US Risk Officer, Adyen
$145-195k
Payments platform built to grow businesses
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Payments platform built to grow businesses
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$145-195k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make payments choices easy for merchants.
Role
Who you are
- You possess a proactive, energetic mindset and are a lifelong learner
- You have a hands-on mentality and actively engage with challenges
- You have relevant professional experience (6 or more years) in Risk Management, in a second-line capacity (internal or consulting) at a financial institution, tech company or large corporation
- You hold a strong understanding of the various components that form a robust ORM framework, enabling you to quickly identify improvement areas
- You know and understand the relevant global and local regulations, and regulators
- You have experience with managing projects, ensuring initiatives stay on track and deliver measurable outcomes
- You leverage great communication skills to build consensus, manage stakeholders and drive adoption of risk best practices across different teams
- You welcome teamwork and are not blocked by ego
- You can communicate your interest in payments and fintech (experience is not required), recognizing the unique risks and opportunities within this sector
What the job involves
- Adyen is searching for a US Risk Officer to join our team in either New York City or San Francisco
- In this role, you will act as the primary representative for the global Enterprise Risk team within North America, serving as our eyes, ears, and voice
- We operate a global framework supported by established governance and as our technological landscape, product suite, and regulatory environment evolve, we require proactive builders to implement and refine our regional setup
- You will have the opportunity to contribute significantly during this period of rapid expansion across the region
- As the first point of contact, you will manage risk management-related inquiries from regulators, merchants, and colleagues
- While these questions will land on your desk, you will work closely with our global risk management team
- The team is centered in Amsterdam, with fellow regional risk officers situated in London, Dubai, and Singapore
- All teams work alongside other regional second-line functions, such as Internal Control, Compliance and Regulatory
- We are seeking a versatile risk professional with hands-on experience in Operational Risk Management (ORM) who is eager to grow within a dynamic, fast-paced tech environment
- A background in technology, financial services, or consulting is considered an asset
- You possess a firm grasp of risk assessments and frameworks, the risk cycle, and risk taxonomies, and you are comfortable taking direct ownership
- Adyen's flat organizational structure offers a steep learning curve and the chance to drive a variety of risk management initiatives
- Be the lead representative for risk management throughout the North America region
- Be an integral part of the global second-line Enterprise Risk team, managing risks in an efficient manner while staying within our risk appetite
- Support with enhancing, further building and advocating our global Operational Risk Framework across Adyen, and be one of its key sources of knowledge
- Work closely with first-line teams to offer actionable advice and suggestions for strengthening risk management, incorporate essential risk factors into new project and product development, and advocate for the ongoing refinement of policies, procedures, and processes
- Collaborate with Internal Control and additional second-line functions (such as Regulatory and Compliance) across diverse regions and cultures
- Guarantee the implementation of suitable risk strategies throughout Adyen, encourage the use of established policies and tools, and work together to maintain and enhance the overall risk and control environment
- Be an ambassador of the Adyen Formula
- This role is based out of our San Francisco or NYC office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles
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 €7 billion, it raised over €1 billion and its share price popped on the first day, resulting in a valuation of €14 billion. And its valuation has continued to climb in the years since.
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 interested businesses to choose and then implement online payments - without the usual hoops to step through. Notable partners have included Autocanteen, a touchless self-checkout solution for the hospitality industry, and BILL, a small business-focused fintech platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2015
$58.2m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2014
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $326.8m
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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