadership and business partners to maintain Adobe's culture of integrity, handle highly sensitive matters, and manage and mitigate risk to the company.

What You'll Do

• Oversee a global portfolio of investigations involving areas such as fraud, financial issues, conflicts of interest, misuse of resources, and other compliance matters. Manage Adobe's business ethics reporting channels, communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership, and work effectively with internal and external partners. Ensure timely, independent, and well-documented investigations that meet legal, regulatory, and company standards. Manage outside counsel and engage with governmental agencies.

• Continuously evolve the investigations program, including standards and processes, to meet global regulatory expectations and Adobe's evolving business needs. Drive insights and transparency through metrics and reporting on key indicators.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on investigative matters, emerging risks, and organizational trends.

• Lead and develop a distributed, high-impact team with a focus on scaling efficiently for present and future needs.

• Champion a culture of integrity and ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• J.D. degree and active license to practice law in at least one state.

• 12+ years of relevant legal experience, with prior in-house experience preferred; 4+ years of people management experience.

• A strong moral compass coupled with exceptional judgment and the ability to effectively balance priorities and manage risk in a highly dynamic, global environment.

• Experience leading all aspects of sensitive investigations and working with employees across all levels of the company.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, strong executive presence and experience building relationships and influencing throughout the entire organization.

• A global mentality, an unflaggingly positive attitude, and a great sense of humor.

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

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Expected Pay Range:

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).

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