Head of Product, Developer Experience

Adyen • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Adyen is a financial technology platform that provides end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products globally. They serve leading companies like Facebook, Uber, Spotify, and Microsoft from offices around the world. Adyen is seeking a visionary product leader to be the Head of Product for Developer Experience. This role involves overseeing Adyen's developer platform, which is crucial for businesses building payment and financial systems. The ideal candidate is an AI-native leader who can set the strategy and accelerate the platform's evolution, especially as customers increasingly use AI-powered development tools. The Head of Product will be responsible for the entire developer journey, from onboarding to API calls and global scaling. This leader will manage a team of product managers and tech writers to define and execute the roadmap for APIs, SDKs, developer tooling, and documentation, ensuring a world-class, intuitive, and powerful platform for builders.

Requirements

• You have 15+ years of experience in technology, with at least 8 years in a product leadership role (e.g., Director, VP, or Head of Product)
• You have a proven track record of leading product for a successful, large-scale developer platform, API, or SDK product at a top-tier technology company
• You have demonstrable experience leading AI-powered product initiatives
• You think natively about how AI can transform the developer experience and have experience with AI agents, copilots, or similar technologies
• You have a strong technical background and are comfortable engaging with senior engineering leaders on complex system architecture and API design decisions
• You are obsessed with the developer journey and have a deep empathy for the challenges and needs of builders
• You are a strategic thinker who can connect a high-level vision to a tangible, measurable roadmap and inspire a team to execute on it

Nice To Haves

• A background in engineering is a plus
• Experience in fintech or payments is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the product vision and strategy for Adyen’s developer platform and how it evolves in an AI-native world
• Take full ownership of the end-to-end developer experience, including API/webhook design, SDKs, documentation, sandbox environments, and identity & access management
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Developer Relations, and Marketing to deliver high-quality products and drive their adoption
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of product managers dedicated to the developer ecosystem
• Engage deeply with our customers and the broader developer community to understand their needs, gather insights, and translate them into impactful products

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed