As Marqeta’s Senior People Business Partner (PBP), GTM, you partner with GTM Managers and VP+ leaders to enhance leadership capabilities and the overall Marqetan experience. Your focus will involve providing leadership coaching, driving change management initiatives, and ensuring the successful adoption of various programs. As an integral member of the People Business Partner team, you will contribute to the GTM organization's development as we support leaders and teams in navigating a complex business and organizational environment. This role reports to the Head of Global People Business Partners and is critical in a global, flexible-first, high-growth organization.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the U.S. or from our local Oakland headquarters. We’d love for you to join us!
The Impact You’ll Have
- Accelerate business performance by coaching and consulting leadership and employees on people-related matters, aligning GTM talent initiatives with business priorities.
- Drive company-wide alignment and efficiency by fostering seamless cross-functional collaboration across Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, and People Operations ensuring cohesive execution of people strategies for GTM.
- Establish executive trust and influence by serving as a strategic partner to business leaders and enabling confident, data-informed decisions on complex people and organizational issues.
- Elevate leadership effectiveness by coaching senior executives and leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, and employee experience, ensuring people initiatives drive business growth and transformation.
- Lead GTM-wide people initiatives by providing expertise and executing initiatives such as performance management, career planning, annual cycles, and engagement surveys.
- Facilitate offsites and talent discussions by leveraging your people and organizational expertise to drive clarity, collaboration, engagement, and alignment across the organization.
Who You Are
- Experience: You have 8+ years of progressive People Business Partner experience with demonstrated expertise in change management, organizational design, talent strategy, performance management, executive coaching, and stakeholder relationship building. Experience supporting Go-to-Market teams is required.
- Problem Solver: You have an analytical mindset and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics. You uncover root causes and use data and intuition to guide your approach.
- Owner: You act with purpose and accountability. You align people initiatives to strategic priorities, balancing short-term business needs with long-term organizational health. You keep stakeholders informed, manage risk proactively, and always deliver with integrity.
- Innovator: Whether designing org structures, rethinking performance management, or advising on talent planning, you listen to the business and bring solutions that drive the business's needs.
- Collaborator: You build strong partnerships rooted in trust, transparency, and shared goals with GTM leaders and the broader People Experience team. You easily navigate global, cross-functional relationships.
- Doer: You act with urgency and intention. You’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to execute and get the work done.
- Leader: You coach, influence, and inspire. You are a trusted advisor to VP+ leaders and managers. You lead by example, upholding company values and championing a high-performance culture.
Nice-To-Haves
- BA/BS or equivalent work experience; advanced degree in Human Resources or related area + PHR/SPHR preferred.
- Experience in supporting a global organization
Your Manager
- Jonathan Lund, Global Head of People Business Partners
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: $146,800 - $183,500
- Premium: $158,900 - $198,600
- Premium Plus: $172,700 - $215,900
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.
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