Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

The Impact You’ll Have

• Executive Strategy: Define, develop, and drive the multi-year, enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with Marqeta's overall business objectives, global expansion, and market positioning.
• Team Leadership: Hire, coach, and lead a high-performing, global team of recruiting leaders and individual contributors, fostering a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and scalability across all recruiting processes.
• Vision & Influence: Communicate a compelling, long-term vision and sense of purpose for the Talent Acquisition function. Influence executive stakeholders on critical talent decisions, leveraging data and strategic insight.
• Talent Branding: Shape and activate Marqeta's talent brand to win top talent. Partner across teams to define our unique value proposition, then bring it to life through digital presence, content, candidate experience, and employee advocacy. Establish metrics that prove we're attracting the right people and gaining competitive advantage in key talent markets.
• System & Data Mastery: Own the strategy and architecture for recruiting systems to maximize efficiency, data integrity, and strategic reporting. Create executive-level reporting that provides predictive insights and measures the business impact of talent acquisition efforts.
• Executive Partnership: Partner directly with the Executive Leadership Team and department heads to forecast and manage complex, multi-year headcount plans and capacity planning across all business functions.
• Market Intelligence: Develop and maintain a deep, executive-level understanding of the competitive talent landscape, emerging industry trends, and the global market to position Marqeta as an employer of choice.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead and participate in strategic, cross-functional initiatives and projects that support the company's long-term corporate strategies and business objectives.

Who You Are

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, or Human Resources, with at least 8 years of experience leading high-performing, multi-location, or global teams within a hyper-growth environment at progressive companies.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at a strategic and tactical level, coaching, empowering, and developing senior talent. Deep-seated passion for building a diverse and inclusive global team.
• Superior communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) to influence and articulate strategy to all levels, from individual contributors through the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Proven track record of initiating, innovating, and delivering complex, high-impact results across an enterprise.
• Exceptional analytical, program, and project management skills for large-scale initiatives.
• Extensive experience translating complex data and analytics into actionable executive insights to influence business strategy and measure outcomes.