Head of Account Management UK
Adyen is a financial technology company providing a unified platform for payments, data, and financial products.
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About Adyen
Adyen provides payment processing and financial technology services through a single platform. Its offerings include online and in-person payments, payment methods, risk management, authentication, revenue optimization, issuing, payouts, liquidity management, embedded accounts, and capital. Adyen typically serves global enterprises, retailers, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and other high-growth businesses.
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About the Role
Lead Adyen's UK Account Management organization, define its long-term growth strategy, develop and coach managers, sponsor major merchants, drive commercial performance, improve forecasting, influence global roadmaps, and represent the UK market across the organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in senior leadership roles within Account Management, Business Development, or a related commercial field
- Experience building and scaling large teams within the UK market
- Experience in enterprise payments or fintech strongly preferred
- Ability to develop long-term partnership strategies
- Track record of managing managers and scaling multi-level teams
- Strong commercial judgment
- Quantitative analysis skills and aptitude for the payments industry
- Ability to communicate complex technical or financial concepts to executives
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a two- to three-year UK growth strategy
- Hire, mentor, and coach Team Leads and Account Managers
- Sponsor relationships with the largest UK merchants
- Drive commercial goals while maintaining consultative service
- Prioritize high-impact customer engagement
- Streamline processes between Sales, Product, and Account Management
- Influence cross-functional roadmaps to remove growth barriers
- Represent UK successes across EMEA and beyond
Hiring Process
Adyen aims to respond to applications within 5 business days. The interview process typically takes about 4 weeks, though timing may vary by role.
