Director, Sales Strategy & Operations

At Marqeta, we're on a mission to revolutionize the way money moves. As pioneers in the field of embedded finance, we're tapping into a market opportunity that's worth trillions. Our card issuing platform offers unparalleled flexibility and control, enabling companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. We power some of the most renowned brands in the new economy, including Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, and Walmart. Today, nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week.

As Marqeta’s Director, Go-To-Market Strategy & Operations, you will be responsible for helping define the strategy and operations of a best-in-class sales force, as well as driving reporting and insights for the GTM sales organization. In this role, you will partner with Sales executive leadership to turn data into actionable insights and lead internal sales processes and operational activities to maximise sales productivity. You will cover core areas, including reporting on sales performance and trends, working cross-functionally on initiatives to increase sales efficiency, and driving annual strategic planning. Additionally, you will have strong project management skills as you land key objectives for the company.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remote within the United States or from our Oakland, CA or New York City offices. We’d love for you to join us!

NOTE: if you are based within 35 miles of our Oakland, California, New York City (Midtown) or London office, you will be expected to be in-office 2 days / week. The Talent team will share more details if selected for the Recruiter Interview.

The Impact You’ll Have

• Support sales leadership to drive expected weekly cadence for forecasting, pipeline generation, pipeline progression and closing deals
• Optimize GTM strategy including core sales processes and productivity drivers, infrastructure and automation, regional performance
• Continually optimize our sales funnel through data, systems, strategy and process - including the sales pipeline and forecast management process, working to ensure forecast accuracy and overall pipeline health
• Drive & support planning efforts covering sales strategy, quota setting, team structure & resourcing and account assignments
• Provide analytical thought leadership, creating meaningful business insights, implementing strategic operational priorities and developing and allocating key performance metrics
• Lead annual planning activities, including revenue growth projections and headcount planning
• Develop and deliver presentations to senior leaders and executives
• Manage and mentor a team of revenue operations professionals, fostering a cultur