Senior Technical Program Manager, Marqeta
Data Platform
$114.2-167.9k
Salary dependent on location + Equity + ESPP
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
Job no longer available
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$114.2-167.9k
Salary dependent on location + Equity + ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the global standard for modern card issuing, empowering builders to bring the most innovative products to the world.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in large-scale data services, including technologies such as Airflow, Snowflake, Kafka and Change Data capture platforms
- 5+ years experience managing technical programs or projects involving the engineering, delivery, and operations of online services
- Proficient in agile software development practices
- Familiarity with modern cloud-based services technologies
- Understanding of modern SSDLC (Secure Software Development Life Cycle) practices including security vulnerability categories and remediation described in the OWASP top 10 and elsewhere
- Knowledge of fundamental modern practices for ongoing delivery of high-availability online services
- 5+ years of technical program management experience
- Strong communicator, able to work independently across time zones
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity and seeing the big picture to drive success
- Confident in working with diverse teams, including executive sponsors
- Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional projects
- Pragmatic problem-solver, resourceful, and action-oriented
- Change agent with a focus on progress over perfection
Desirable
- Experience in electronic payments and accounting systems
- 2+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent training
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a STEM degree
- AI/ML experience/expertise
- Jira expertise
- Project management (PMP) certification
- Experience in high-growth companies
What the job involves
- Technical Program Managers (TPMs) play a critical role at Marqeta in leading large-scale initiatives across our product and technology organizations
- TPMs structure and oversee programs from inception to launch and ongoing delivery, ensuring better workflows and more effective communication
- They work closely with executives and key company stakeholders to drive critical programs and activities across the company
- Marqeta’s Technology and AI division provides common online services infrastructure, engineering pipelines, observability, cybersecurity, compliance, data platforms and analytics, artificial intelligence, and more – thousands of live service instances on two continents processing hundreds of millions of transactions, moving billions of dollars on behalf of hundreds of millions of cardholders
- As a Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Platform in this division, you are responsible for driving and reporting on a portfolio of transformational programs delivering outcomes that modernize and uplift all of Marqeta’s online services
- You will drive and own process, data, and technology transformations across agile engineering functions and collaborate/partner with other organizations within Marqeta
- You will partner with leadership teams to drive strategy, in addition to helping to plan, organize, and work with teams to execute the vision for our key initiatives
- Provide excellent technical program management driving a portfolio of technical programs and projects to deliver and evolve Marqeta’s online services
- Oversee the engineering work to evolve our constellation of data platform services keeping them secure, compliant, reliable, scalable and cost-efficient
- Develop and leverage strong partnerships for transformation while remaining agile to respond to changing business needs
- Proactively work with key stakeholders to identify the highest priority Initiatives
- Define and execute communication plans to report each program across multiple stakeholders in Marqeta including executive-ready reporting
- Manage risks, schedules, and blockers, facilitating problem-solving for the team
- Validate assumptions, define success metrics, and use data to drive strategic improvements
- Suggest improvements to TPM standards to enhance PMO service quality
- Use scrum and agile practices to boost initiative delivery across engineering teams
- Your Manager Paul Klemond, Senior Director, Technical Program Management
Application process
- Application Submission
- Recruiter video call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
- Offer!
Our take
Marqeta processes payments quickly, offering businesses a more straightforward way to take customer payments with its physical and virtual card solutions. The company has a string of major companies utilizing its flexible and scalable platform, including Uber, Doordash and Square.
The company is rapidly expanding in Europe, with strong growth in processing volumes and new partnerships, including major collaborations with firms like Trade Republic. It also partnered with Visa and Affirm to introduce the Visa Flexible Credential, allowing users to access multiple payment methods on one card.
With a focus on global growth and delivering innovative financial services, Marqeta is targeting new verticals and supporting underbanked businesses. With this aim, the company is on its way to deepening its impact in the fintech space and driving further innovation in payments.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2020
$150m
LATE VC
May 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $542.5m
Company benefits
- Praise: We believe in generously recognizing each other’s talents and contributions, and sharing the goodness we see
- Health and wellness: We cover your premiums for health, dental, and vision. Plus, your pet gets his/her/its own insurance, on us
- Flexible time off: We take time to relax and recharge when needed. We have unlimited time off for most employees and encourage an average of 5 weeks per year
- Marqeta paid family leave: We support all families. We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents and up to 20 for birthing parents. We also offer 4 weeks of caregiving leave
- 401k match: We invest in your future. We’ll match 50% of your contribution and up to 6% of your salary
- Meaningful equity: As owners of the company, we’re all in this together. Full-time employees will receive equity in Marqeta
- Giving back: We recognize we’re part of a larger community and encourage employees to donate their time and expertise to organizations they support
- Monthly stipend: You’ll get an additional monthly stipend on your paycheck to help fund your daily commute, cell phone, and/or internet connectivity
- Stock discount: The Employee Stock Purchase Program allows employees to buy discounted company stock
Company HQ
Northgate - Waverly, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Jason Gardner
(Founder & Board Member)Having studied at Arizona State University, worked in Management for Benettar Marble & Granite, NetManage and Gartner Group. Then founded PropertyBridge and spent 2 years at MoneyGram before founding Marqeta as CEO in 2010.
Mike Milotich
(CEO)Spent a decade at VISA, ultimately serving as SVP (Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations). Was also Commercial Analytics Lead for PayPal and a Senior Financial Analyst at Barclays Global Investors.
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