Team Lead - PlatformsWe are looking for a driven and enthusiastic leader based in New York to join our global Deal Desk team. The Deal Desk operates as a global function within the Commercial Legal team, and you will serve as one of four Team Leads reporting to the Head of Deal Desk. As a Team Lead on Deal Desk, you will manage and lead a lean team of commercial lawyers who negotiate contracts with our platform and franchise customers. The role requires a leader with strong commercial contracting expertise who can act as a trusted advisor to senior commercial stakeholders, while building and developing a high-performing team. You must have a strong drafting and negotiation background across a variety of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements and be able to leverage sophisticated legal expertise and communication skills into tangible, scalable value that accelerates Adyen's global growth.
What you will do:- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of high-caliber, pragmatic commercial lawyers who draft, review, and negotiate complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements for our customers.
- Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice to senior stakeholders across sales, account management, product, and regulatory teams globally, including on our contracting principles, commercial projects, and legal and regulatory compliance within our customer contracts.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for your team, guiding strategic, risk-based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements to mitigate future exposure.
- Drive legal automation efforts and process improvements to scale the team and bring greater efficiency to the negotiation process.
- Advise on contract interpretation, early-stage customer disputes, and other general commercial matters.
- Ensure a global voice and consistent standards across the Deal Desk, creating and advancing global initiatives across the team's pillars, including drafting comprehensive negotiation playbooks and training commercial colleagues on how to sell our agreements.
- Foster strong collaboration and feedback loops within the Legal Team.
- Keep up to date with developments in commercial law and relevant industry regulations, strategically advising the business of developments in the field.
Who you are:- You have 6+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm.
- You have strong experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial contracts, with a solid understanding of contract law principles.
- You have demonstrated experience managing, mentoring, and developing lawyers or other legal professionals.
- You are committed to building teams that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and where every team member can thrive.
- You are a clear and compelling communicator who ensures your team and stakeholders understand the purpose and reasoning behind decisions.
- You have solid people skills and work well with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures.
- You have experience educating others on complex ideas, communicating them clearly and providing additional training when necessary.
- You have the ability to structure and prioritize work in a high volume, fast-paced environment and build and drive processes to completion.
- You enjoy critically considering process flows and seeking to improve efficiency wherever possible.
- You are self-motivated, pragmatic, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented.
- You are available to work from our New York office.
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.
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.
This role is based out of our New York office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration. We do not offer remote-only roles.
