Marqeta
Senior Manager, Benefits
Remote, USA · Senior
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About the role
- You'll balance strategic program ownership with hands-on execution, acting as a trusted advisor to leadership, a champion for employees, and a driver of innovation as we continue to grow.
- This is a player-coach role: you'll shape where the program is going while staying close enough to the details to ensure flawless execution.
- This role can be performed remotely within the United States or from our Oakland, CA office.
Responsibilities
- We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
- We drive forward with focus and agility.
- Evaluate program performance and market trends, and recommend plan design changes, new offerings, and cost-management strategies to leadership.
- Own vendor strategy and relationships end to end, including selection, RFPs, negotiations, contracts, and renewals.
- Manage broker and vendor performance against service level agreements (SLAs), and hold partners accountable to quality and service standards.
Requirements
- Experience at scaling technology companies, with a proven ability to thrive amid organizational growth, workforce expansion, and the ambiguity of dynamic environments.
- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy, strong time management, and the ability to manage multiple priorities to completion in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to have
- Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.
Compensation
- To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location.
- Annual "development dollars" to support our people growth and development
Benefits
- Own the strategy, design, and roadmap for Marqeta's US and global benefits programs, ensuring they remain competitive, cost-effective, and aligned to our Total Rewards philosophy.
- Partner with Finance on benefits budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling.
- Lead and develop the benefits function, mentoring team members and/or managing work delivered through brokers and vendors.
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships with People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Talent teams to develop, implement, and communicate benefits policies and procedures.
- Represent benefits in leadership discussions, translating complex program and compliance topics into clear guidance and recommendations.
Equal opportunity
- Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
Visa & Work Authorization
- h, 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
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