About this role
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.
Compliance Officer
Our fast-paced Compliance Advisory team is looking for a Compliance Officer with a strong understanding of integrity risks applicable to regulated financial institutions, particularly within the payments, financial services, or FinTech industries. A successful candidate has foundational experience in identifying and resolving compliance challenges, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and supporting risk-based decision-making.
We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented individual who exercises sound judgment, takes ownership of tasks, and thrives in a dynami c environment. The ideal candidate is structured, organized, and eager to develop their expertise in handling compliance matters and partnering to identify risk-based solutions that advance business objectives.
What you’ll do
• Support the assessment and resolution of escalated compliance matters, ensuring timely and effective follow-up.
• Work with internal teams—including legal, risk, scheme, and operations—to understand and analyze compliance risks related to AML/CFT, integrity, and regulatory obligations.
• Partner with Commercial and First Line teams to identify and apply risk-based solutions to complex customer requests and set-ups.
• Assist in developing compliance frameworks that enable the business to unlock new verticals in a controlled and compliant manner.
• Translate compliance challenges into clear, actionable next steps for internal stakeholders.
• Help identify opportunities for automation and process improvements to optimize compliance workflows.
• Contribute to the enhancement of escalation frameworks and procedures to improve the team’s effectiveness.
• Support cross-functional collaboration with global colleagues across time zones to ensure seamless communication and execution of compliance initiatives.
Who you are
• You have 4 - 8 years of experience in a compliance, regulatory, or risk function within a financial institution, regulatory body, payments company, audit firm, or financial crime investigation unit.
• You have a foundational understanding of integrity risks in the payments and banking sector and how they materialize.
• You possess knowledge of AML/CFT and/or consumer compliance risks and how to manage them effectively.
• You are familiar with regulatory and licensing req