Regulatory Counsel - Product

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.

Regulatory Counsel - Product

Our dynamic EMEA Regulatory team is looking for a Regulatory Counsel, who has experience with the payments-, financial service or fintech industry within the EMEA region. In this role, you will enable Adyen to create unique business opportunities while you will work alongside our Global product teams to assist them with the launch of new financial and/or payment products, as well as further enhancing existing product offerings. To do this, you must have strong analytical and communication skills as well as pragmatic and strategic thinking.

You will work closely together with the product, legal, compliance, risk and commercial teams around the world. You will be part of a group of people always looking for opportunities to innovate and challenge the status quo. You’re familiar with the regulatory landscape covering financial products, are able to understand the regulatory and legal challenges and find pragmatic solutions, in line with commercial and strategic objectives, which allow for scale.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with product teams to understand the commercial and technical needs for the envisioned product proposition;
• Anticipate and spot key regulatory risks and ensure these are addressed in a practical and scalable way;
• Identify opportunities to improve new and existing products and challenge interpretations and market practice;
• Provide concise and practical regulatory advice on financial services law and banking regulations, in line with Adyen’s commercial and strategic objectives which allow for scale;
• Coordinate with external counsel to scope regulatory requirements and validate solutions.

Who you are 

• You have 4+ years of experience in providing regulatory advice related to EU/UK financial regulatory laws, either in-house or at a reputable law firm;
• You are able to understand complex product- and regulatory challenges and convert them into structured, practical and actionable solutions;
• You have strong communication skills and have the ability to communicate the solutions you designed to both internal and external stakeholders;
• You have awareness of relevant risks, the ability to determine the impact of these risks and are able to consider these when making decisions with product teams;
• Your strong sense of initiative and self-motivation will add value to a fast-growing technology driven environment;
• You have an LLM degree from an EU country or the UK.

Why you should join Adyen’s Regulatory function and in particular the Regulatory Product team

As a financial technology platform and licensed as a credit institution Adyen operates in a highly regulated environment and is subject to ever changing laws, regulations and standards. The EMEA Regulatory function, part of Adyen’s second line of defense, is entrusted with empowering Adyen’s future by transforming regulatory complexity into opportunity. The function consists of international regulatory experts coming from diverse backgrounds, such as international lawyers and in-house legal counsels at financial institutions and financial regulators. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives is essential in helping Adyen maintain our momentum. Our business challenges are unique and we welcome different perspectives in solving them - voices like yours could make a difference.

Adyen’s Regulatory Product team in particular plays a strategic role in supporting Adyen’s product development and commercial ambitions. The team’s mission is to embed regulatory requirements into Adyen's products throughout the product lifecycle. The Regulatory Product Counsels are specifically tasked with the interpretation and analysis of complex payment and financial regulatory challenges, identification and mitigation of integrity risks as well as engaging with strategic internal and external stakeholders (including regulators and senior executives). With Adyen continuously pioneering in payments and making significant strides in the embedded financial products domain, the Regulatory Product team is excited to impact the most innovative payments and financial products in the market and to play a vital role in shaping the evolving regulatory landscape.

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.