Engineering Lead, Regional Payments

Adyen

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. Engineering Lead: Payments  We are seeking an experienced and visionary Engineering Lead to lead our engineering efforts across APAC. You will be instrumental in developing and scaling payment innovations for our merchants, while leveraging this knowledge for global impact. This role requires a strong strategic mindset to work in lock-step with product and commercial leadership, ensuring the delivery of our regional strategy and contributing to our global platform. This highly visible position requires working across time zones, aligning with diverse internal and external stakeholders, and challenging the status quo. What You'll Do As the Engineering Lead (APAC), reporting to the SVP of Payments and collaborating with peers globally, your focus will be:   * Provide clear guidance, purpose, and mission for engineering teams. * Create an environment that fosters continuous innovation, and be at the forefront of payments in the region. * A people-first leader. Develop and build a best-in-class team comprising the right skills to lead and win. * Serve as the primary face of engineering for our merchants in the region you are responsible for, building strong relationships and understanding their unique requirements. * Partner globally to ensure the delivery on one global platform while meeting the specific needs of the market. * Accountable for the execution of key projects, ensuring timely delivery, tracking progress, removing blockers, and assisting with planning and prioritization as needed. Who You Are * 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years as a leader - building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams within global companies, with a track record of delivering complex, scalable platforms * Experience hiring and managing a sizeable software development organisation (ideally 25-50 engineers), including managing managers, and setting an exemplary engineering culture * Skilled in building large-scale, distributed systems, ideally with expertise in Java or similar programming languages, and a passion for software architecture, scalability, and maintainability * Experience in the Payments Industry. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills and you are capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear, concise language, You are a great story teller, and are comfortable talking to tech & non-tech audiences, as well as merchants and internal stakeholders  * You are comfortable streamlining the team's engineering operations, refining product requirements together with product and merchants and encouraging effective collaboration * You like to keep things simple, love dealing with uncertainty and get things done.  * You’re curious about what our biggest merchants are facing and you’re empathetic to solving problems that help all merchants   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.

Adyen

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.   THE ROLE We are looking for a highly strategic, visionary, and technically adept Head of Product, North America Payments. In this executive-level role, you will be the driving force behind our regional payments strategy, leveraging advanced technologies like AI and ML to shape the future of our product offerings. You will lead a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Leaders, partnering closely with Engineering, Partnerships, and Commercial teams to deliver solutions that meet the complex needs of our enterprise customers. If you are obsessed with payments, possess an exceptional product sense, and know how to bridge high-level vision with measurable execution, we want to hear from you.   WHAT YOU’LL DO * Define the Strategy: Craft and execute a compelling product strategy for Adyen payments in the North America region, applying a strong, sharp product sense to every decision. * Drive Cross-Functional Success: Operate seamlessly with cross-functional (XFN) partners across Engineering, Partnerships, Commercial and other XFN teams to align roadmaps and deliver high-impact products. * Build and Lead a World-Class Team: Lead, mentor, and scale a strong organization of Product Managers and Product Leaders, fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and speed. * Champion the Customer: Act as a strategic partner to our most important clients. You will regularly present the product roadmap to key strategic customers, listen deeply to their needs, and help them navigate and leverage the Adyen Payments product vision.   WHO YOU ARE * An Experienced Product Leader: You bring 15+ years of experience in the technology industry, with at least 8 years operating in a senior product leadership role (e.g., Director, VP, or Head of Product). * A Proven Technology Executive: You have a demonstrated track record of leading product organizations and driving massive scale at a top-tier technology company. * Technically Adept: You possess a strong technical background and are highly comfortable engaging in deep technical architecture discussions with senior engineering leaders. A background in software engineering is a significant plus. * An AI / ML Native: You have demonstrable experience leading AI and ML-powered product initiatives. You have hands-on, practical experience building with AI agents, copilots, and/or embedding ML models into core products. * Customer-Centric & Payments Obsessed: You are deeply passionate about the payments ecosystem. You are excited to spend time on the ground with customers to learn about their complex payment workflows and needs. * Strategic & Impactful: You are a strategic thinker who can connect a high-level, multi-year vision to a tangible, measurable roadmap—and you know how to inspire an entire organization to execute on it. * Industry Expert: Prior leadership experience in fintech and/or payments is highly desirable.   WHY WORK AT ADYEN? At Adyen, you will be part of a global team that is redefining the payments landscape. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the success of the world’s leading brands.   The annual base salary range for this role is $258,500 - $375,600; 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. 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. This role is based out of our Chicago office. We have a hybrid workplace and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT STRIPE Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. ABOUT THE TEAM The team partners with some of the most strategic payment method providers across EMEA, including global leaders in Buy Now Pay Later, FX, bank transfers, and digital wallets, to help businesses accelerate growth and unlock meaningful revenue uplift. As the payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the team is at the forefront of that transformation, working with partners and customers to deliver innovative solutions that optimize payment performance. Our mission is to enable buyers and merchants to transact using their preferred payment methods, improving conversion, reach, and performance across the region. We are deeply focused on customer experience as we build and operate the end-to-end infrastructure that processes billions in monthly volume and abstracts the complexity of the EMEA payments ecosystem for our users. WHAT YOU'LL DO The EMEA Payments Product Lead role at Stripe is an opportunity to shape payments strategy across one of the world's most complex and fastest-growing regions, influencing everything from local payment methods and conversion performance to regulatory readiness and market expansion. It is a high-impact leadership role for someone who wants to combine strong product judgment, deep payments expertise, and cross-functional influence to drive measurable customer outcomes at scale. You will lead EMEA payments product capabilities at the center of Stripe's long-term growth strategy. Working closely with merchants, partners, and cross-functional teams, you will translate a complex set of regional and strategic priorities into a clear, focused roadmap. With end-to-end ownership, you will define the vision, shape the product architecture, and drive execution across market expansion and core payment infrastructure. You will move with urgency to build and scale the systems behind critical payment flows across EMEA. RESPONSIBILITIES * Define a multi-year vision for EMEA Payments that anticipates future merchant and ecosystem scale and complexity * Lead Engineering and Design through every phase of the product lifecycle, from 0-to-1 development to General Availability * Enforce rigorous standards for product quality, API design, and system reliability, building trust with our largest enterprise users * Partner with Sales and go-to-market teams to pitch the product, win key deals, and translate user feedback into roadmap priorities * Serve as the internal subject matter expert on the EMEA payment landscape, managing relationships with partners and ecosystem vendors * Drive cross-functional alignment with teams like Billing, Connect, and Checkout to deliver a cohesive platform experience * Mentor or manage emerging PM talent within the domain WHO YOU ARE We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * 10+ years of experience in product management or a related product role * A track record of shipping technical B2B2C products at a high velocity * An obsession with product quality in all its forms—from API design to dashboard UX and documentation * Existing knowledge of the payments landscape or a demonstrated ability to learn complex domains quickly * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for articulating user problems precisely * An ownership mindset—you are willing to do whatever it takes to solve problems and delight users * Ability to dig deep into data, think from first principles, and deliver the right results PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * A background in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field * The ability to understand complex systems at a deep technical level * Specific experience in payment orchestration or payment processing