Legal Team Lead for Deal Desk - Transactions

The role

You will manage and lead a lean team of commercial lawyers who negotiate contracts with vendors and commercial partners. You will provide strategic legal advice to senior stakeholders and drive legal automation and process improvements.

What you will do

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of commercial lawyers
• Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice to senior stakeholders globally
• Serve as the primary escalation point for the team
• Drive legal automation efforts and process improvements
• Advise on contract interpretation, early-stage disputes, and general commercial matters
• Ensure a global voice and consistent standards across the Deal Desk
• Draft negotiation playbooks and train internal teams
• Foster strong collaboration and feedback loops within the Legal Team
• Keep up to date with developments in commercial law and industry regulations

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm
• Strong experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial contracts
• Solid understanding of contract law principles
• Demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and developing lawyers or other legal professionals
• Solid people skills
• Experience educating others on complex ideas and providing training
• Ability to structure and prioritize work in a high volume, fast-paced environment
• Ability to build and drive processes to completion

About the company

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. It is a financial technology platform.