Senior Counsel - Financial Economic Crime

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.

Senior FEC Governance Specialist 

Our FEC Governance Team (part of the wider AML Compliance Team) is looking for a Senior FEC Governance Counsel with experience in Policy setting, integrity risk analysis, Sanctions as well as providing practical business advice in relation to policies and wider governance aspects in the payments/finance industry. The successful candidate must possess strong analytical skills, have excellent communications skills, and be able to work as a business partner providing advice across the Adyen Group to build sustainable growth. 

What you’ll do

• Identify (new) obligations based on applicable laws and regulations with regard to Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Sanctions, Tax Integrity, or Bribery and Corruption. 
• Translate identified obligations into relevant Policies and Procedures to be effectively communicated and implemented across the global business; 
• Perform integrity risk assessments in accordance with applicable triggers, determine any impact and coordinate follow-up actions in line with the overall integrity risk assessment process; 
• Advise internal stakeholders as well as Customers and liaise with external stakeholders, such as relevant regulators and supervisors; 
• Represent the wider AML Compliance Team on a variety of workstreams to establish governance strategies that align with global objectives and ensure controlled and compliant growth; 
• Strengthen knowledge management across the global business; and, 
• Consider opportunities and risks from a variety of angles to achieve compliant solutions that align with commercial and strategic objectives. 

Who you are

• You have 5+ years of experience in a similar compliance and/or regulatory function within the payments/financial services industry; 
• You possess strong knowledge and practical experience on FEC and Sanctions laws and regulations and on the best ways to achieve regulatory compliance; 
• You have excellent research, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills; 
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Specifically, you will be able to liaise and connect with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, and you are perfectly capable of drafting a wide variety of documents through increased sensitivity to language, structure, content and audience; 
• You have a data affinity and are able to coordinate with data experts and technical internal stakeholders; 
• You have a strong sense of initiative, independence and ability to take ownership of your work, while being a people person and enjoying collaborating with individuals from different levels of seniority, cultures and background; and,  
• You have a strong ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced environment, being able to handle continuous changes and strict deadlines by working in an organised manner.

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.