--- title: 'Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk - Orb at Adyen' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/commercial-counsel-deal-desk-orb-adyen-san-francisco-mkafpftb30mm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-04' --- # Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk - Orb at Adyen - **Company:** Adyen - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Posted:** 2026-10-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/adyen/jobs/8233363 ## 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. Commercial Counsel - Orb We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Commercial Counsel based in San Francisco to join the Commercial Legal team as Orb’s dedicated commercial counsel. In this role, you will be a partner to Orb’s leadership team and a key driver of Orb’s commercial success. You will be responsible for negotiating complex commercial agreements with Orb’s customers, vendors, and partners, and for advising stakeholders across the full range of Orb’s commercial legal needs, including advising on new product requests, template creation and maintenance, and other strategic legal initiatives. This is a role for a counsel who thrives in a fast-moving, complex environment, who is commercially-minded, and who can leverage their sophisticated legal expertise and strong communication skills into tangible, scalable value that accelerates Orb’s and Adyen’s global growth. What you'll do: - Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice across Orb’s various commercial functions, advising stakeholders across the business on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks and requirements. - Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements with Orb’s customers, vendors, and partners. - Advise the business on new products and services, helping to structure and mitigate risk as offerings move from concept to launch. - Create and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and other negotiation resources.    Proactively problem solve for emerging legal and operational risks, providing risk-based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements and efficiencies to mitigate future exposure. - Advise on early-stage customer disputes, managing initial phases of legal conflicts, and providing counsel on complex legal interpretations. - Drive legal automation efforts to help scale our work and bring greater efficiency to the negotiation process. - Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner. - Build strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders. Who you are: - You have 6+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm. - You have strong commercial contracting and/or other transactional experience with a solid understanding of contract law principles. - You are a clear communicator who ensures your stakeholders understand the purpose and reasoning behind decisions. - You have solid people skills and will work well with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures. - You are curious, ask questions, and take ownership over your learning and professional growth. - You are self-motivated, pragmatic, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented. - You have the ability to structure and prioritize your work in a high volume, fast-paced environment and build and drive processes to completion - You are available to work from our San Francisco office. - You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. The base salary range for this role is $160,000.00 - $212,500.00. This role has an additional equity component. This range is based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and geographic location; to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11U2tgFev7p271JMQWMApZjtpJ3pGHNES7EvscXnsH3k/edit?usp=sharing). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen We actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen. If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply. 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](https://careers.adyen.com/how-we-hire). Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. 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. San Francisco Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. This role is based out of our San Francisco office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles. ## About Adyen ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Adyen provides a unified financial technology platform with end-to-end payment capabilities, data insights, and financial products designed for ambitious global businesses. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker not specified in provided sources) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2006 - **Founders**: Pieter van der Does (Co-founder, CEO) and others ## Core Business - Primary industry: Financial technology (fintech) – payments, embedded finance, and data analytics. - Target customers: B2B, Enterprise (retail, travel & hospitality, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, food & beverage, digital media, financial services). - Mission: “Engineered for ambition” – help businesses grow faster with a single, modern platform. ## Products & Services - **Unified Payments Platform**: Accept, settle, and move money online, in-app, and in-store via one API supporting 200+ local payment methods and 150+ currencies. - **Adyen for Platforms**: Enables marketplaces and SaaS platforms to manage payments, payouts, and money movement for their users. - **Adyen Issuing**: Issue physical and virtual cards under the client’s brand. - **Adyen Embedded Finance**: Embed payments, accounts, card issuing, and capital into third-party products. - **Risk Management & Fraud Tools**: Built‑in optimization to reduce fraud and lower payment costs. - **Terminal API & Point of Sale (POS)**: Integrated in‑person payment hardware. - **Adyen Giving**: Donation feature for charitable contributions at checkout. - **Adyen Agentic** (new): AI‑platform commerce capabilities. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not provided in search results (public company). - **Key Metric**: Processed volume of €970.1 BN in 2023 [adyen.com/about]. - **Notable Customers/Partners**: Meta, Nord Security, L’Occitane, Rectangle Health, Vagaro, Groupon (first global enterprise merchant) [adyen.com]. - **Growth Signals**: - 4,000+ employees representing 115+ nationalities [adyen.com/about]. - 28–29 offices across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East [adyen.com/about]. - Obtained US, UK, EU banking licenses and acquiring licenses in Japan, UAE, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand [adyen.com/about]. - Launched Adyen Agentic and continues to expand embedded finance offerings. ## Competitive Advantages - 99.999% historical platform uptime [adyen.com]. - Single API that supports multiple use cases and channels, reducing integration complexity. - Fully in‑house built technology (no third‑party patchwork). - Direct acquiring licenses in multiple regions, providing local expertise and compliance. - Data‑driven optimizations powered by trillions of euros in transaction data. - Engineering‑first culture with a focus on speed, autonomy, and long‑term thinking. ## Strategic Focus - Expand global footprint and acquiring licenses. - Grow embedded finance and platform products (Adyen for Platforms, Issuing, Capital). - Launch AI‑powered commerce via Adyen Agentic. - Maintain high reliability and compliance (US, UK, EU banking licenses). - Attract and retain top engineering talent to solve complex financial challenges. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Office‑first” with flexibility – believes in‑person collaboration builds genuine connection [careers.adyen.com]. - **Benefits**: “Adyen+” monthly financial contribution for individual needs (childcare, language courses, home office setup), plus health insurance, commute allowance, lunch in office, and local benefits. - **Engineering**: Engineers tackle unique challenges in financial technology; culture emphasizes launching fast, iterating, winning as a team, and creating your own path (“The Adyen Formula”). - **Global Team**: 115+ nationalities across 28 offices; diverse, collaborative environment. ## Sources 1. [adyen.com/about](https://www.adyen.com/about) 2. [adyen.com](https://www.adyen.com/) 3. [careers.adyen.com](https://careers.adyen.com/) 4. [careers.adyen.com/vacancies](https://careers.adyen.com/vacancies) 5. 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