Head of Payments 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.

Head of Payment Product - EMEA

We are looking for a product leader to shape the future of Payment Methods in EMEA. As Head of Payment Product for EMEA, you will own the strategy, vision, and execution for Adyen's core payments products in one of our most dynamic and high-growth regions. You'll be responsible for defining what great looks like for Payment Methods in the region, aligning teams behind that vision, and delivering measurable impact to our customers and the business. You will build and develop a team of high-performing Product Managers, raise the bar for product thinking, and take full ownership of the regional product portfolio. You are accountable for simplifying the product landscape, driving performance and adoption, and delivering real value to customers. You think long term, move fast, and keep the customer at the center.

What you'll do

• Own and drive the multi-year vision, strategy, and execution for acquiring, local payment methods, and platform enablers in EMEA. Focus on customer needs, regional requirements, and global scalability to deliver differentiated products.
• Translate strategy into execution by defining clear outcomes, setting priorities, and ensuring the team delivers measurable value to customers and the business.
• Build and develop a team of high-performing product managers, raising the bar on product craft, ownership, and accountability. Foster a culture of clarity, customer obsession, and results.
• Continuously improve the product landscape by removing complexity, driving adoption, and ensuring products are performant, reliable, and easy to use.
• Partner with Commercial, Engineering, Partnerships, and Compliance to launch new products, improve performance, and solve hard problems at scale.

Who you are

• 10+ years of experience as a product manager, including building and scaling products across multiple markets
• 5+ years of managing and growing high-performing product management teams
• Experience driving product strategy and execution for complex, global products
• Strong track record of shipping both new products and scaling existing portfolios through continuous improvements
• Customer-centric and data-driven, with decisions anchored in measurable business and user impact
• Skilled at simplifying complexity and communicating with clarity
• Ownership mindset with the ability to operate autonomously and hold teams accountable for outcomes
• Payments or fintech expertise preferred

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.

Office policy

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.