Team Lead Procurement Excellence

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.

Team Lead Procurement Excellence
We're looking for a dynamic, hands-on leader and exceptional stakeholder manager to head our Procurement Excellence team. This pivotal role is at the forefront of managing our third-party lifecycle and mitigating critical risk. You will lead the team responsible for ensuring speed and compliance throughout the entire vendor process, from seamless onboarding and due diligence to advanced risk management, all while meeting global regulatory requirements.

This position is a key part of Adyen's Procurement & Vendor Management team, a high-impact global function within our Finance organization. Join us to directly contribute to Adyen’s ambitious 10x growth by driving sustainable commercial decisions, strengthening risk resilience, and empowering our global stakeholders to achieve their strategic goals.

What you'll do

• As a team lead your primary focus will be enabling your team to effectively manage the third party lifecycle, from onboarding, risk assessments to performance management and periodic reviews to off-boarding and regulatory reporting.
• Build and coach a best-in-class procurement excellence team managing Adyen’s third party risk management.
• Manage your team on operational tasks like vendor onboarding and due diligence in their respective fields (Security, Data Privacy, Regulatory and Compliance).
• You will be tracking and reporting on the third party lifecycle to the procurement team, playing an advisory role while maintaining the highest standards of third party management.
• You act as a business partner to internal business owners on risk related topics and work closely together with regulatory on assessments and reporting.

Who you are

• Minimum of 8 years experience in procurement or vendor management, of which 4 years in a leadership position.
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory framework related to financial institutions of a global company (eg. DORA/EBA).
• Data driven and have an analytical mindset, is able to translate policies into operational workflows.
• You're a natural networker, great in stakeholder management and negotiations. 
• You're well-organized and like to solve problems with a pragmatic approach. 
• You're proficient in English; fluency in another language is an added advantage. 
• You have a global mindset, and are able to work across time zones and cultures.

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.