Team Lead, Operational Support

Team Lead, Operational Support

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.

Team Lead, Operational Support

We are seeking an Operational Support Team Lead to join our rapidly growing company and take charge of expanding our Operational Support Team in our main support hub in Chicago. As the Team Lead, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our organisation and scaling and maturing our support team!

Where you will lead a team that operates as a first interface with Adyen's merchants across the globe. You will guide the team to directly work with the technical teams of our amazing merchant base. Changes you make for them have an immediate impact on their capacity to accept payments, optimize their use of our embedded financial products, and expand their business. In order to do this, you will be working closely with multiple different teams, such as Sales, Account Management, Product Development and the Technical Support teams.

Your team is extremely merchant-focused, highly motivated, and thrives on shared success. You will be expected to guide and expand an international team with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

What You'll Do

• Expand the Operational Support Team in our Chicago Support Hub
• Lead a team that holds a key source of knowledge on the Adyen platform
• Develop a culture where training and development are part of the team, identify actions and work with trainers to ensure the skills and knowledge are cultivated effectively
• Coach and mentor members of the Operational Support Team to fully prepare them to resolve operational and technical challenges for Adyen's merchants and grow their careers
• Ensure effective and consistent communication within the team while encouraging customers' feedback and insights in order to enhance their experience
• Engage with stakeholders from various teams (Sales, Account Management, Product Development, Technical Support), contribute to incubate new financial products by sharing insights from merchants with the Product teams
• Institute accountability, track team progress, metrics and success, and present results to Senior Leadership

Who You Are

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.

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 are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles. This is a full time position and does require working the occasional holiday and / or weekend to ensure business continuity.