Compliance Officer, Growth Programs

Adyen•San Francisco, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Adyen is seeking a highly organized, technically fluent, and product-minded Compliance Officer to join its Schemes Compliance team, supporting the Growth vertical. The role enables business growth across new products, markets, partners, payment methods, and network programs by driving cross-functional execution and developing scalable operating solutions. It works across Payments Compliance, Product, Engineering, Commercial, Partnerships, Legal, and Operations to unblock launches, shape requirements, and translate complex business and network needs into structured programs. The role leads growth initiatives from problem definition and requirements gathering through launch, monitoring, and post-launch optimization. It partners with Product and Engineering to define requirements, operating models, controls, and system enhancements, and coordinates stakeholders around launch readiness, sequencing, ownership, and dependencies. The position also develops program governance, escalates risks and blockers, coordinates testing and reviews, creates documentation and playbooks, tracks outcomes, and standardizes scalable processes across regions and product lines. The role is based in Adyen’s San Francisco or New York City office. Employees are expected to work in-office at least three days per week on average. Relocation assistance is available for candidates not currently based in either city. The annual base salary range for this role in NYC and San Francisco is $120,000–$155,000. Compensation includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and other benefits. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without new visa sponsorship; Adyen can support visa transfers but will not sponsor H-1B CAP applications.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in technical program management, product operations, payments, fintech, risk, compliance, or similarly cross-functional roles.
Strong understanding of payments infrastructure, payment methods, network rules, or merchant payment flows.
Experience working closely with Product and Engineering teams to launch or improve systems, workflows, or controls.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives with competing priorities and dependencies.
Excellent organizational skills and a structured approach to planning, execution, risk management, and follow-through.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and making progress without complete information.
Ability to influence and drive alignment across teams without direct authority.
Bias toward scalable solutions, automation, and operational efficiency.
Ability to think strategically and operationally while balancing business goals with control requirements.
Authorization to work in the United States without needing new visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting launches or changes involving compliance, product, legal, or partner considerations.
Exposure to merchant onboarding, payment methods, scheme rules, or financial partner programs.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional programs that enable new products, markets, payment methods, partner integrations, and network programs to launch compliantly and at scale.
Drive growth initiatives end to end, from defining problems and gathering requirements through launch, monitoring, and post-launch optimization.
Partner with Product and Engineering to define business requirements, operating models, controls, and system enhancements that reduce manual work and support scalable solutions.
Align Commercial, Partnerships, Legal, Risk, and regional stakeholders on launch readiness, sequencing, ownership, and dependencies.
Identify gaps between business goals, network or partner requirements, and operational realities, and help design pragmatic solutions.
Develop and maintain program plans, decision logs, milestones, and governance routines for strategic initiatives.
Escalate blockers, risks, and unresolved issues with clear recommendations and decision options.
Support repeatable frameworks for evaluating merchant use cases that do not fit existing network mandates.
Coordinate testing, readiness, launch, and post-launch reviews for complex initiatives with global impact.
Build documentation, training materials, and playbooks to improve team efficiency and organizational clarity.
Track metrics, issues, and outcomes to ensure programs deliver business value and meet control expectations.
Standardize scalable processes and operating models across regions and product lines.