Senior Data Analyst

EngineersOfAI; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is hiring experienced Data Analysts in Amsterdam to build scalable, automated data solutions that influence product strategy and global operations. You will own complex data initiatives from initial idea to final implementation and partner with cross-functional teams to turn insights into strategic actions.

The role requires proficiency in SQL, Python, and BI tools (e.g., Looker) and a track record of communicating insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-growth

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Analyst in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, and BI tools (e.g., Looker).
• Excellent communicator with diverse stakeholders and ability to translate insights for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of high-impact data initiatives from idea to implementation.
• Shape business and product strategy using data insights.
• Translate data into a compelling vision and a central source of truth for the organization.
• Set the standard by developing scalable data practices and best practices across teams.
• Mentor colleagues, unblock dependencies, and drive data-driven decisions across engineering teams.

Skills

SQL

Python

BI tools

Looker

Tools

Looker

Big data tools

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.

Our Data Teams

We're hiring experienced Data Analysts in Amsterdam to tackle complex challenges across key domains like Customer Experience, Compliance, and Payments. This is an opportunity to move beyond standard reporting and act as a strategic partner, taking ownership of building the scalable, automated data solutions that have a direct business impact. Your work will deliver critical insights that influence product strategy, improve global operations, and empower smarter decision-making within a fast-growing tech company.

What you’ll do

• Take Ownership of High-Impact Projects: You will have the autonomy to own our most complex data initiatives from start to finish. Your role is to set the direction and lead these critical initiatives independently from the initial idea to the final implementation.


• Shape Business and Product Strategy: Go beyond just analyzing data to influence the direction of the company. You will use your deep understanding of our customers to challenge assumptions and identify new opportunities that will define our next steps.


• Translate Data into a Compelling Vision: You will be the storyteller behind the data. Your role is to communicate a clear technical vision and strategy that convinces and aligns both technical and business leaders, using your work to create a central source of truth that empowers the entire organization.


• Setting the Standard: Your challenge is to find simple and scalable solutions to complex problems, inspiring other teams with new ways of working. You will establish the best practices that become the standard for how we use data across the company


• Act as a Multiplier Across Engineering: Your influence will extend beyond your own team. You will proactively unblock other teams that depend on your work and mentor colleagues through insightful feedback and code reviews that inspire better solutions across the board.

Who you are

• You have experience as a Data Analyst,preferably in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.


• You are proficient in SQL, Python, and BI tools (e.g., Looker), with familiarity in big data tools being a strong advantage.


• As an expert executor, you excel at breaking down complex problems, prioritizing effectively, and aligning your work with strategic goals.


• You are an excellent communicator in English,you can manage diverse stakeholders and translate complex insights for technical and non-technical audiences in a global team.


• You are able to structure projects and prioritize tasks and solutions based on impact and effort across several cross-functional teams.


• You bring a curious and experimental mindset, with a drive to iterate, improve, and find better solutions.

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