Senior Corporate Communications Manager

Job description

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. About the team The bigger the ambition, the clearer the story needs to be. Adyen’s next chapter is an exciting one, and we’re looking for a Senior Corporate Communications Manager to help shape how we tell it. You’ll turn our strategy into stories that journalists, investors and customers understand, build relationships with global media, and act as a trusted adviser to our leadership. This role comes with ownership and the freedom to make an impact. We expect you to identify what needs to happen, bring the right people together, and take it through to delivery. You’re comfortable using sound judgement to move work forward, and you know when to bring in others to make the outcome stronger. You’ll join our Corporate Communications team in Amsterdam and work closely with colleagues across functions and regions. At Adyen, we work as a team: we share ideas early, challenge each other directly and contribute wherever we can make the biggest difference. International experience is essential. You understand how perspectives differ across markets and know how to build one global story that works locally. What you’ll do • Shape our corporate narrative. Translate our strategy into a clear, compelling story for journalists, investors and customers, and make every word count. You’ll help audiences understand our long-term ambition, business performance and strategic choices, and shape the press releases, statements, executive talking points, op-eds and Q&As that carry that story, so our communications are clear, consistent and right for the context. • Lead global media engagement. Build relationships with business, financial and technology journalists across markets. Identify stories worth telling, set the proactive agenda, and handle incoming questions with speed and sound judgment. • Own major announcements. Lead communications for financial results, executive appointments and other business milestones. Bring together colleagues across Finance, Legal, Investor Relations, PR, Product and regional teams to deliver clear, coordinated communications. • Advise our leadership. Bring a clear point of view and challenge constructively. You’ll shape how our Board and executives are positioned externally, and prepare them for interviews, keynotes and difficult questions. • Look around corners. Spot reputational risks early, understand how they play out across markets, and help the business respond with clarity and confidence. • Partner closely with Internal Communications. Align external and employee communications so Adyen teams understand our direction and have the context behind major announcements. • Partner closely with Investor Relations. Provide communications counsel around financial results, investor milestones and strategic announcements, helping anticipate external questions and ensure our messaging is clear, consistent and in line with our corporate positioning. • Make the team stronger. Share knowledge, give and seek direct feedback, and support colleagues beyond your own responsibilities. Help us improve how we prioritize, work together and measure our impact. Who you are • An experienced communications professional. You bring 10+ years in corporate communications, PR or journalism, including time at a global listed company or an agency advising similar businesses. • International experience. You’ve worked for international companies and are comfortable