About this role
About the Role As Marqeta’s VP, Total Rewards, you will lead our global total rewards strategy, overseeing Compensation and Benefits functions and ensuring alignment with business objectives, market trends, and regulatory requirements. You will provide strategic counsel to senior leadership and interface directly with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. What You'll Do
- Lead the global compensation and benefits functions and shape the total rewards strategy.
- Ensure total rewards programs align with business objectives, market trends, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership and directly interface with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to design, implement, govern, and communicate compensation programs, benefits, and related policies.
- Oversee governance of pay calibration and compensation structures, including three tiers within the United States, with pay calibrated to location.
- Lead the design and oversight of the annual bonus program, recognizing individual and company performance.
- Drive compensation and benefits decisions in a way that supports Marqeta’s Flex First policy and location-based pay. What We're Looking For
- Senior leadership experience in total rewards, compensation, and benefits, with global scope.
- Proven ability to partner with executives and interface with a board-level compensation committee.
- Strong strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, market benchmarking, and regulatory expertise.
- Cross-functional collaboration skills with HR, finance, legal, and operations.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to translate business strategy into rewards programs. Compensation & Benefits
- Annual bonuses for eligible employees, rewarding individual performance and company success.
- Flexible First working arrangement with remote options within the United States or Oakland, CA office.