Adyen’s Sustainability Program Manager turns the company’s environmental strategy into coordinated action. The role keeps climate programs moving across teams, translating commitments into clear ownership, milestones and practical decisions, while using program data to show where progress is on track or needs attention.
The work connects climate goals with the daily operations of a global payments business. Renewable electricity, supplier engagement and business travel are central, alongside climate funding and emerging questions around workplace practices and technology. The opportunity is to make sustainability part of how teams plan and operate, rather than a separate corporate initiative.
This suits someone who has delivered cross-functional climate or ESG programs, can make complex topics usable for varied audiences, and is comfortable influencing stakeholders without directly managing their teams. A pragmatic approach to data, communication and follow-through will matter in a fast-moving organization.
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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role coordinates delivery of Adyen’s climate commitments, including renewable electricity, supplier engagement and business travel. It aligns owners, milestones and dependencies, follows up on progress, and helps resolve delivery blockers with specialist teams.
It also partners with teams across Procurement, Workplace, Finance, Engineering, Events, Communications and HR, supports climate funding execution, and maintains program data for analysis and leadership decisions.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The role could deepen practical expertise in corporate climate delivery, including renewable electricity, supplier decarbonization, business travel and greenhouse gas measurement. Working with Finance and specialist operational teams may provide insight into how climate priorities are measured and put into practice across a global business.
The position may also develop skills in executive communication, cross-functional program leadership and emerging areas such as workplace sustainability and environmental guidance for AI and technology. The posting does not specify formal training, certifications or mentorship arrangements.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The posting calls for at least five years of cross-functional program management experience in corporate sustainability, climate or ESG. Relevant knowledge includes greenhouse gas accounting, renewable electricity, business travel and supplier decarbonization, along with the ability to use program data to identify gaps and inform decisions.
A strong candidate can align senior leaders and operational teams without owning every function, communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, and take initiative when plans are ambiguous. Experience in a global, fast-paced organization is preferred; no specific degree or certification is stated.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Make the application concrete by describing a climate or ESG program you coordinated across multiple teams. Show how you set owners and milestones, handled dependencies or escalations, and what changed as a result. Where possible, include measurable outcomes tied to travel, suppliers, renewable electricity or emissions data.
Prepare examples of turning analysis into a decision for different audiences, including senior leaders and operational colleagues. The role also covers climate funding and emerging topics such as AI and workplace sustainability, so explain how you approach new areas pragmatically without overstating experience.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role is likely to focus on operational climate action: renewable electricity, supplier engagement and business travel. It also supports execution of Adyen’s climate funding strategy and uses program data, including travel and supplier insights, to identify progress gaps.
Employee engagement, workplace practices and environmental guidance for AI and technology are also named as developing areas. The posting emphasizes embedding sustainability into business decisions across functions; it does not detail specific emissions targets or disclose the structure of the climate funding.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
Progress depends on teams such as Procurement, Workplace and Finance, as well as business owners in other functions, so the manager must create follow-through without direct authority over every contributor. Different priorities, dependencies and data quality could make milestones difficult to maintain.
The role also spans established climate programs and emerging topics, including AI and workplace sustainability. It may require deciding where to focus, turning incomplete information into useful insights, and keeping plans practical in a fast-moving commercial setting.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A typical day could combine reviews of travel, supplier or other program data with check-ins on milestones and dependencies. The manager may meet with Procurement, Workplace or Finance to address a blocker, then work with another business team to incorporate sustainability into an operational decision.
Time could also go toward preparing concise progress insights for leadership, coordinating climate funding actions, or shaping an approach to an emerging issue such as AI-related environmental guidance. The mix is likely to vary as program needs change.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The role could build a broad record of delivering corporate climate programs across operational functions, with exposure to leadership decisions and data-informed ESG work. It may also deepen expertise in supplier decarbonization, travel emissions, renewable electricity and climate funding.
As the programs mature, the person could take on wider strategic ownership or lead larger cross-functional initiatives. Potential paths depend on Adyen’s organizational needs; the posting does not state a specific promotion track or formal development program.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The role works closely with the Global Sustainability Lead and specialist colleagues in Sustainable Procurement, Workplace and Finance. Those relationships support climate program delivery, business travel, supplier engagement, climate funding and ESG measurement.
Other partners include business owners in Engineering, Events, Communications and HR, plus senior leaders and employees across offices. Interactions are likely to focus on aligning priorities, making sustainability relevant to operational choices, sharing data insights and resolving delivery barriers.
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