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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.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager, Banking (US) to define and scale the next phase of Adyen's banking strategy in North America. This role owns the end-to-end product vision, strategy, and execution for Adyen's US banking capabilities, sitting at the intersection of payments, money movement, platform services, and embedded finance.

Adyen has already built the foundational banking infrastructure licenses, regulatory approvals, integrations into local clearing systems like ACH, RTP, FedNow. The mandate now is differentiation: defining how Adyen wins in embedded and enterprise banking across the US market.

This is a senior individual contributor role with responsibility for driving outcomes across a globally distributed organization spanning Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Go-To-Market partners.

Set Vision & Strategy

• Define and own the long-term vision and strategy for Adyen's US banking products, grounded in customer value, measurable business impact, and responsible growth.
• Translate market opportunity into clear priorities, roadmaps, and success metrics across customer segments and verticals.
• Identify differentiated use cases that position Adyen as the primary financial relationship for platforms and SMBs.

Scale Banking as a Platform

• Lead the maturation and expansion of Adyen Accounts in the US, both for embedded and enterprise customers, and money movement capabilities
• Define how banking integrates natively with Payments, Capital, and Issuing to create seamless financial workflows.
• Drive adoption and attach rates across enterprise and platform customers.

Build for Scale & Regulatory Rigor

• Ensure product decisions balance speed, reliability, compliance, and monetization.
• Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, and Finance teams to navigate regulatory dependencies impacting US banking growth.
• Design capabilities that are scalable, auditable, and resilient in a regulated environment.

Lead Through Influence

• Operate as the product authority for US banking, representing the strategy internally and in strategic customer discussions.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Commercial, Risk, and Operations teams without direct authority.
• Raise the bar for product clarity, prioritization discipline, and strategic thinking within Financial Products.

Experience & Scope

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management or adjacent leadership roles within fintech, banking, embedded finance, or similarly complex, regulated domains.
• Proven experience building and scaling US-based banking or financial products that move meaningful transaction volume.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at enterprise scale while defining new product frontiers.

Product & Platform Leadership

• You are a product leader at heart, with deep experience setting vision, prioritizing roadmaps, and delivering measurable outcomes through cross-functional teams.
• You bring a strong analytical and metrics-driven approach to decision-making and trade-offs.
• You have experience translating ambiguous strategic problems into structured product direction.

Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of US banking infrastructure, including ACH, wires, checks, bill pay, debit or prepaid products, and embedded finance models.
• Experience with Banking-as-a-Service, tech-enabled banks, or integrated financial platforms is highly relevant.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations in US financial services.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Risk, Operations, and Commercial functions.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity and influencing without direct authority.
• Clear and confident communicator across technical, commercial, and executive audiences in a global context.

Customer-Centric & Principled

• Deep customer empathy with the ability to translate technical complexity into clear value propositions.
• Demonstrated ethical judgment and integrity in high-stakes, regulated environments.

The annual base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $250,000. Compensation is based on factors including qualifications, experience, and location. Total compensation package includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and more.

This role is based in our Chicago office. We're an office-first company and expect employees to work in-office at least 3 days a week on average. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while also supporting flexibility.

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.

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. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.

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. If you have specific time constraints, please communicate them with your recruiter, and we'll do our best to accommodate them where possible.

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.