Payments & Product Partnerships Counsel, Americas

The role

You will act as a principal advisor to partnerships, product, risk, and compliance teams. You will structure, draft, and negotiate strategic infrastructure partnership agreements to support payments and financial products in North and Latin America.

What you will do

• Partner with payment and product partnerships teams to build and grow strategic relationships
• Structure, draft, and negotiate strategic infrastructure partnership agreements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure deals conform to regulatory positions
• Counsel stakeholders on the operation and interpretation of partner agreements
• Scale deal cycles by generating and maintaining documents like form agreements and position guides
• Stay current on laws, regulations, and scheme and network rules
• Build relationships as a trusted advisor providing practical guidance

Required qualifications

• 6+ years experience as a practicing lawyer across in-house and law firm roles
• Significant portion of experience working with financial institutions or technology companies on transactions opposite experienced counsel
• Working dexterity with financial services partnership transactions
• Capable contract generalist able to spot legal issues across disciplines
• Avid drafter
• Seasoned lead negotiator
• Excellent English-language communication skills
• Strong, risk-tuned judgment
• Outstanding project management skills

Nice to have

• Experience in payments, lending, and fintech
• Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese

Benefits

• Equity (RSUs)
• 401(k)
• health
• dental
• vision

Before you apply

• You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for new visa sponsorship
• The company can support visa transfers but will not sponsor individuals for H-1B CAP applications

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.