Remote Lead Product Manager

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card-issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well-known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

As a Lead Product Manager for our Banking and Money Movement team, you will be responsible for owning the roadmap for at least one product line – driving new product ideas from inception to launch; partnering with a dedicated engineering team to define technological design and scope; leading cross-functional teams to build vendor relationships; implementing product operations and onboard clients; and leading client conversations with sales.

This role can be performed remotely within the EU or our London, UK office. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Lead and inspire others with a product vision and roadmap.
• Drive new product ideas from inception to launch.
• Partner with a dedicated engineering lead to define technological design and scope including architecture, APIs, data models, migrations, and integrations.
• Writing and consulting on specs, managing design challenges, and taking the lead in promoting interoperability and scale.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to build vendor relationships, implement product operations and onboard clients.
• Investigate complex problems and design simple solutions for them.
• Analyze product usage and performance trends to inform product and business decisions.
• Act as technical advisor to educate and evangelize feature(s) with customers via meetings, presentations and other forums.

Who You Are

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Manager working on shipping technically complex products and/or platforms.
• Strong fintech background with banking and money movement knowledge.  Knowledge of local payment schemes and networks in the UK and EU.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams with a clear understanding of their tradeoffs.
• Excellent technical acumen, curiosity, and familiarity with new technologies, APIs, programming languages, and databases.
• Deep customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution.
• Experience presenting and working directly with customers.
• A clear communicator, active listener, and cross-organizational relationship builder who can drive for results cross-functionally and influence others within the company.
• Define and translate a vision into detailed and actionable plans.
• You have a bias towards action, are intellectually curious, execute efficiently, and are relentlessly resourceful.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience building infrastructure, APIs, and tooling within a growth-startup environment.
• STEM or business undergraduate. MBA, MS or equivalent a plus.
• Experience building self-service products.

Typical Process

• Application submission
• Recruiter phone call
• Hiring manager video call
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
• Offer!

Compensation and Benefits

• Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage
• Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”
• Retirement savings program with company contribution
• Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
• Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development
• Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
• Wellbeing programs i.e Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…

About Marqeta

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that.  This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

Marqeta’s Values

– Intentional Curiosity: We believe in asking the questions others shy away from. True progress comes from understanding today’s realities while challenging ourselves to do better and take on the status quo.

– Thoughtful Responsibility: We believe that every interaction with our technology and platforms matters. Businesses and livelihoods rely on our work, so we strive for excellence and accountability every day with the highest standards for failsafe technology and compliance.

– Innovative Simplicity: We believe that simplicity is powerful, especially in innovation—making a tool work better or finishing that feature that makes everyone smile. Our customers face a lot of complexity. We’re not here to add more.

– Shared Success: We believe the measure of our success is the success of our employees, customers, and communities. From local businesses to big corporations, our impact goes deep and wide. And we’ve got the results to prove it.

– Passion to Thrive: We believe anyone with a better idea should be able to change the game for our company and our customers. We solve big problems for our customers and draw energy from that challenge and opportunity.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy

Marqeta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that gives consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ancestry, national  origin, color, Indigenous, citizenship, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression marital status, family status, disability, veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.

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