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Marqeta is on a mission to change the way employees and contractors get paid. 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.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland, CA headquarters. We’d love for you to join us!
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and customer-focused Senior Manager of Customer Solutions to join our team. In this role, you will oversee a team focused on advising our customers, managing all aspects of customer, bank, network, and compliance requirements throughout the program lifecycle. You will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable, customer-centric payment solutions that evolve with the customers’ needs as they scale. By working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll help design the ideal solution to help drive customer success while ensuring compliance, flexibility, and usability. Your work will significantly impact our customers’ journey with Marqeta, enabling them to grow and thrive in a competitive landscape.
The ideal candidate is an experienced problem-solver and strategic thinker with a deep understanding of payment solutions, compliance, and network requirements. You excel at listening to customer needs, advising them with tailored solutions, and ensuring that those solutions are scalable and impactful. You have a strong background in designing customer-centric solutions, driving innovation, and aligning customer success with broader business goals. You thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and are passionate about shaping the future of payments.
The Impact You'll Have
- Lead and manage a team of Customer Solution Managers, providing guidance and mentorship to drive performance and development.
- Be the subject matter expert on the solutions Marqeta offers.
- Collaborate with customers & prospects to understand the unique payment products they want to bring to market.
- Support Revenue by identifying and presenting solutions with customers and prospects within Marqeta’s existing platform and partnership ecosystem.
- Be able to translate value statements of Marqeta’s solutions as it relates to the cardholder experience.
- Partner with Revenue and Product Marketing on customer facing sales collateral.
- See around corners for needed solutions and/or solution enhancements to support the Marqeta pipeline.
- Coordinate with internal partners to ensure all customer documentation is accurate and within the scope of what is being supported.
- Own process evolutions and development to keep the playbook updated and accurate. Communicate changes in processes and content to relevant stakeholders.
- Work closely with Revenue teams to ensure the quality and accuracy of the content maintained within the playbook.
- Test accuracy and own feedback loops of operational documentation.
Who You Are
- 7+ years customer-facing work experience (i.e., Technical Account Management, Solutions Engineering, or Technical Consulting) in high-tech or financial technology services, leading technical discussions and solutions in a sales engineering, implementation, or technical account management capacity.
- 3+ years in a leadership or management capacity.
- Experience in a customer-facing sales or partnership role; specifically in pre-sales engagement
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, and Customer Success.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple customer accounts simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical and regulatory concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
Nice to Haves
- Experience working in a financial services or payments-related environment.
- Strong understanding of fintech (e.g. acquiring, networks, point-of-sale) and payments background, especially on the issuing side
- Knowledge of Marqeta's platform or similar payment technology solutions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and adapt to new challenges and opportunities.
Typical Process
- Application submission
- Recruiter phone call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
- Offer!
Compensation and Benefits
Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location. Compensation is aligned according to three tiers within the United States:
- National: A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.
- Premium: Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
- Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.
Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you.
When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire OTE range for this position is:
- National: $177,900 - $222,400
- Premium: $192,600 - $240,800
- Premium Plus: $209,400 - $261,700
We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people.
Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta offers
- Multiple health insurance options
- Flexible time off – take what you need
- Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
- Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
- Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
- Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
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– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.
– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.
– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.
Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy
Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), veteran status or uniformed service member status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Marqeta endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please submit this form with your specific accommodation request.
Personal data that is provided as part of the application and recruitment process is processed in accordance with the Applicant Privacy Notice. Additional information for California residents can be found here.
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