Adyen

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Year Founded: 2006

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Adyen Employee Perspectives

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS) announced today that Tom Adams will join Adyen as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Adams will be succeeding Alexander Matthey, who after a decade of building Adyen will conclude his tenure later this year.

“As we look at the opportunity ahead, we find ourselves in a key position to solve for the continued complexity that we see in the payments landscape,” says Pieter van der Does, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Adyen. “With Tom’s experience in building and leading a global engineering organization, as well as driving product innovation at scale, we look forward to his contributions as we advance the benefits of our single platform.”

Adams will join Adyen from Cash App, a consumer business vertical of Block, where he served as Head of Engineering for four years. In the role as CTO at Adyen, Adams will oversee the strategic and technological vision of Adyen’s single platform which encompasses payments, data and financial products.

“As the financial services industry continues to digitalize, and as we see shopper expectations continue to evolve, there is immense opportunity to drive innovation in this space,” said Adams. ‘’I look forward to joining this exceptional team to help continue to execute on Adyen’s long-term growth ambitions and to drive customer-led innovations at scale.”

Adams’ appointment has been approved by the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank) and is subject to approval by shareholders at an upcoming EGM – a convening notice for which will be sent out in the coming period.

From the article: Tom Adams to join as new Adyen Chief Technology Officer

Adyen Employee Reviews

In previous roles, my interactions were almost exclusively with my direct manager. Here, the hierarchy is much flatter, and it’s not unusual for me to work directly with my Director, VP, or even our Chief Commerce Officer on a customer strategy. There’s a genuine feeling that everyone, regardless of their title, is invested in your success and, by extension, our customers’ success. That lack of ego and the collective focus on getting the best outcome is something I value, and haven't experienced to this degree anywhere else.

Madeline, Senior Account Manager

Beyond the daily environment, the consistent support from my manager has been instrumental. Their investment in my success is evident in our regular meetings. Furthermore, the chance to connect with global colleagues during our annual company events in San Francisco and Amsterdam underscores Adyen's commitment to building a truly unified team. After 20 years in this industry, I can honestly say I've never experienced anything quite like it.

Gargi, Senior Software Engineer

My leadership has frequent conversations with me on the next challenge I would like to take on, such as managing larger projects, or working with experts in their own rights across timezones. I have been mentored into how to define and solidify expectations of a project, and how to multi-task as a technical lead when different asks seem to be equally urgent at any given time.

Bhumika, Senior Software Engineer

Leading multi-disciplinary distributed teams has been a phenomenal catalyst for my growth as a global engineering leader. Adyen provides incredible autonomy, and the support I’ve received from leadership and access to complex, global projects has pushed me to expand my skill set, think much more strategically, and scale myself and my teams effectively.

Harsh, Engineering Lead, In-Person Payments

I’m an ambitious engineer, and I’m motivated and supported to solve interesting yet difficult problems that have a significant impact on customers. We also have support from managers and leadership to deliver the best for our customers. That enablement is unique.

Rose, Principal Software Engineer

Working at Adyen has definitely forced me to level up. I’m very lucky to have a very supportive team and manager that have allowed me to learn from their examples. They give me the room to work things out for myself but are also there to push me to consider new ideas. I’ve been able to see first hand what empathetic, accountable leadership brings to a team and I try to apply that in my role.

Katie, Team Lead - Implementation

What People Are Saying About Adyen

Strategic Vision & Planning: Leadership articulates a consistent long-term direction built around a single platform, enterprise land-and-expand, unified commerce, and embedded finance with AI. Investor communications outline explicit financial guardrails and targets that anchor execution.
Adaptability & Agility: After a slowdown in 2023, management deliberately decelerated hiring and re-focused on profitability and onboarding while continuing to communicate the long-term plan. Course corrections are explained in shareholder letters and event updates, signaling a willingness to adjust tactics while preserving strategy.
Empowering Team Culture: The Adyen Formula emphasizes ownership, direct communication, and low bureaucracy, and some teams describe helpful managers, clear goals, and autonomy aligned to that ethos. Senior leaders remain close to hiring and scaling decisions to preserve these principles.