Compliance Officer, Oversight

Adyen•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Adyen is seeking a Compliance Oversight Officer to join its fast-paced Compliance team. The role performs second-line quality assurance and oversight procedures across compliance risks in the payments and/or finance industry, including customer onboarding, anti-money laundering reviews, ongoing monitoring, and terminations. The officer identifies risks, partners with first-line stakeholders on remediation, contributes to compliance program reporting and development, and provides practical guidance to support sustainable business growth. The position collaborates with teams across risk, legal, finance, and sales, as well as internal and external stakeholders and merchants. It is based in Adyen’s Chicago office, with an office-first expectation of working in person at least three days per week on average. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring new visa sponsorship; visa transfers may be supported, but H-1B CAP applications will not be sponsored.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience in a second-line compliance team, oversight function, and/or internal or external audit function.
Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to draft and monitor implementation of business processes, procedures, and policies.
Ability to identify risks and develop remediation plans to mitigate them promptly.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style and tone to the audience.
Ability to self-start and project-manage multiple initiatives concurrently without sacrificing quality.
Comfort and confidence serving as the primary regional contact and representing the team’s responsibilities.
Interpersonal skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders and merchants from varied disciplines and cultures.
Authorization to work in the United States without requiring new visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Execute second-line quality assurance testing across risks including customer onboarding, anti-money laundering reviews, ongoing monitoring, and terminations, in line with the compliance oversight program.
Identify critical business risks through quality assurance testing and partner with first-line stakeholders to complete remediation.
Contribute to the operational efficiency, planning, and execution of new and existing quality assurance programs.
Support development of quarterly reporting on compliance program performance and deliver it to management.
Deliver training to teams to improve oversight methodology and adherence to controls.
Contribute to customer oversight reviews by identifying risks and assessing corresponding mitigating controls.
Create efficient, data-driven approaches to oversight solutions.
Collaborate with the compliance team on further developing the compliance program.
Execute initiatives established in the annual compliance governance program.
Support initiatives that assess and enhance controls for core functions such as onboarding, risk-based due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.
Drive development of oversight methodology relating to first-line business processes.
Advise the business on enhancements to compliance procedures as needed.