Job description
As Marqeta’s Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for leading technical workstreams or initiatives, coordinating work across engineering teams to deliver complex projects on time and within scope.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. We’d love for you to join us!
The Impact You’ll Have
- Drive technical projects from concept to completion, managing scope, schedule, and resources
- Identify dependencies, risks, and issues; develop mitigation strategies
- Facilitate communication between engineering, product, design, and business teams
- Lead technical planning, estimation, and prioritization sessions
- Document technical decisions and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Provide regular status updates to leadership and remove obstacles for engineering teams
- Balance technical tradeoffs with business requirements and timelines
Who You Are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 3+ years of technical program/project management experience
- Strong understanding of relevant technologies, software development methodologies and processes (S-SDLC)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and development practices
- Ability to understand complex technical systems and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
Nice-To-Haves
- PMP, Scrum Master, or other relevant certification
- Experience with project management tools (Jira, Asana, etc.)
- Data analysis and visualization skills
- Experience in electronic payments and accounting systems
Your Manager
- Hana Winer, Director, Product Operations
Typical Process
- Application submission
- Recruiter video call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of four 45-60 min calls
- Offer!
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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.
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, reflected in CAD, is: 85,400 - 106,800
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
- Equity in a publicly-traded company
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
- Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
- Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
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.
