
Director, Product Management – Next Gen Platform
Marqeta
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $198,100 - $291,300 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Shape the strategic direction of Marqeta’s core platform and production support experience, directly influencing how $300B+ in annual TPV flows through our systems.
- Champion a product vision that unlocks platform scalability, operational excellence, and long-term customer trust across our ecosystem.
- Architecting 'Operating Models' for medium-scale engineering organizations.
- Enable the company to move faster and with confidence by building resilient systems, intuitive tooling, and clear operating models across product and support.
- Drive alignment between customer needs, operational realities, and long-term product investments—ensuring Marqeta is positioned to lead in a dynamic payments landscape.
- Deliver measurable improvements to customer satisfaction and retention by embedding support insights directly into product planning and prioritization.
- Ensure Marqeta stays ahead of regulatory, network, and market shifts by turning external signals into internal advantage through strategic product bets.
- Be a critical voice in connecting platform capabilities with customer outcomes—ensuring every roadmap decision delivers impact at scale.
- Grow and mentor a senior product organization that excels at cross-functional leadership, systemic thinking, and operational rigor.
- Create an executive-friendly view of production health, product performance, and platform risk—turning complexity into clarity for decision-makers.
Requirements
- 10+ years in product management leadership, with experience in payments, fintech, or SaaS platforms.
- Proven track record of setting vision and strategy for a portfolio of products and translating it into a roadmap with rigorous end-to-end execution
- High EQ and leadership skills with a passion for coaching and growing diverse, high-performing teams.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to business audiences and influence at all levels of the organization.
- Deep understanding of payment industry ecosystem: card brand regulations, ISO 8583, EMV, digital wallets, gateway services, and security services
- Deep technical acumen with familiarity across APIs, cloud services, distributed systems, and modern production support practices (observability, incident management, SLAs/SLOs).
- Proficient in identifying key metrics, analyzing data, and balancing quantitative and qualitative information to make decisions
- Excellent technical acumen, curiosity, and familiarity with new technologies, API’s, programming languages, and databases
- “Roll up your sleeves” mentality to make your products and team successful, seeking root causes, assigning ownership, and driving accountability to get things done
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product managementpaymentsfintechSaaSAPIscloud servicesdistributed systemsobservabilityincident managementdata analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationemotional intelligencecross-functional leadershipsystemic thinkingoperational rigorproblem-solvingaccountabilityinfluence