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.

Head of Finance, North America

North America is a critical driver of Adyen’s global performance. As Head of Finance for North America, you will be the senior Finance representative in the region, based in San Francisco. You will operate as both:

• The primary Finance partner to North American commercial leadership, and
• The regional anchor for the global Finance organization (including Treasury, Tax, Accounting, FP&A, and Pricing).

You will ensure that global financial priorities are executed effectively in-region, while ensuring regional perspectives, insights and market realities are understood and reflected in global decision-making.

What you’ll do

• Drive Financial Leadership: Maintain a comprehensive view of North American financial performance and help teams navigate the trade-offs of regional decisions.
• Strategic Partnership: Bring a financial perspective to regional discussions, ensuring commercial growth translates into long-term, sustainable value.
• Operational Cohesion: Lead the finance presence in North America, ensuring regional teams (Tax, Treasury, Strategic Finance etc.) remain integrated with the global Finance organization.
• Navigate local complexity: Manage regional regulatory and financial complexities.
• Global Influence: Bring regional insights and market realities back into global decision-making.
• Team Mentorship: Support the local growth of the Finance team, fostering collaboration, talent development, and helping new hires integrate successfully

Who you are

• 15+ years of experience in senior Finance roles within a global organization
• Experience partnering closely with commercial leadership teams
• Comfortable operating across multiple Finance domains
• Strong financial judgement and ability to communicate clearly with senior stakeholders
• Able to influence and build alignment across teams and functions.
• Pragmatic, hands-on when needed, and comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity

The base salary range for this role in San Francisco is $250,000 - $310,000. To learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.

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!

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.

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

San Francisco

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This role is based out of our San Francisco office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.