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 Privacy Counsel
We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Senior Privacy Counsel to join our Data Privacy team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will enable Adyen to thrive within the financial sector and create unique business opportunities while making ethical choices. To do this, you must have strong analytical and communication skills as well as pragmatic and strategic thinking while advising internal and external stakeholders on privacy matters.
What you will do:
- Together with the team, strengthen Adyen’s global data privacy compliance framework.
- Provide strategic privacy advice on a wide range of matters within the business, including contracts, HR, marketing and product development.
- Anticipate and identify data protection obligations and risks, and ensure that these are addressed in a practical and scalable way.
- Keep track of new legislative proposals and other legal and compliance developments regarding privacy across the globe.
Who you are:
- You have 7+ years of data privacy experience (including GDPR).
- You are a team player who likes to collaborate and include different people to sharpen your ideas.
- You are a generalist with experience in commercial negotiations, strengthening compliance frameworks, vendor assessments, incident management, data transfers, data protection impact assessments and privacy by design.
- You have experience educating others on complex ideas, communicating them clearly, and providing training when necessary.
- You have the ability to structure and prioritize in a high volume, fast-paced environment and build and drive processes to completion.
- You are available to work from our Amsterdam office and travel to other offices periodically.
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.
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.