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As Marqeta’s Key Account Executive based in London, you will be passionate about scaling the success of our business in Europe. This exciting role is ideal for individuals seeking to go deep in all aspects of complex business and technical engagements and will span multiple areas of development:
(1) Cultivating and managing relationships with executives seeking to innovate and disrupt B2B & consumer payments;
(2) Working closely with internal stakeholders in Product, Legal, Compliance and Delivery to define solutions that will empower our customers; and
(3) Originating new customer opportunities, responding to inbound opportunities, and shepherding deals from opening through to contract and closing stage.
The team at Marqeta focuses on the largest and most impactful commercial opportunities in Marqeta’s evolving business. These customers include established brands, fintech innovators and labour / retail marketplaces, all looking for solutions to launch, scale and continuously evolve their financial products and services. Key to this role is an ability to understand Marqeta's technology and how it brings value to the market, expertly communicate its benefits, and win the trust of the key stakeholders across revenue growth, product and technology teams of our potential partners.
We're looking for a self-motivated, experienced solution seller, who is eager to further deepen their knowledge of embedded finance and possesses the business judgment and sales acumen to vet opportunities and close deals. In this role you will spend the first 3 months learning the ins and outs of Marqeta and our customers and our programme management capabilities, supporting Team Leads on strategic projects, and building a sales pipeline. Additionally, you will need to understand the process of selling a complex platform technology and be able to communicate technical and product benefits to both sophisticated and unsophisticated buyers.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid role and requires employees to be based within 35 miles of our London office. You will be expected to work on-site two days a week, on Tuesday and 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
This role is about generating and closing new opportunities while playing a key role supporting the Sales Director in setting the strategic vision for the business - here are a few key expectations:
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Compensation and Benefits
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.
– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.
– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.
– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.
Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy
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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