Engineering Manager, Issuing

Adyen

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$180,000–$243,000 / yr
Posted
64 days ago
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Similar $219k
This role $212k
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This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $177,137–$260,650 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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About Adyen

Adyen is a global payments platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring, and issuing solutions to large global companies, enabling them to accept payments anywhere in the world. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Adyen currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $180,000–$243,000 across 8 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Issuing

Engineering Manager - Issuing will lead a new engineering team within the Issuing organization, which enables businesses to monetize spend through digital and physical card issuance. This role involves building a team from the ground up, establishing an engineering culture, and driving the technical roadmap to translate business goals into a best-in-class issuing product. The manager will act as a technical authority for banking products, overseeing technical designs, managing project timelines, and addressing technical debt. Key responsibilities include coaching engineers, managing performance, and collaborating with product and commercial partners. The role requires expertise in building and scaling API-based financial services using Java, Postgres, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, and Elastic. Candidates must navigate complex fintech domain challenges involving bank rails and third-party vendors like Zelle and Plaid.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $261250 from 167 postings across 44 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and execute the technical roadmap for the issuing program to support product expansion.
  • Hire and shape a new engineering team from the ground up to establish a high-performing culture.
  • Act as the technical authority for banking products and make key product technical decisions.
  • Coach and mentor engineers while managing continuous performance and professional development.
  • Manage project timelines with Product Managers while proactively addressing technical debt.
  • Propose new features based on a deep understanding of client needs and the banking industry.
  • Lead complex projects involving multiple teams and external partners like bank rails and third-party vendors.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 2 years of experience in people management.
  • You must have experience in the FinTech domain with exposure to Issuing and/or Banking.
  • You must have experience managing the technical delivery of a highly critical, global, product at scale.
  • You must have in-depth knowledge of building and scaling an API-based financial service using Java, Postgres, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, and Elastic.
  • You must have a proven ability to lead complex projects involving multiple teams and external partners like bank rails and third-party vendors.
  • You must have strong execution skills including effective communication and stakeholder management.

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