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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 30 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
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What Adyen N V paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Legal Counsel” (Lawyers) in NY: $157k–$157k, median $157k.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 30 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Adyen N V paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 1 certified filing for “Legal Counsel” (Lawyers) in NY: $157k–$157k, median $157k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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About the role
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.
Commercial Counsel
We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Commercial Counsel based in New York to join
the global Deal Desk within the Commercial Legal team at Adyen. As Commercial Counsel,
you will be responsible for negotiating customer-facing contract negotiations, primarily
focused on platform and franchise customers. You will also be responsible for drafting
comprehensive negotiation playbooks, training our commercial colleagues on how to sell our
agreements, advising on contract interpretation, early-stage customer disputes, and other
general commercial matters.
This is a role for a counsel who thrives in a fast-moving, complex environment, who is
commercially-minded, and who can leverage their sophisticated legal expertise and strong
communication skills into tangible, scalable value that accelerates Adyen’s global growth.
What you'll do:
● Provide strategic legal advice across various commercial functions, advising
stakeholders in our sales, account management, product, and regulatory teams
globally.
● Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial
agreements for our payment, data and financial services products.
● Proactively problem solve for emerging legal and operational risks, providing risk-
based decisions on complex legal issues and proposing improvements and efficiencies
to mitigate future exposure.
● Advise on early-stage customer disputes, managing initial phases of legal conflicts,
and providing counsel on complex legal interpretations.
● Drive legal automation efforts to help scale our team and bring greater efficiency to
the contracting process.
● Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner.
● Build strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders across the
company.
● Participate in training our commercial colleagues across the globe.
Who you are:
● You have 5+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm.
● You have strong commercial contracting and/or other transactional experience.
● You can collaborate with other legal counsels based in jurisdictions across the US,
LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
● You are a team player who likes to collaborate and include different people to sharpen
your ideas.
● You have solid people skills and will work well with a variety of internal and external
stakeholders and customers from varying disciplines and cultures.
● You can work autonomously and run things like your own business.
● You are curious, ask questions, and take ownership over your learning and professional
growth.
● You are self-motivated, driven, reliable, adaptable and detail-oriented.
● You have experience educating others on complex ideas, communicating them clearly,
and providing additional training when necessary.
● You have the ability to structure and prioritize your work in a high volume, fast-paced
environment and build and drive processes to completion.
● You are available to work from our New York office and travel to other offices
periodically.
● You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. Any additional language is a plus.
The base salary range for this role is $160,000.00 - $212,500.00. This
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