Head of Global Public Relations, Adyen
Payments platform built to grow businesses
Job no longer available
Payments platform built to grow businesses
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Adyen's mission is to make payments choices easy for merchants.
Role
Who you are
- Adyen is looking for an experienced Head of Global PR with a bias for action
- The ideal candidate is fluent in strategic PR, and knows how to navigate complex B2B technology topics with relevant journalists
- We are looking for someone with a proven track record in meeting commercial and business goals through earned media
- 12+ years of experience working in PR both agency side and in-house at a tech company, experience as a reporter is not required but beneficial
- You have a proven track record of building and adapting the perception of public companies, ideally in the technology space
- You have a documented history of building close relationships with tier one journalists, and creating notable coverage as a result
- Team- and change management experience are beneficial
- You have the ability to balance between the strategic & tactical and to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- You have experience working for or with listed companies
What the job involves
- You will report to the Head of Global Communications and collaborate closely with Marketing and broader commercial leadership
- As Adyen’s Head of Global PR, you will be responsible for shaping the public’s perception of our company through driving Adyen’s global PR strategy and execution
- This is a new role where you will be a driver in defining what great looks like at a global scale; we are looking for a self-starter who is not afraid to drive change and who is motivated by creating impact
- Assess Adyen’s current PR practices and reimagine them for scale and impact, focused on driving high-impact coverage in relevant media outlets
- Coach regional and local PR managers on how to maximize their efforts
- Work with senior leadership to define new media narratives for Adyen and activate these globally, ensuring that they support global commercial goals and align with initiatives for other audiences
- Generate news by partnering within the business to find new angles that will help us reach strategic goals: you don’t wait for a brief on what needs to be communicated
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key journalists, editors, and media influencers
- Assess, adapt and own Adyen’s agency approach: selecting which partners we work with, how we work with them and at what price point
- Plan and guide the distribution of persuasive press releases, media kits, and other materials to generate interest and coverage
- Be prepared to respond promptly and effectively to any PR crises, working to protect and enhance the company's reputation
- Utilize data and analytics to track the success of PR efforts, adjusting strategies as needed for maximum impact
Our take
Adyen has been one of the most successful businesses in Europe over the last decade. When it went public in 2018 at a valuation of €7bn, it raised over €1bn and its share price popped on the first day, resulting in a valuation of €14bn. Its valuation has continued to climb by the billions.
Adyen competes with large players like PayPal, as well as outsized startups like Stripe, to power payments and provide other infrastructure to conduct digital transactions. Disrupters in the field have been buoyed by a strong rise in eCommerce activity, where some or all of a transaction by a customer is made either online or by mobile.
Adyen has been one of the companies riding the wave by helping to reduce the friction between a company choosing to take payments online, and actually being able to do it. That can take multiple steps and agreements across numerous countries — Adyen’s pitch is that it essentially handles all of it in the backend as a service for its users. Notable partners have included Autocanteen, a touchless self-checkout solution for the hospitality industry, and BILL, a small business-focused fintech platform.
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Insights
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2015
$57.7m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2014
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $326.1m
Company benefits
- Global exchange program
- Weekly happy hour
- Delicious healthy lunches
- Phantom share package
- Yearly trip to Amsterdam
- Paid holidays
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Nieuwmarkt en Lastage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Pieter Van Der Does
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Chief Commercial Officer at Bibit (payments company) before co-founding Adyen in 2006.
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