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.
About the job
As a Senior Employee Relations Investigations Counsel, you will be a member of the Employment Legal and Employee Relations team responsible for leading and managing neutral, timely, and thorough investigations to ensure a respectful and safe workplace. You will diligently investigate allegations of policy violations including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, and interference with protected activity.
You'll act as a trusted advisor to Leadership and the People Team, using your expertise in investigations and HR best practices. You will lead and contribute to projects which positively impact the workplace. Your work will directly support our commitment to maintaining a positive and inclusive culture for all employees. This is an expert-level individual contributor role that reports to the Head of Employment Legal and Employee Relations.
You will be required to work from Adyen’s office at least 3 days per week with at least 1 in-office day being a Monday or Friday.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage all aspects of internal investigations in North America under the direction of the Head of Employment Legal and Employee Relations - North America . Your responsibilities will cover the full lifecycle of an investigation:
- Intakes and interviews
- Collecting and weighing evidence
- Conducting forensic evidence searches
- Providing updates to the Head of Employment Legal and Employee Relations to enable scope adjustments and input as needed
- Determining whether policies have been violated
- Debriefing internal stakeholders and leadership regarding investigation conclusions
- Drafting timely and defensible reports documenting analysis, findings, and policy conclusions
- Leading and contributing to key Employment Legal and Employee Relations projects.
- Partnering with other legal teams to provide joint guidance and clear frameworks.
- Identifying and escalating conflicts of interest and compliance concerns.
- Occasional legal research.
- Design and/or deliver training programs for managers and employees on topics including respectful workplace conduct, ethical behavior, and effective complaint resolution.
- Coaching HR Business Partners on employee relations matters and best practices.
- Helping to build an Employment Legal and Employee Relations analytics program.
- Up to 15% travel may be required.
What you bring
- You have 10+ years of experience in an Employment Legal or Employee Relations or role with a primary focus on conducting workplace investigations relating to alleged policy violations including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, and interference with protected activity.
- You have deep knowledge of employment laws and regulations across North America.
- You are an excellent communicator for audiences with or without a legal background, with the ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
- You have experience working with and partnering with colleagues across timezones and cultures.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and don’t need highly structured processes to operate.
- You have experience working in tech or other corporate environments.
- You have a law license in at least one US state.
Strongly preferred
- Experience in a global or high-growth tech company
- Employment Legal practice experience in a law firm or in-house
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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!
Other details:
- This role is based out of our San Francisco, Chicago, or New York office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 20%+
- The annual base salary range for this role is $210,000-$275,000 to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.
Skills Required
- 10+ years experience in Employee Relations or Employment Legal role with primary focus on conducting workplace investigations
- Deep knowledge of employment law and regulations across North America
- Excellent communication skills and ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Ability to work from New York City office at least 3 days per week, including at least one Monday or Friday
- Willingness/ability to travel up to 15%
- Experience in a global or high-growth tech company
- Employment Legal practice experience
- Active law license in at least one US state
- AWI-CH certification
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Adyen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive in key markets, with medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health benefits outlined and core healthcare listed among the global essentials. U.S. materials also reference FSAs/HSAs alongside strong day‑to‑day support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is framed as generous, with “unlimited PTO” and paid holidays/sick leave listed for U.S. hubs. Location pages emphasize flexibility while noting specifics can vary by country and office.
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Flexible Benefits — Adyen+ stands out as a monthly, flexible allowance that can be directed to childcare, language courses, wellness, or home‑office setups. This complements commuter benefits and daily in‑office lunch within a location‑specific package.
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What We Do
Adyen (ADYEN:AMS) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Meta, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft.
Why Work With Us
At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. We started with payments, at a time when providers offered services based on a patchwork of systems built on outdated infrastructure. Ambition demanded more. So we set off to build a financial technology platform for the modern era, entirely in-house, from the ground up.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We believe that in-person collaboration is the best route to building genuine connection. We’re an office-first company that offers flexibility when needed. We trust our team to act with autonomy and make good choices.
