Technical Program Manager - UK

Marqeta, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical and dental

Floating holidays

Retirement plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase program

Remote stipend

Development stipend

Parental leave up to 20 weeks

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Marqeta, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional technical workstreams across engineering, product, and design. You will drive initiatives from concept to delivery, managing scope, schedule, and resources within a hybrid UK work model.

You will collaborate with TechAI, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams to ensure aligned execution and timely project outcomes, while balancing technical tradeoffs with business needs.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Technical program management

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

As a 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 organisation within the Product organisation.

We specialise 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, TechAI, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and aligned execution across these critical organisational functions.

NOTE: This role can be performed remotely within the UK or from our London, Holborn office.

If you are based within 35 miles of our London office we expect you to work on-site two days a week, on Tuesday & Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on the other days.

The Talent team will share more details if selected for the 'Recruiter' Interview.

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

Compensation And Benefits

• Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage
• Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”
• Retirement savings program with company contribution
• Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
• Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development
• Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
• Wellbeing programs i.e. Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…

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

• Intentional Curiosity: We believe in asking the questions others shy away from. True progress comes from understanding today’s realities while challenging ourselves to do better and take on the status quo.
• Thoughtful Responsibility: We believe that every interaction with our technology and platforms matters. Businesses and livelihoods rely on our work, so we strive for excellence and accountability every day with the highest standards for failsafe technology and compliance.
• Innovative Simplicity: We believe that simplicity is powerful, especially in innovation—making a tool work better or finishing that feature that makes everyone smile. Our customers face a lot of complexity. We’re not here to add more.
• Shared Success: We believe the measure of our success is the success of our employees, customers, and communities. From local businesses to big corporations, our impact goes deep and wide. And we’ve got the results to prove it.
• Passion to Thrive: We believe anyone with a better idea should be able to change the game for our company and our customers. We solve big problems for our customers and draw energy from that challenge and opportunity.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy

Marqeta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that gives consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ancestry, national origin, color, Indigenous, citizenship, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression marital status, family status, disability, veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.

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