Description
Adyen is looking for a Head of Hardware Partnerships to serve as the strategic thought leader of its global hardware agenda.
You will sit at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams to define a hardware strategy that transforms how merchants interact with their customers in the physical world.
Responsibilities:
- Set the Global Hardware Agenda: Define the long-term roadmap for Adyen's physical presence with product's support and ensure partners are helping achieve that vision.
- Lead Complex Ecosystem Commercials: Own the end-to-end commercial lifecycle with critical global hardware partners.
- Bridge Product & Market Needs: Collaborate with Product Management to ensure hardware capabilities align with the software ecosystem.
- Scale Global Expansion: Lead the strategy for hardware certification and distribution in new markets.
- Drive Partner-Led Innovation: Advocate for Adyen's merchants by pushing hardware partners to integrate specific features.
Requirements:
- A Strategic Leader: 5-10 years of experience leading hardware partnerships or product strategy in payments, point-of-sale, or consumer electronics.
- Customer-Obsessed: A 'product-first' mindset with experience understanding merchant operational challenges.
- An Industry Influencer: Ability to influence the C-suite of global hardware manufacturers.
- Operationally Rigorous: Understanding of hardware complexities, including lead times and certifications.
- Clear Communicator: Ability to distill complex technical trade-offs into simple strategic choices.
Location & Work Expectations:
- Based in New York
- Office-first company with some international travel required
Compensation:
- Base salary range: 258-375k plus RSUs