What you'll do
Own the design system and technical frameworks the rest of Adyen leverages to build first-class customer experiences. Decide what gets built next across UI components and the technical infrastructure that powers our customer experiences, and treat the engineers and designers who build on them as your customers.
Sweat the details end customers see. Hold every component to a high bar, because it ends up in front of merchants, their users and their shoppers.
Set standards that accelerate. Define what good looks like for interfaces at Adyen, and build the review and governance that teams experience as help rather than a gate.
Drive adoption without authority. Support teams with their own roadmaps and priorities to build on the shared foundations you provide.
Measure what matters. Set clear metrics for adoption, speed and experience quality, and use them to decide where to invest and when to reset course.
Work across disciplines. Partner closely with engineering and design within the team, and with product, design and engineering leads across Adyen.
Go deep with your customers. Understand the engineers and designers who build on your foundations, and the merchants and shoppers who use what they build.
Who you are
Platform Product Experience. You've built products whose customers are other developers or teams, and you understand what that demands: clear contracts, careful change, and not breaking the people downstream of you.
Design Sensibility & Craft. You have a strong eye for interface quality and care about details end customers will notice. You can hold a component to a high bar and explain why it matters.
Adoption and Influence. Demonstrated ability to get teams you don't control to adopt something, in a high-autonomy, bottom-up culture.
Judgment on Standards. You know when a standard makes teams faster and when it's in the way, and you're comfortable holding the tension between the two.
Product Execution. Able to take an open-ended problem, turn it into a clear plan, and ship with velocity across multiple teams.
Analytical Rigor. Set clear metrics and use data to align on priorities, measure impact, and change course as needed.
Customer Obsession. You want to understand both the engineers building on your platform and the merchants and shoppers at the end of it.
Bonus
Experience owning a design system, component library, or UI framework
A background in frontend engineering or product design
Experience in payments, fintech, or another regulated domain
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!
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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.
