Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk

About the Position

Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk

New York

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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.

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Responsibilities

As a Commercial Counsel, you will be responsible for:

• Providing strategic legal advice across various commercial functions, advising stakeholders in our sales, account management, product, and regulatory teams globally.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements for our payment, data, and financial services products.
• Proactively problem-solving for emerging legal and operational risks, providing risk-based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements and efficiencies to mitigate future exposure.
• Advising on early-stage customer disputes, managing initial phases of legal conflicts, and providing counsel on complex legal interpretations.
• Driving legal automation efforts to help scale our team and bring greater efficiency to the contracting process.
• Working autonomously in a cross-functional manner.
• Building strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders across the company.
• Participating in training our commercial colleagues across the globe.

Requirements

• 5+ years of legal experience, in-house or at a law firm.
• Strong commercial contracting and/or other transactional experience.
• Ability to collaborate with other legal counsels based in jurisdictions across the US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
• Solid people skills and ability to work well with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures.
• Ability to work autonomously and run things like your own business.
• Curiosity, asking questions, and taking ownership over your learning and professional growth.
• Self-motivated, driven, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented.
• Experience educating others on complex ideas, communicating them clearly, and providing additional training when necessary.
• Ability to structure and prioritize your work in a high volume, fast-paced environment and build and drive processes to completion.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Any additional language is a plus.

We Offer

• Competitive base salary range: $160,000.00 - $212,500.00
• Additional equity component.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

At Adyen, we actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen

We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application.

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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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.