Legal Counsel II

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Legal

Job Summary

Job Description

Adyen is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its global Commercial Legal team, supporting the Asia Pacific region. The role involves providing strategic legal advice to sales, account management, partnerships, product, and regulatory teams. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements such as service agreements, partnership agreements, and licensing agreements. The Counsel will also support existing contracts, handle disputes, and contribute to global legal and business initiatives, including regulatory compliance and cross-functional projects. This role requires autonomous work, strong relationship building with stakeholders, and training of commercial colleagues. Adyen is a financial technology platform enabling businesses to accept payments globally.
Must have:
  • Admitted to practice law in Singapore.
  • At least 3 years of legal experience in commercial matters.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders across time zones.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Good to have:
  • Experience in payments, financial services, or fintech.
  • Additional language fluency.

Job Details

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.

We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Commercial Counsel to join our global Commercial Legal team. You will play an important role in supporting Adyen’s continued success by working closely with our sales teams and internal partners on a broad portfolio of topics, including contract negotiations, template drafting, and general commercial matters supporting the Asia Pacific region.  You have a strong work ethic and flexibility, and are comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.  You are a pro-active legal or contracts professional with a penchant for helping to build a vibrant business and have  a strong bias for action.  

The Global Commercial Legal team is centered in Amsterdam and the United States. However, as Adyen is a global company with offices, entities, and boards all over the world, you will be required to apply your knowledge globally. You have a passion for our business and you would like to contribute to ensure the further growth of Adyen.

Your Responsibilities.

  • Provide strategic legal advice across various commercial functions, advising stakeholders in our  sales, account management, partnerships, product, and regulatory teams, across the Asia-Pacific region. 
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including complex, multi-jurisdictional service agreements, partnership agreements, licensing agreements, and bank partnerships. 
  • Provide legal and commercial support in relation to existing contracts and provide support in the event of any disputes or potential disputes; 
  • Contribute to business and legal initiatives globally covering a variety of topics, including implementation of regulatory requirements in Adyen’s commercial agreements and cross-functional projects. 
  • Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner.
  • Build strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders across the company.
  • Participate in training of sales and commercial colleagues across APAC.

Your Qualifications / Experience.

  • You are admitted to practice law in Singapore, in line with local regulatory and practice requirements.
  • You have at least three (3) years of legal experience, either as an attorney or in-house counsel in an international setting advising on commercial matters, preferably focused on payments, financial services and/or fintech industry.
  • You have excellent communication skills, are comfortable interfacing with senior management, and are comfortable in tough negotiations.
  • ‪You can work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders across different time zones, independently, and with good judgment to escalate issues when needed.
  • You are a team player and can collaborate with other legal counsels based in jurisdictions across the US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
  • You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.  Additional language fluency is a plus.
  • You are available to work from our Singapore office and travel to other offices periodically.

About Adyen.

Adyen is a technology company that provides a single platform to accept payments anywhere in the world through any sales channel. Driven by a vision to improve customer experience, streamline processes, and ultimately increase revenue, Adyen enables businesses to process payments across online, mobile, and Point-of-Sale (POS) with over 250 payment methods in 187 transaction currencies. Over 3,500 businesses use the Adyen payment platform, including Meta, Airbnb, Spotify, Groupon, Evernote, Booking.com, Yelp, Vodafone, Mango, Abercrombie & Fitch, O’Neill, and KLM. Adyen is headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in New York, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Madrid, and Boston.

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 Singapore office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

 

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About The Company

Adyen is a technology company that provides a single platform to accept payments anywhere in the world through any sales channel. Driven by a vision to improve customer experience, streamline processes, and ultimately increase revenue, Adyen enables businesses to process payments across online, mobile, and Point-of-Sale (POS) with over 250 payment methods in 187 transaction currencies. Over 3,500 businesses use the Adyen payment platform, including Facebook, Airbnb, Spotify, Groupon, Evernote, Booking.com, Yelp, Vodafone, Mango, Abercrombie & Fitch, O’Neill, and KLM. Adyen is headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Madrid, and Boston.


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