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KYC Project Specialist

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Chicago, IL, USA
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We took an unobvious approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Today, we're the payments platform of choice for the world's brightest companies. Our unobvious approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity, of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business challenges are unique, we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. So no matter where you’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.


KYC Specialist- Platform Operations

We are looking for a driven, enthusiastic and self-reliant person to join our KYC team.

As a KYC specialist you will be starting and managing projects to improve our product and KYC processes with a tech approach focussing on scalability and automation. You will be doing this to make sure we are compliant and ensure scalability in line with the growth of our merchants.

Moreover, you will be working closely with product, commercial and compliance teams whilst collaborating with some of the biggest companies in the world and ensure scalability in line with platform growth at the same time.


What will you do?

  • Collaborate with our product teams on our platform improvements
  • Start and manage projects along with your colleagues on compliance, tech or commercial oriented focus areas 
  • Perform KYC checks on (sub-)merchants, collect and verify relevant documentation
  • Manage the daily KYC operations 
  • Iterate on the KYC process flow
  • Build insight-rich dashboards 

Who are you?

  • You have at least 3 years of working experience in KYC, project management and worked directly with B2B customers
  • You are operationally oriented with a critical and analytical mindset
  • Motivated and driven to lead process improvements
  • Affinity to engage in side projects with our cross-functional teams
  • You pick up new information easily, take initiative and have a great sense of responsibility
  • Great communicator with a team spirit 


Who are we?

Adyen is the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, providing a modern end-to-end infrastructure connecting directly to Visa, Mastercard, and consumers' globally preferred payment methods. Adyen delivers frictionless payments across online, mobile, and in-store channels. With offices across the world, Adyen serves customers including Facebook, Uber, Spotify, Casper, Bonobos and L'Oreal.


Ready to meet us?

If you are excited about this role, apply by clicking the link below. We can’t wait to meet you!


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.

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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

Chicago: The annual base salary range for this role is 85k - $110k

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