Head of Payments Product

Overview

Head of Payment Product - LATAM at Adyen. 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.

This role: Head of Payment Product - LATAM. We are looking for a product leader to shape the future of Payment Methods in LATAM.

As Head of Payment Product for LATAM, you will own the strategy, vision, and execution for Adyen’s core payments products in one of our most dynamic and high-growth regions. You’ll be responsible for defining what great looks like for Payment Methods in the region, aligning teams behind that vision, and delivering measurable impact to our customers and the business.

You will build and develop a team of high-performing Product Managers, raise the bar for product thinking, and take full ownership of the regional product portfolio. You are accountable for simplifying the product landscape, driving performance and adoption, and delivering real value to customers. You think long term, move fast, and keep the customer at the center.

• Strategic Product Management- Define and drive product strategy across LATAM for core acquiring, local payment methods, and platform enablers. Set a clear vision with focus on customer needs, regional requirements, and global scalability.
• Team Leadership- Build and develop a team of high-performing product managers. Raise the bar on product thinking, execution, and accountability. Foster a culture of ownership, customer centricity, and measurable outcomes. Ensure the team aligns with Adyen’s strategic goals and supports regional and global objectives.
• Product Simplification & Optimization- Streamline the regional product portfolio to reduce complexity, improve reliability, and accelerate adoption. Drive clarity on what we stop, start, and scale based on customer impact and business value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration- Work closely with commercial, engineering, partnerships, and compliance teams to bring products to market, improve performance, and solve hard problems.

• 10+ years in product management, with 8+ years leading PMs. You’ve built high-performing teams and shipped complex products.
• Deep expertise and experience working in payments, including acquiring and local payment networks in LATAM.
• You’ve built and scaled products across multiple markets.
• You are customer-centric and data-driven, always anchored in impact.
• You simplify complexity and communicate with clarity.
• You take full ownership and operate autonomously.
• Fluent in English.

• Location- São Paulo, Brazil (office-first culture; no remote-only roles).
• Travel- Some international travel will be required.

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