Executive Researcher
The Opportunity
We are seeking an Executive Recruiting Researcher to join our dynamic Executive Search team. As a Researcher, you will own all aspects of candidate identification and prioritization for critical searches across the company. You will convert market noise into qualified leads, insights, and actions for recruiting and hiring leaders, while supporting proactive talent-mapping and networking initiatives.
Adobe’s Executive Researchers are driven by curiosity and a commitment to understanding how the business operates at every level. We continuously learn, ask the right questions, and deliver exceptional candidates who align with Adobe’s strategic goals.
Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the success of some of our most critical searches, and in maintaining a robust pipeline of exceptional candidates poised to drive our company's growth and innovation forward!
What you will do:
- Drive search strategy & research execution: Partner with Talent Partners and Hiring Managers to refine search theses and own all candidate identification and prioritization.
- Curate our always-on market map: Identify target companies and key product/functional charters. Dive into org structures and reporting lines to fuel executive pipelines and deliver high-confidence hires.
- Be a trusted advisor: You collaborate with key partners throughout the hiring lifecycle, converting noise (press, org-changes, job posts, funding, product launches) into qualified leads, insights, and action for recruiters and hiring managers.
- Contribute to a winning team: Share your passion for excellence, collaborate effectively, and go above and beyond to find the best solutions.
What you need to succeed:
- 5-7 years of research experience in executive recruiting, preferably within a fast-paced technology company or search firm.
- Proven ability to partner with executives: You have a track record of successful collaborations with senior leaders. You are responsive to direction, with strong judgment on when to challenge decisions to ensure the best outcomes.
- Investigative rigor: You’re a skeptical and structured thinker. You turn ambiguity into defined lines of research. You write with brevity and clarity.
- High discretion: You handle confidential searches and sensitive information with impeccable judgment.
- Tenacious & Owns the Outcome: You are proactive, follow threads and close loops. You think creatively to overcome recruiting challenges.
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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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 $112,200 -- $201,350 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 $139,100 - $201,350
In New York, the pay range for this position is $139,100 - $201,350
In Washington, the pay range for this position is $129,300 - $187,200

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.
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California:
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Colorado:
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Jul 24 2026 12:00 AMIf 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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