About the Role
Adyen is seeking a builder, not just a manager, to serve as the Team Lead for Business Development in Berlin. This role involves coaching talent and engineering the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for the DACH, CEE, and Nordics regions, focusing on analyzing market signals, automating workflows, and providing predictive insights.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, hire, and coach a high-performing team of 9 Business Development Representatives (BDRs).
- Dissect calls, refine commercial judgment, and help BDRs advance toward closing roles.
- Act as the GTM Engineer for the assigned region, optimizing lead routing, data enrichment, and dashboarding.
- Fix broken processes rather than just reporting them.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product Marketing to tailor GTM strategy per vertical.
- Identify future trending sectors in DACH/CEE/Nordics.
- Embed a culture of A/B testing to refine messaging and targeting.
- Serve as the bridge between qualitative BDR feedback and quantitative system rigor.
- Champion the 'Global License to Operate' and ensure effective collaboration with Industry Leads, Head of Sales, and Country Managers.
- Ensure adherence to rules of engagement and Salesforce hygiene.
Requirements
- 3+ years in Sales/Business Development.
- 1+ year leading a team or driving complex GTM projects.
- Comfortable with the 'Ops' side of sales.
- Understanding of Salesforce as the source of truth and ability to leverage tools to uncover bottlenecks.
- Ability to drive performance through empathy and radical candor.
- Ability to analyze market signals to prioritize accounts.
- Fluent in English and German.
- Experience working across CEE or Nordic markets is a significant plus.
Skills
- Sales
- Business Development
- Team Leadership
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Sales Operations
- Salesforce
- Data Analysis
- A/B Testing
- Forecasting
- Cross-Border Collaboration
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Office-first
- In-person collaboration
Experience Level
- 3+ years in Sales/Business Development
- 1+ year leading a team or driving complex GTM projects
About the Company
- Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft.
- Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice.
- At Adyen, everything is engineered for ambition.
- Adyen creates an environment with opportunities for people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers.
- Adyen's teams are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team.
- Adyen delivers innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.
Equal Opportunity
- 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. Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply.
- We look forward to your application!
