CDD Risk Analyst, Reviews

San Francisco · Chicago · USD 85,000-110,000 / year · 4+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 12, 2026

At a glance

Adyen is looking for a hands-on CDD Risk Analyst with experience in the payments and/or finance industry to contribute to the growth and scaling of our customer base in North America.
In this role, you will perform necessary enhanced due diligence, including reviewing KYC documentation and assessing potential anti-money laundering risks, to protect Adyen and our customers.

Execute upon Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) procedures.
Collect and analyze customer information on a monthly basis whilst documenting material changes to their organizational structures, legal entity(ies) and policies.
Perform KYC checks on our merchants, collect and verify relevant documentation and iterate on the process flow.
Guide our merchants and be the first point of contact for every CDD Review related matter.
Be an internal product advocate, drive process improvements and feedback on automation within our workflows.
Be an internal advisor for CDD Review related questions in the local office and our North America team.
Align with your peers based in Chicago and global teams to ensure consistency throughout our global risk reviews.

4+ years experience in Customer Due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence/KYC.
Knowledgeable of AML/CTF, CDD, EDD, and payments risk concepts.
You have a great sense of responsibility, integrity in your work, and you prioritize tasks based on business needs.
You have a natural tendency to be curious and think outside of the box.
You are comfortable navigating ambiguity in an unstructured work environment and enjoy working with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
You are a clear communicator with a strong team spirit, not afraid to step out of your comfort zone, and feel confident tailoring your message to your audience.
You have an analytical and critical mindset that helps inform your risk-based approach.
You get a sense of achievement from solving operational problems and helping others.
You are operationally oriented with an eagerness to pick up and drive projects with cross-functional teams.
You are willing to travel 10% of the time throughout the year.

Office-first company and expect employees to work in-office at least 3 days a week on average.