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.

Product Manager - Platform Excellence 

The Platforms & Financial Services Group is Adyen’s fastest growing product area. Our ambition is to “build the best platform solution on the planet, enabling platforms to maximize their competitive advantage through integrated financial products and services”. From embedding payments for traditional marketplaces like eBay, granting a loan to customers of SaaS platforms like Toast and issuing a card to the creator on Pinterest; the possibilities are endless. 

The Platform Excellence team’s mission is to foster the operational excellence of the Platforms & Financial Services Group by crafting frameworks and deploying essential tooling that engineers can easily integrate into their projects. The team acts as an enabler for (internal) engineers and product managers, allowing them to deliver high quality products. 

What you’ll do 

• Gain profound insights into the needs and challenges to continue to deliver high quality products at scale. 
• Craft and execute on the roadmap, effectively prioritizing initiatives based on customer impact, urgency, business value, and resource constraints.
• Collaborate closely with engineers and product managers to drive adoption of your products. 
• Establish metrics, processes, and dashboards for monitoring and evaluating the success of the product.

Who you are 

• 4 years of Product Management experience in a high-growth software company 
• Strategy thinking - Ability to think strategically and develop long-term plans for the team. This involves analyzing current processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing strategies to address them effectively.
• Collaboration and Communication - Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders. This involves clearly articulating requirements, coordinating efforts, and resolving roadblocks as they arise.
• Technical aptitude - A good understanding of software development practices and comfortable going deep with developers, product managers, support engineers on APIs, RabbitMQ, SonarQube and other relevant technical tools.
• Problem-solving and Adaptability: Proficient at identifying challenges and developing creative solutions to address them, while being able to adapt to changing priorities, requirements, and circumstances to ensure the team remains effective and efficient in achieving its goals.

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.