Adyen

Team Lead - Account Management, Scaled

Adyen$130K — $170K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in a customer-facing B2B role, ideally in Account Management, Customer Success, or Sales.
  • Experience mentoring or coaching teams with diverse skill sets and tenures.
  • Proven record in setting and achieving commercial targets with strong negotiation skills.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, showcasing empathy and motivational ability.
  • Fluent in English with strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated proactive, big-picture thinking for scalable operations.
  • Technical understanding of digital payments, subscription models, and FinTech.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach an established team of Account Managers, fostering a collaborative environment.
  • Own and deliver commercial targets as a team through proactive outreach and strategic initiatives.
  • Drive scalability projects to enhance automation and efficiency in account management processes.
  • Manage daily operations, including merchant escalations and complex negotiations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize merchant experience and internal feedback loops.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model, requiring three days onsite.
  • Emphasis on a diverse, inclusive workplace culture.
  • Commitment to professional development and team support.
Full Job Description
About the team

Our Account Management team in Chicago provides the best experience to our portfolio of North American mid-sized, fast-growth digital and e-commerce merchants. We achieve this using a pooled Account Management approach focusing on operational efficiency, data-driven optimization, and proactivity. We regularly reach out to our merchants to identify additional service opportunities such as global expansion, advanced fraud management, or revenue optimization features (e.g., authorization rate tuning, recurring billing features).

With a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach, this team drives growth, expansion, and retention in our North American portfolio as we scale our merchant base efficiently.

Examples of your team's responsibilities:
  • Build strong, scalable relationships with digital-first merchants.
  • Drive commercial growth and uncover expansion opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Accelerate product adoption
  • Consult and train key stakeholder tech and commercial teams.
  • Manage time-sensitive, cross-functional initiatives and projects in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment.

What you'll do

As the Team Lead - Account Management, Scaled, your role and responsibilities will include:
  • Team management: You will inherit an established, diverse team of digital-focused AMs with tenures ranging from onboarding rookies to seasoned Adyen veterans. You will coach, support, balance workload, and keep the work fair and fun. You'll create an inspiring, collaborative environment with open communication and a strong feedback culture.
  • Commercial target ownership and delivery: Targets are annual and achieved at a team level, ensuring each member contributes via smart, proactive, data-driven outreach.
  • Drive scalability initiatives and projects: Together with other global AM Leads, strengthen efforts towards automation, smarter usage of commercial tools (Gainsight, Salesforce), and "Account Management at scale" to handle an increasing volume of merchants efficiently.
  • Lead the day-to-day: Step in when needed, whether on operational digital payment complexities, merchant escalation calls, or critical commercial negotiations.
  • Align and collaborate with internal teams: Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Product, Technical Support, and Operations to provide outstanding customer experiences and feedback loops.

Who you are
  • 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing B2B role, preferably Account Management, Customer Success, and/or Sales within the FinTech, SaaS, or E-commerce industries.
  • Team leadership experience is a plus, but experience in mentoring, coaching, or developing a team with mixed tenures is equally valued.
  • You have owned commercial targets: proven commercial edge, strong negotiation skills, good judgment, and consultative acumen.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills: you listen, show empathy, communicate effectively, and can motivate a team to hit individual and collective goals.
  • Fluent in English; excellent communication and presentation skills are a must.
  • You bring positive energy, and you're not afraid to use humor to keep the work enjoyable and the team connected.
  • You like thinking big picture and at scale-you want to find ways to serve more merchants effectively without simply adding headcount.
  • You have a genuine interest in and technical aptitude for digital payments, subscription models, API-driven architectures, and the wider FinTech space.
  • You understand the importance of DEI and actively integrate it into your decision-making.

Please note: This role is a full-time position, based in our Chicago office (hybrid - 3 days per week onsite).

Ready to meet us?If you are excited about this role, apply by clicking the link below. We can't wait to meet you!

The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000; 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.

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

About Adyen

Adyen is a Dutch payment company that allows businesses to accept e-commerce, mobile, and point-of-sale payments. The company was founded in 2006 and has since grown to become one of the largest payment processors in the world. Adyen's platform is designed to be flexible and scalable, allowing businesses of all sizes to accept payments in a variety of currencies and payment methods. The company's clients include some of the world's largest companies, such as Uber, Spotify, and Microsoft.
Learn more about Adyen
Size
2,180 employees
Industry
Founded
2006
NASDAQ

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