Corporate Counsel, Adyen
Dispute Resolution
$160-212.5k
+ Equity
Payments platform built to grow businesses
Open for applications
Payments platform built to grow businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$160-212.5k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make payments choices easy for merchants.
Role
Who you are
- You are admitted to practice law in a US jurisdiction
- You have at least 5 years of relevant work experience
- You are a team player who likes to collaborate and include different people to sharpen your ideas
- You have the ability to structure and prioritize in a high volume, fast-paced environment and build, innovate and drive processes to completion
- You are available to work from our New York office and travel to other offices periodically
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken
What the job involves
- We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Corporate Counsel to join the Dispute Resolution pillar of our global Corporate Legal team
- You will take ownership of Adyen’s disputes, advising internal stakeholders on legal risk and guiding matters towards resolution
- This is a hands-on role that is important to protect Adyen’s commercial interests, reputation, and continued sustainable growth
- It requires someone who collaborates effectively across functions and excels at decision-making in a fast-moving, complex environment
- Sound judgment and the ability to balance legal risk against commercial reality are imperative to success
- You will manage disputes end-to-end, collaborate with internal stakeholders, and oversee external counsel to drive effective resolutions
- The role forms part of Adyen’s Corporate Legal team, which covers corporate governance, corporate development, and dispute resolution
- The team operates globally, with staff in the Netherlands and the United States, and you will be required to apply your legal knowledge to challenges across Adyen’s operations worldwide
- Take ownership of Adyen’s disputes end to end, advising the business on commercial outcomes and finding pragmatic solutions to challenges as they arise
- Manage disputes across multiple jurisdictions, applying and coordinating advice under New York, Dutch, and other relevant laws as Adyen’s operations require
- Instruct, oversee, and manage external counsel, keeping matters on strategy, on budget, and moving towards resolution
- Partner with teams across the business to resolve disputes and remove friction before it escalates
- Once a matter concludes, work with the business to close out risk areas and feed lessons learned back into how Adyen contracts and operates
- Apply AI actively in your work, using Adyen's tools to sharpen and scale how the Dispute Resolution pillar operates
- Support the broader Corporate Legal team on projects and initiatives spanning corporate governance, corporate development, and cross-functional priorities
- Stay abreast of global legal developments relevant to Adyen, proactively identifying risk and advising the business on how to mitigate it
Application process
- Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role
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
$55.7m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2014
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $323.5m
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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