Senior Compliance Officer - Payment Networks

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • $145,000 PA - $195,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Adyen is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer for their San Francisco office with experience in payment networks, card schemes, and the finance industry. The role involves proactively identifying compliance obligations, translating them into policies and procedures, and collaborating with various teams like risk, legal, and finance to ensure controlled and compliant growth. Responsibilities include representing the compliance team in workstreams, strengthening knowledge management, participating in product risk assessments, supporting the first line, handling escalations, and advising internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, interpersonal, and business acumen, with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience in payments/Credit Card industry or second line compliance
  • Knowledge of finance/payment industry
  • Experience with Card Networks and Scheme Rules
  • Deep knowledge of the US market
  • Analytical thinker, able to draft and monitor policies
  • Solid interpersonal skills for liaising with stakeholders
  • Ability to address senior management and influence across all levels
  • Good business and technical acumen
  • Strong initiative and self-motivation
Good to have:
  • Exposure to global business

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.

Senior Compliance Officer - Payment Networks

Our fast-paced Compliance team is looking for a Senior Compliance Officer for our San Francisco Office with experience with Card Networks, payments and/or finance industry. The successful candidate must have strong analytical skills and be able to work as a business partner to connect with a wide range of teams, including risk, legal, finance and sales, and provide pragmatic advice and guidance to build sustainable growth.

What you’ll do

  • Proactively identify compliance obligations based on Card Network and Local Payment Methods Rules;
  • Translate identified obligations into relevant Policies and Procedures to be communicated and implemented across the global business;
  • Represent the team on a variety of work streams and products to establish strategies that align with global objectives and ensure controlled and compliant growth;
  • Strengthen knowledge and education management across the global business;
  • Participate in Product Risk Assessments and advise other compliance verticals;
  • Support and maintain oversight of the first line; 
  • Handle escalations from global internal and external stakeholders;
  • Consider opportunities and risks from a variety of angles to achieve compliant solutions that align with commercial and strategic objectives;
  • Advise internal stakeholders and liaise with external stakeholders as well as relevant auditors.

Who you are

  • You have at least 5 years’ experience in payments/Credit Card industry and/or second line compliance functions;
  • Your knowledge of the finance and/or payment industry will be well established; with experience dealing with Card Networks and Scheme Rules; 
  • You bring deep knowledge of the US market and have exposure to global business. 
  • You are an analytical thinker who can both draft, and monitor on the implementation of, relevant Policies and Procedures;
  • You have solid interpersonal skills, specifically you will be able to liaise and connect with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and Merchants from varying disciplines and cultures;
  • You feel comfortable addressing senior management. You are able to influence across all levels of the organization; 
  • You have a good sense of business and technical acumen;
  • Your strong sense of initiative and self-motivation will add value to a fast-growing business.

 

The annual base salary range for this role is $145,000 - 195,000; to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.

 

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.

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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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