Team Lead, Deal Desk (Enterprise)

About the role

Adyen is seeking a driven leader to head its Enterprise Deal Desk in Singapore. The role involves managing a lean team of commercial lawyers who negotiate complex, multi‑jurisdictional contracts for high‑profile enterprise customers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, mentor and develop a team of commercial lawyers handling complex contract drafting, review and negotiation.
• Provide strategic legal advice to senior stakeholders across sales, product and regulatory functions globally.
• Serve as escalation point for complex legal issues and drive risk‑based decision making.
• Lead legal automation and process improvement initiatives to scale the team.
• Ensure consistent global standards, create negotiation playbooks and train commercial colleagues.

Required profile

• 8+ years of legal experience, in‑house or at a law firm, with strong commercial contracting expertise.
• Proven experience managing, mentoring and developing lawyers or legal professionals.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and ability to work across cultures.
• Self‑motivated, pragmatic, detail‑oriented and able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, and able to work from the Singapore office.

Required skills

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
• Strong understanding of contract law principles.
• Legal automation and process improvement experience.