Senior Vertical Strategy Manager, Hospitality

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.

• Own Vertical Performance: Serve as a key driver of the health and performance of the Hospitality vertical, supporting its general management and strategic direction.
• Define Global Commercial Strategy: Define and drive key elements of the global commercial strategy for Hospitality. Your strategies will produce deliverables such as go-to-market playbooks, competitive analysis, and business cases that account for market nuances and enable commercial teams to execute flawlessly.
• Become a Subject Matter Expert: Act as the internal and external SME for Hospitality, understanding the interplay between PMS, CRS and channels. You can speak intelligently about the space with the most strategic customers and champion the right initiatives internally.
• Drive Product & Partnership Strategy: Analyze customer behavior to identify opportunities for product innovation, differentiation, and strategic ecosystem partnerships.
• Be the Voice of the Customer: Work closely with the Product Offering team to champion the vertical by:
• Providing vertical trends, opportunities and customer pain points to inform needs as input to product prioritization.
• Informing product pricing and packaging strategies to maximize profitability and market share.
• Providing the vertical nuance to global commercial enablement.
• Inform Growth Initiatives: Develop and maintain customer segmentation to identify and pursue opportunities for revenue growth and market expansion. Inform vertical and broader Adyen strategies with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes, proactively identifying strategic opportunities or risks.

• 7+ years of experience, ideally combining deep knowledge of the Hospitality industry (Hotels, Resorts or Cruise) with expertise in payments or financial technology.
• You are passionate about the Hospitality space and the success of our customers in this vertical. You are customer-centric at your core. 
• You have a strong ability to develop winning strategies backed by data and can navigate and tackle complex blockers to achieve commercial goals. 
• Experience and passion for GTM strategy & execution
• Can package various customer feedback into tangible, data-driven business cases that will drive influence
• Strong verbal communication skills to drive influence stakeholders internally across Commercial, partnerships and product and be an exceptional Adyen ambassador externally
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Available to travel up to 25% of the time, including internationally

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!

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.