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.
Adyen is seeking a structured, proactive, and collaborative designer operating within our Global Marketing team. This role will be based in our Amsterdam office and reports directly to the Global Design Team Lead.
This Senior Digital Designer role has a strong focus on shaping our digital experiences, especially our website. Collaborating with the Digital Experiences team, you’ll deliver templates and components in line with our website design system, optimized for demand generation, demand capture and engagement on adyen.com.
The ideal candidate is systems thinker, used to working with Product Management, Front End Development and UX. Furthermore, this role requires strong project management, stakeholder management skills and coaching skills.
What you’ll do
- Develop high-quality designs for our digital experiences, in line with our design system and adhering to our brand & design guidelines.
- Conceptualize and create responsive designs for adyen.com.
- Scope work and assess feasibility through pressure testing with engineering, striking a balance between reusing parts of the design system and creating net new elements.
- Manage multiple projects concurrently throughout all stages of the design process, from inception to final delivery.
- Take ownership and accountability for assigned projects, ensuring timelines, and quality standards are met.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product management, and development, to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
- Proactively identify and address any project-related challenges or issues, seeking solutions and maintaining a focus on project goals and objectives.
- Create and maintain scalable design systems, templates, and asset libraries that can be leveraged by other teams or regions.
- Proactively manage stakeholder relationships and navigate challenging conversations with confidence and clarity.
What you are:
- You have 7+ years of professional experience working as a digital designer (agency and B2B experience are a plus).
- You’re well versed in UI, UX, design systems and know what it takes to build a commercial website for scale.
- You are highly proficient in Figma, Adobe CC, and comfortable using (AI) technologies to build solutions that help you scale and optimize your designs.
- Whatever the task, your approach is always underpinned by a clear logic, data driven, and you design with scalability in mind.
- Your portfolio includes component and systems work, responsive design and success metrics.
- You are a team player who understands the value of collaboration and an all-hands-on-deck approach in a fast-paced environment.
- You have the ability to self-start, stick to deadlines, and drive projects forward, while being open and comfortable with iteration and feedback.
- You’re comfortable coaching colleagues and guiding external parties (freelancers & agencies) to obtain on-brand assets fit for business purposes.
- You have full professional proficiency (written and verbal) in English.
- Some domestic and international travel is required.
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 Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
