Counsel, Commercial (Vendor Management)

The Impact You’ll Have

• Be a core member of Marqeta’s in-house team of attorneys and support the negotiation of agreements with Marqeta’s vendors   
• Work closely with cross-functional Marqeta internal sales, partnership, product, and operational colleagues to support customer and partnership agreements 
• Support Marqeta’s expansion by partnering with cross-functional teams in sales, product, compliance, 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, 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

• 3-6 years of experience in commercial contracts, preferably with experience at both a top law firm and in house
• Industry experience in FinTech, payments, financial services/banking and/or software technology
• Working knowledge of the regulatory landscape in the payments and issuing space in the US
• Experience using AI tools to work more effectively and efficiently
• 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
• 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
• JD degree and member in good standing of a State Bar

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.

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:  $188,800 - 236,000