Director, Talent Development

As Marqeta’s Director, Talent Development, you will lead the Team to develop and execute Marqeta’s learning and talent development strategy. A key focus of this role is ensuring that the products and solutions delivered by the team are exceptionally simple, intuitive, and easy for our business partners to implement, enabling seamless integration into the flow of work and driving employee development.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Shape Marqeta’s Talent Planning Strategy and Execution: Drive a cohesive, forward-thinking approach to talent planning that strengthens organizational capability.Design and execute the annual talent planning strategy (performance reviews, talent reviews, succession planning). In partnership with the VP of Talent prepare all materials needed for Marqeta’s Board of Directors review. 
• Drive Insight based Learning strategy and execution: In partnership with the Learning Senior Manager, utilize business data, engagement surveys, employee feedback, and industry best practices to establish Marqeta’s learning roadmap. Ensure learning initiatives are targeted and aligned with employee and organizational priorities and provided in the flow of work.
• Innovate learning experience and their ROI: Stay ahead of learning trends, adopting best practices for learning in the flow of work to maximize business impact.
• Strategic oversight of Marqeta’s Learning Management System (LMS) and other tools: Collaborate with the People Technology Director to enhance LMS capabilities, ensuring it meets organizational needs. Maximize the LMS as a dynamic learning experience platform to enhance learner engagement and accessibility.
• Maximize vendor partnerships: Regularly evaluate vendor capabilities to ensure alignment with Marqeta’s learning strategy. Make data-driven decisions to optimize partnerships.
• Lead by example: Utilize your deep expertise and adaptive leadership style to guide your team toward operational excellence, flexibility and collaboration that contribute to Marqeta’s growth.

Who You Are

Extensive Talent Planning and L&D Expertise:

• 10+ years of experience in Talent Planning and Learning & Development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven ability to design and execute talent strategies (e.g., performance reviews, talent reviews, succession planning) and learning programs aligned with organizational goals.

Clear and Effective Execution:

• Skilled in simplifying complex topics and concepts into easy-to-understand, actionable content.
• Develop Talent Development products and tools that are intuitive, user-friendly, and seamlessly integrated into business workflows.

Strategic and Hands-On Leader:

• Ability to drive high-impact strategic initiatives while being ready to roll up your sleeves to ensure execution excellence.
• Experience in designing and delivering practical, high-impact learning experiences, such as Marqeta built courses and leadership development programs.

Data-Driven Problem Solver:

• Comfortable applying a first-principles approach to solve ambiguous challenges.
• Leverage business data, employee feedback, and best practices to create targeted, impactful Talent Development solutions.

Collaborative Relationship Builder:

• Strong ability to build and maintain partnerships across all levels of the organization, including executives and cross-functional teams.
• Experienced in working with business leaders and stakeholders to co-create solutions and drive alignment on talent and learning priorities.

Your Manager

• Ioana Ellis, VP Talent

Typical Process

• Application Submission
• Recruiter video call
• Hiring manager video call
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
• Offer!

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 geo