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.

Product Manager, Cards

Ordering a pizza? Buying a pair of trainers? Watching a movie? Hailing a ride? Chances are Adyen is handling your payment. Adyen’s Global Cards Acquiring team is responsible for the core payments engine of the Adyen platform. We add new markets for card acceptance, optimize card payment performance in existing markets and add new payment features for various use cases. Through our direct connections into the global card networks of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners, JCB, and China UnionPay, we can provide the highest quality of payment processing while also leading the market in terms of product innovation.

As a Product Manager in this team you will contribute to our growth by implementing new acquiring connections, the latest payment features, and working together with the card networks to accurately review and analyze new specifications and project plans. Product Managers are in charge of delivering core payment product features to Adyen merchants. Product Managers work closely together with other Adyen teams across the world, including Engineering, Partnerships, Implementation Management, In-Person and Online Payments, Compliance and Regulatory teams, and Commercial teams.

What you’ll do

• You'll focus on enhancing card-based payment methods in Japan, a key market for Adyen in APAC.
• You'll lead prioritization and planning to shape Japan’s product roadmap, working closely with commercial, support, and development teams.
• You'll maintain a long-term vision, staying agile with market trends and changes.
• You'll oversee projects, guiding engineers and getting hands-on with technical work as needed.
• You'll identify and implement improvements in transaction flows, ensuring successful delivery to Adyen’s customers.
• You'll engage with customers and collaborate with internal teams across Adyen to bring products to market successfully. 
• You'll partner with key global stakeholders (JCB, Visa, Mastercard) and domestic payment partners.

Who you are

• You have at least 8 years of product management experience within the payments ecosystem.
• You are fluent in English and Japanese, with professional experience in both languages.
• You have strong product sense to tackle diverse problems, taking full ownership of solutions with a focus on value, impact, and execution.
• You are skilled in listening to customers, engineers, and partners to identify problems that Adyen can uniquely solve.
• You are experienced in structuring, delivering, and communicating project plans within cross-functional teams, including analysts and software engineers.
• You ideally have hands-on experience with payment systems like Felica and/or JCB.

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 Singapore or Tokyo office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.