Lead Technical Program Manager

As a Lead Technical Program Manager at Marqeta, you will be responsible for leading technical workstreams or initiatives, coordinating work across engineering teams to deliver complex projects on time and within scope. The Product Operations and Technical Program Management team operates as an integral component of the Strategy and Operations organization. We specialize in facilitating and orchestrating Product and Engineering teams and strategic initiatives that encompass our platform, product portfolio, and new innovations for our customers. Our team functions as the essential connective tissue between engineering, product, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and aligned execution across these critical organizational functions.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

• Drive technical programs from concept to completion, managing scope, schedule, and resources
• Identify dependencies, risks, and issues; develop mitigation strategies for end-to-end program delivery
• 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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of technical program/project management experience in software organizations
• 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

• 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

• Hana Winer, Director, Product Operations

• Application Submission
• Recruiter Call
• Hiring Manager Video Call
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4, 45 min Video Calls
• Offer!

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 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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