Director, Product Management - Next Gen Platform

As Director of Product Management for our Next Gen Platform, you will lead & execute the product vision for our next generation issuance & processing platform focusing on platform modernization, service abstraction, scalability, and more, while supporting the growth of our new and existing customers. You will lead a team to cut across core components of our platform including issuing, fulfillment, processing, ledger, tokenization, and customer onboarding & enablement. This role bridges strategy, delivery, and operational excellence to ensure we continuously deliver customer value and exceptional platform performance.

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

• 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.

Who You Are

• 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

Nice-To-Haves

• Managing technical products (SaaS platform services, API/SDK product

• Understanding of payment industry ecosystem: card brand regulations, ISO 8583, EMV, digital wallets, gateway services, etc.

• Implementation of solutions processing 100M+ transactions per day

• Building Fintech products or incredible developer experience

• Reconciliation systems and money movement

• HSMs and key management

• Agile software development methodologies

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: $198,100 - $247,600

• Premium: $214,400 - $268,000

• Premium Plus: $233,000 - $291,300

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