Head of Product, Developer Experience
The Role
The Role
Adyen is seeking a visionary product leader to serve as our Head of Product for Developer Experience. Our developer platform is the foundation upon which thousands of businesses build their payment and financial systems. As our customers increasingly use AI-powered development tools to build their integrations, we are looking for an AI-native leader to set the strategy and accelerate the evolution of our platform.
What You'll Do
- Set the Vision: Define and champion the product vision and strategy for Adyen’s developer platform and how it evolves in an AI-native world.
- Own the Developer Journey: Take full ownership of the end-to-end developer experience, including API/webhook design, SDKs, documentation, sandbox environments, and identity & access management.
- Drive Product Execution: Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Developer Relations, and Marketing to deliver high-quality products and drive their adoption.
- Lead and Mentor: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of product managers dedicated to the developer ecosystem.
- Be the Voice of the Developer: Engage deeply with our customers and the broader developer community to understand their needs, gather insights, and translate them into impactful products.
Who You Are
- An Experienced Product Leader: You have 15+ years of experience in technology, with at least 8 years in a product leadership role (e.g., Director, VP, or Head of Product).
- A Developer Platform Expert: You have a proven track record of leading product for a successful, large-scale developer platform, API, or SDK product at a top-tier technology company.
- An AI Native: You have demonstrable experience leading AI-powered product initiatives. You think natively about how AI can transform the developer experience and have experience with AI agents, copilots, or similar technologies.
- Techically Adept: You have a strong technical background and are comfortable engaging with senior engineering leaders on complex system architecture and API design decisions. A background in engineering is a plus.
- Customer-Centric: You are obsessed with the developer journey and have a deep empathy for the challenges and needs of builders.
- Strategic & Impactful: You are a strategic thinker who can connect a high-level vision to a tangible, measurable roadmap and inspire a team to execute on it. Experience in fintech or payments is highly desirable.
Pay
The annual base salary range for this role is $258,500 - $375,600.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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.
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.
About Adyen
Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen serves customers including Facebook, Uber, Spotify, and Microsoft.