Rishi Wadehra

• Lead hiring strategy for mid to senior-level tech roles across Creative Cloud (CC) and DALP business units.
• Delivering end-to-end recruitment for technology roles in Frontend, Backend, QA, Cloud, AI/ML, and Security.
• Partnering with senior leadership to attract transformational talent aligned with Adobe’s innovation goals.
• Build data-driven dashboards to track funnel efficiency, time-to-hire, and hiring quality.
• Drive stakeholder management through weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews to present performance, share market insights, and re-strategize based on data.

Adobe Candidate Engagement (ACE)

• Led Adobe’s ACE initiative with the “Adobe on Adobe” philosophy, leveraging Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO) to enhance post-offer candidate experience.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams—including Tech, Ops, and Talent Partners—to design, develop, and implement personalized candidate journeys on AJO.
• Captured candidate feedback and used insights to continuously refine engagement strategies.

Sourcing Partner Management

• Aligned three sourcing partners as strategic extensions of the TA team, driving ownership and accountability in pipeline delivery.
• Conducted regular reviews using dashboards to track submission quality, conversion rates, and time-to-fill.
• Shared insights and feedback to motivate partners and enhance sourcing effectiveness in line with evolving hiring needs.

DEI Goals – Women Centric Hiring

• Led targeted efforts to improve gender diversity across tech roles aligned with Adobe’s broader DEI goals.
• Designed inclusive outreach and ensured equitable candidate experiences and panel representation.

• Play a key role in driving Talent Acquisition for Engineering across both Enterprise and Consumer Business domains.
• Collaborate closely with business leaders to identify talent gaps, assess risk areas, and proactively share market insights to shape hiring strategies and set clear expectations.
• Own critical aspects of the recruitment lifecycle including offer negotiations, stakeholder and vendor management, and planning and execution of hiring processes.

• Managed end-to-end recruitment cycles and organized exclusive PAN India tech hiring events to attract top engineering talent.
• Designed and executed diverse sourcing strategies including employee referrals, direct sourcing, job boards, networking platforms, and vendor partnerships.
• Provided daily and weekly pipeline updates to business managers, proactively resolving hiring challenges with data-backed solutions.
• Contributed to employment branding efforts across social media platforms to enhance visibility and attract quality candidates.