Leadership Development and Talent Management Senior Manager
As Marqeta's Leadership Development and Talent Management Senior Manager, you will drive our leadership and performance excellence initiatives to ensure Marqetans can reach their full potential. Reporting to the Director of Talent Development, you'll lead the design and implementation of our Leadership Accelerator programs and modernize our talent and performance processes in an AI-enabled world. You'll partner with executives and People Experience Leadership to develop leadership capabilities that support Marqeta's strategic business goals.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland office. We'd love for you to join us!
The Impact You'll Have
- Lead the design and implementation of Marqeta's leadership development strategy, including the Leadership Accelerator program
- Drive the strategic approach, design, and implementation of our talent, performance and succession planning processes in an AI-enabled environment
- Partner with executives to develop leadership capabilities and implement Betterworks for OKR management
- Support the design, development, and execution of comprehensive succession planning processes, including data compilation for executive and critical roles, talent review facilitation, and preparation of board-level succession planning presentations that ensure leadership continuity and build robust talent pipelines
- Integrate AI into performance coaching and leadership development while ensuring alignment with Marqeta's values and behaviors
- Evaluate industry trends and best practices in Leadership Development, Performance Excellence, and Succession Planning to develop recommendations that enable People and Business leaders to drive strategic objectives forward
Who You Are
- Typically has 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree leading leadership development, performance management, and/or succession planning initiatives
- Experience designing and implementing leadership development programs that drive measurable business impact
- Experience modernizing talent processes through technology enablement and AI integration
- Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders requiring both strategic vision and hands-on implementation
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence various levels of stakeholders, including C-Suite
- Coaching and assessment accreditations
Nice-To-Haves
- Experience implementing performance management or OKR systems like Betterworks
- Background in financial services or technology industries
- Knowledge of AI applications in leadership development and performance management
- Experience designing and facilitating in-person leadership development experiences
Your Manager
Typical Process
- Application Submission
- Recruiter video 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 base salary range for this position is:
- National: $144,800 - $181,000
- Premium: $156,700 - $195,900
- Premium Plus: $170,300 - $212,900
We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.
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
- Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive
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
– 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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