Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Commercial Counsel

We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Commercial Counsel based in San Francisco to
join the global Deal Desk within the Commercial Legal team at Adyen. As Commercial Counsel,
you will be responsible for negotiating customer-facing contract negotiations, primarily
focused on platform and franchise customers. You will also be responsible for drafting
comprehensive negotiation playbooks, training our commercial colleagues on how to sell our
agreements, advising on contract interpretation, early-stage customer disputes, and other
general commercial matters.
This is a role for a counsel who thrives in a fast-moving, complex environment, who is
commercially-minded, and who can leverage their sophisticated legal expertise and strong
communication skills into tangible, scalable value that accelerates Adyen’s global growth.

What you will do:

● Provide strategic legal advice across various commercial functions, advising
stakeholders in our sales, account management, product, and regulatory teams
globally.
● Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial
agreements for our payment, data and financial services products.
● Proactively problem solve for emerging legal and operational risks, providing risk-
based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements and efficiencies
to mitigate future exposure.
● Advise on early-stage customer disputes, managing initial phases of legal conflicts,
and providing counsel on complex legal interpretations.
● Drive legal automation efforts to help scale our team and bring greater efficiency to
the contracting process.
● Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner.
● Build strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders across the
company.
● Participate in training our commercial colleagues across the globe.

Who you are:

● You have 5+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm.
● You have strong commercial contracting and/or other transactional experience.
● You can collaborate with other legal counsels based in jurisdictions across the US,
LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
● You are a team player who likes to collaborate and include different people to sharpen
your ideas.
● You have solid people skills and will work well with a variety of internal and external
stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures.
● You can work autonomously and run things like your own business.
● You are curious, ask questions, and take ownership over your learning and professional
growth.
● You are self-motivated, driven, reliable, adaptable and detail-oriented.
● You have experience educating others on complex ideas, communicating them clearly,
and providing additional training when necessary.
● You have the ability to structure and prioritize your work in a high volume, fast-paced
environment and build and drive processes to completion.
● You are available to work from our San Francisco office and travel to other offices
periodically.
● You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. Any additional language is a plus

The base salary range for this role is $160,000.00 - $212,500.00. This role has an additional equity component. This range is based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and geographic location; to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen

We actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen. 

If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.

What’s next?

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. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This role is based out of our San Francisco office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.