Security Culture Specialist

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.

Security Culture Specialist

The Security Team at Adyen is responsible for designing and implementing strategies to secure our payment platform, developing and maintaining security controls, detecting and responding to threats, and building a strong security culture throughout the company. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic security-minded person with experience in engagement, training and awareness activities. In this role, you will help strengthen our security culture by solidifying and expanding our security training program and other security engagement activities.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership and drive improvements in the maturity and scalability of Adyen’s security culture program
• Iterate on our security training content for all Adyen employees and new joiners
• Work with other teams (e.g., Learning & Development, Data Privacy, Compliance) to align training and awareness efforts
• Measure and evaluate the impact of our security culture activities and iterate accordingly
• Understand the challenges and security risks that different teams and people in Adyen face, and come up with creative solutions for how the Security Team can better support them
• Identify and keep us up to date on emerging information security risks and come up with effective ways to address them
• Contribute to the visibility and approachability of the Security Team as a whole

Who you are

• You have 3+ years of experience in building a strong security culture in a tech-driven business
• You have a good understanding of what drives people and how to achieve behavior change
• You enjoy sharing knowledge, and know how to give direction and drive change
• You are a network builder that communicates well with technical and commercial teams, and everyone in between
• You have a natural talent to spot risks and come up with effective, pragmatic and creative solutions
• You have a clear idea of what makes a difference in security in tech-driven environment
• You have a background in or strong affiliation with information security topics

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

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.

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