Key Account Manager - EU/UK

As Marqeta’s Key Account Manager, you will partner with a cross-functional team and manage one of our global strategic accounts. You will bring a strong track record of growth and deep relationship-building experience to provide exceptional client service, uncover revenue-generating opportunities and workable solutions to your customers. You persistently explore and uncover the business needs of your customer to understand how our product offerings can grow their business. 

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely but must be within the Greater London area. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You'll Have

This role performs a range of strategically essential activities - here are a few of them:

• Curious Questioner: Your passion for knowledge and learning drives you to constantly dig deeper to understand your customers, Marqeta, our technology, and the industry in general.
• Thoughtful Challenger: As a trusted partner leading with insights, you push yourself, the team, and your customers to think outside of the box and find creative solutions to strategic challenges.
• Numbers Fanatic: You don’t sit around and wait for things to happen. You model, plan, and monitor a path to growth based on the right data.
• Strategic Connector: Our customers and partners rely deeply on the expertise and knowledge of our Account Managers. You excel at supporting cross-functional efforts and love connecting people and ideas to drive innovation.
• Revenue Overachiever: You love charting a path to ambitious growth targets and hitting them. 
• FinTech Guru: You already have deep knowledge of disruption in the financial services industry or possess a strong desire to learn the ropes while working with the top innovators in the space. 

Who You Are 

• 7 years of experience in Account Management
• Proven experience growing and scaling strategic accounts and building multi-stakeholder relationships
• Familiarity and first-hand knowledge in fintech, banking or payments
• Strong communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, presentation, written, email) and track record of creating and executing strategic account plans
• Demonstrated ability to influence others in a matrix environment, gaining buy-in at multiple levels across the organization
• Positive attitude, team player, adaptable, resourceful, and a self-starter who is able to lead a team independently
• Strong grasp of industry trends and competitive landscape
• Hands-on experience in negotiating contracts, pricing models and renewals
• Proven track record of cross-selling and upselling, and ability to identify new revenue streams based on customer needs
• Experience leading business reviews and using data-driven strategies to make informed decisions

Nice-To-Haves

Experience or familiarity with BNPL industry, Card Issuing and Processing experience.

Hiring Manager

• Joseph Ollapally, Senior Director, Global Strategic Partnerships

Recruiter For This Role

• Louise Devlin

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.

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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.

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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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