Data Analyst - Operational Scalability

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.

Operational Scalability Data

The Adyen platform and our customers are going through rapid growth. We are growing existing merchants, entering new markets, offering new products and services and enabling new business models. This horizontal and vertical growth brings a lot of complexity in managing our platform in terms of onboarding and configurations. The Operational Scalability Team aims to resolve this challenge by enabling both internal (Adyen) and external (merchant) users to become self-sufficient in their tasks and configurations in a frictionless and efficient manner.

Adyen is looking for a passionate and skilled Data Analyst to join our team in Amsterdam and contribute to our mission of turning data into value for our customer’s user experience. As an Operation Scalability Data Analyst, you will play a vital role in collaborating with other data experts, product, and engineers to provide actionable insights, enhancing our overall online payments offering. 

What you’ll do

• Collaborative Solution Development: You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams and other data analysts and engineers to ideate, build, and evaluate data solutions to meet business needs. Engage stakeholders to gather requirements, provide data insights, address inquiries, and drive strategy. Communicate findings, recommendations, and progress clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Data Analysis and Insights: Analyze operations and integration data to unlock actionable insights and improvement opportunities. Provide data-driven recommendations to optimize customer performance, increase efficiency, and enhance product offerings. 
• Problem-Solving and Impact-Oriented: Proactively identify opportunities through comprehensive data analysis. Develop data models and perform statistical analysis to support strategic business decisions. Initiate and drive new projects to help Adyen achieve significant growth.
• Strategic Leadership: Use data insights to proactively shape and drive product and strategy across our checkout and integration product suite. Influence and support the development of product strategies with data-driven insights.
• Tool Development: Design and build impactful tooling that structurally adds value to our product teams and develop scalable solutions that enhance data accessibility and usability for stakeholders.

Who you are

• Experienced Data Analyst: Around 4 years of experience working as a Data Analyst or in a similar role. 
• Technical and Strategic Hybrid: A blend of technical expertise and strategic thinking.
• Technical Expert: Expert in utilizing BI tools such as Looker, experienced running analysis in Python and SQL. Experience with big data tooling, such as PySpark, Hadoop and Airflow a big plus.
• Great Communicator: Able to effectively communicate complex data-related concepts and outcomes to a diverse range of (non-technical) stakeholders. 
• Self-starter: Proactive in identifying opportunities, devising solutions, and managing projects independently.
• Strategic Thinker: Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and maximize impact through strategic influence.
• Innovative Mindset: You have an experimental and curious mindset with a ‘launch fast and iterate’ mentality.
• Global Mindset: Able to interface seamlessly with a global, multicultural team (excellent collaboration skills, culturally aware, both internally and with customers) and enthusiastic and open to meeting with the teams globally.

Good to know

• This role is based out of our Amsterdam office 
• We have a hybrid work arrangement, meaning at least three days per week from the office. 
• This is a full-time position.

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