[Hiring] Assistant General Counsel Director, Commercial @MQ Referrals Only
Mar 21, 2025 - MQ Referrals Only is hiring a remote Assistant General Counsel Director, Commercial. đź’¸ Salary: $215,700 - $317,200. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
Marqeta Inc., is seeking an Assistant General Counsel Director, Commercial who will be an important member of Marqeta’s Commercial Legal Team and strategic partner to the Revenue, Product and Finance Teams.
As the Assistant General Counsel Director, Commercial, you will provide legal and business advice on Marqeta’s customer, bank and network partner, and vendor contracts and will help improve Marqeta’s contracting processes and procedures. You will work closely with other in-house attorneys and outside counsel in providing best-in-class legal services to Marqeta’s quickly growing business. You will build strong relationships across the entire Company and will have leadership visibility with Marqeta’s cross-functional teams and leaders on legal matters relating to Marqeta’s customers, partners and vendors. You are an inspiring collaborator with a team-oriented approach to your work and have a passion for delighting your clients, customers, and partners. You will report to the Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Global Head of Commercial Legal.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland headquarters. We’d love for you to join us!
The Impact You’ll Have
- Be a senior member of Marqeta’s in-house team of attorneys that support the sale of Marqeta’s products and services, partnerships and vendor agreements
- Work closely with cross-functional Marqeta internal sales, partnership, product, and operational colleagues and other Marqeta in-house attorneys to achieve successful strategic outcomes in a fast-paced business environment
- Assist with resolving complex issues in strategic customer, bank and network partner, and vendor agreements in the U.S. and internationally
- Support Marqeta’s expansion by partnering with cross-functional teams in sales, product, compliance, and finance to help sell Marqeta’s products and services
- Work collaboratively across the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team on cross-functional priorities and initiatives
- Collaborate on the development of agreement templates and playbooks for the Commercial Legal Team to drive scale, and cross-functional efficiencies, and offer creative solutions where appropriate
- Provide practical legal advice to the business and develop strong working relationships across the Company with cross-functional peers and other business stakeholders
Who You Are
- 10+ years of experience in commercial contracts in the U.S. and internationally, preferably experience at both a top law firm and in-house
- Industry experience in FinTech, payments, financial services/banking and/or software technology, with a preference for issuing processing and/or issuing side card program management experience
- Working knowledge of the regulatory landscape in the payments and issuing space in the US
- Strong negotiating and drafting agreement skills
- A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment
- A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes
- The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with clients in a constructive and respectful way
- Advanced problem-solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver
- Highly responsive, customer focused and meets deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence
- JD degree and member in good standing of a State Bar
Your Manager
Recruiter For This Role
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 geographic territory of the United States.
- Premium: Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
- Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.
Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you.
When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this position is:
- National: $215,700 - 269,600
- Premium: $233,400 - $291,800
- Premium Plus: $253,800 - $317,200
We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.
Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta offers
- Multiple health insurance options
- Flexible time off – take what you need
- Retirement savings program with company contribution and after-tax contributions
- Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
- Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
- Annual “development dollars” to support our people's growth and development
- Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive
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