Learning and Development Manager

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.

Learning and Development 

Adyen is built for talented people and in this role you get to work with the smartest people in the industry.

We have built a solid foundation of high quality learning programs and are recognised as a key team enabling business success. Our L&D Team builds and enriches our learning culture across Adyen through what we’ve identified as core needle-moving L&D initiatives that engage, grow, and retain talented people. We strive to be a truly Global L&D team that consistently delivers on supporting top talent growth and encouraging a learning culture that lives on outside of our team. 

As a Learning and Development Manager, you’ll be driving change by expanding the impact and reach of our Global L&D portfolio. As a true learning expert, you’ll set the bar high for how we reach and engage top talent. You will enact impactful strategies to scale our programs, engage communities, and inspire top talent through learning initiatives. You’ll be encouraged to think big, challenge, try new things, fail fast, and lead by example by demonstrating what the future of learning looks like.  

What You’ll Do

• Scale our L&D culture and its reach: strategically scale L&D initiatives, build best practices, enabling and empowering others to multiply L&D efforts 
• Drive and grow our learning community (train the trainer) ensuring equitable and sustainable reach of L&D initiatives across the globe 
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of related programs
• Develop and standardize training practices at Adyen to create consistency across all areas of development for our learners
• Design new (blended) training programs based on business needs and latest learning strategies
• Facilitate training (~20% of your time) across cultures and timezone (willingness to travel once per quarter) 
• Mentor and advise on instructional design and learning strategies
• Be an ambassador, advocate, and role model for our learning culture going beyond our team building and connecting communities within Adyen

Who you are:

• Experienced L&D professional (8+ years) including instructional design, facilitation/training, and program management
• Tech savvy and have an affinity for data with the ability to translate data for different audiences
• You are a strong collaborator - you easily build networks and know how to work closely with your key stakeholders to create impact
• Preference to work in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment and an interest in the fin-tech industry
• Experience and ability to work at scale
• Excellent communication facilitation, and presentation skills
• You have full professional proficiency (written and verbal) in English

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

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. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

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.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.