Legal Counsel- San Francisco

Adyen; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a commercially-minded Legal Counsel to join its global Deal Desk within the Commercial Legal team in San Francisco. You will primarily focus on negotiating customer-facing contracts for enterprise clients and drafting negotiation playbooks, translating legal expertise into scalable value to support global growth.

The role requires 5+ years of legal experience, strong transactional skills, collaboration across US/LATAM/EMEA/APAC, and the ability to train commercial colleagues and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience, in-house or law firm.
• Strong experience in commercial contracting and/or other transactional legal matters.
• Proven ability to collaborate with legal counsels across multiple jurisdictions (US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritize tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); proficiency in additional languages is considered an advantage.
• Availability to work from the San Francisco office and travel to other offices periodically.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate customer-facing contracts for enterprise clients.
• Draft comprehensive negotiation playbooks.
• Provide strategic legal advice across sales, account management, and product teams.
• Manage early-stage customer disputes.
• Drive legal automation and train commercial colleagues worldwide to ensure efficient contracting processes.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Transactional law

Cross-jurisdiction collaboration

English fluency

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Legal Counsel- San Francisco

5+ years of legal experience (in-house or law firm); strong commercial contracting and/or transactional experience; fluency in English; ability to work from the San Francisco office.

Full Opportunity Brief

Title: Legal Counsel - San FranciscoCategory: JobsOrganiser: AdyenDescription:Adyen is a prominent financial technology platform that provides integrated payment, data, and financial products for global enterprises such as Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. The company is seeking a commercially-minded Legal Counsel to join its global Deal Desk within the Commercial Legal team. This role is designed for a professional who can navigate a fast-moving, complex environment and translate legal expertise into scalable value to support the company's global growth.The successful candidate will primarily focus on negotiating customer-facing contracts for enterprise clients and drafting comprehensive negotiation playbooks. Responsibilities include providing strategic legal advice across various functions - including sales, account management, and product teams - and managing early-stage customer disputes. The role also emphasizes legal automation and the training of commercial colleagues worldwide to ensure efficient and effective contracting processes.

Eligibility

• Minimum of 5+ years of legal experience, gained either in-house or at a law firm.
• Strong experience in commercial contracting and/or other transactional legal matters.
• Proven ability to collaborate with legal counsels across multiple jurisdictions (US, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritize tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); proficiency in additional languages is considered an advantage.
• Availability to work from the San Francisco office and travel to other offices periodically.

Deadline: Not specified

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Fees: None