Senior Payment Partnerships Manager

Adyen is the payments platform of choice for the world’s most innovative companies, delivering seamless payment experiences across online, mobile, and in-store channels. Our team is made up of driven individuals who inspire and support one another to achieve extraordinary results every day. Together, we tackle complex technical challenges at scale, collaborating to deliver innovative and ethical solutions that redefine how the world pays.

Taking an unconventional approach to building a payments company, we developed our platform from the ground up. Today, Adyen powers the payment processes of the world’s leading brands, including Facebook, Uber, L’Oréal, Casper, Bonobos, and Spotify.

Payment Partnerships Manager, Card Networks

Adyen is seeking a dynamic Senior Payment Partnerships Manager to drive our strategy and strengthen our relationships with payment partners (e.g., schemes, banks, etc.) in Mexico, while staying aligned with global developments.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing several of Adyen’s key strategic payment partnerships. Using your influence and determination, you will build meaningful connections across their organizations. You’ll collaborate closely with global teams, including Product, Account Management, Sales, Legal, Compliance, and others, to establish and maintain strong, mutually beneficial relationships with these partners.

Success in this role requires a versatile skill set, including expertise in partnership management and stakeholder engagement models, exceptional project management capabilities, creativity, a strong commercial and go-to-market mindset, and a passion for accelerating business growth.

This is a full-time position located in our Mexico City (CDMX) office, reporting directly to the LATAM Payment Partnerships Lead.

What You Will Do

• Define and implement a comprehensive, proactive partnership strategy for a portfolio of critical card network partners.
• Manage all aspects of the partnership, including prioritizing key focus areas, evaluating new initiatives, and ongoing partner management.
• Build close relationships with partners such as credit card networks, banks, local connections (e.g., Prosa, etc.), and Local Payment Methods (LPM's).
• Collaborate with various technical teams to achieve high performance levels in critical payment processes on behalf of our merchants.
• Provide expertise in discussions about global payment trends, rules, and regulations with internal stakeholders.
• Elevate Adyen's influence and positioning by facilitating co-product development, co-marketing initiatives, and business development discussions.
• Coordinate with strategic merchants to drive growth and awareness across our payment portfolio.
• Leverage your expertise in engaging with internal stakeholders about trends, rules, and global payment regulations.

Who you are 

• Over 7 years of professional experience with expertise in partner management within the technology sector. Bonus points for experience in payments and relationships with card networks.
• Deep knowledge of the payments landscape, with critical thinking skills to understand and interpret emerging trends.
• A strong communicator with proven experience in building and managing relationships at various levels within an organization.
• A well-rounded critical thinker who feels comfortable managing conversations across multiple business and technical functions.
• You have full professional proficiency (written and verbal) in English.

Our Commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our non-obvious approach stems from our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints is essential to maintaining our momentum. The unique commercial and technical challenges we face require as many different voices as possible to help solve them—voices like yours. So no matter where you're from, who you love, or what you believe, we invite you to be yourself at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities only apply to jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this resonate with you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

What’s Next?

Ensuring a smooth and pleasant experience for candidates is essential to us. Our goal is to reach out to you regarding your application within 3 business days. Typically, our interview process takes 3 to 4 weeks to complete. Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you need additional flexibility.

Please note that this role is based in our Mexico City office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles and you must be available for international travel, including São Paulo, US and Amsterdam.