Senior Director, Investor Relations

About this role

As Marqeta's Senior Director, Investor Relations, you will lead and evolve the company's IR program during a pivotal period of growth and strategic transformation. Reporting directly to the SVP, Head of IR, you will serve as the primary architect of Marqeta's investment narrative and a trusted partner to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and the global investment community.

You are a finance athlete — equally comfortable modeling the income statement, building earnings messaging, engaging with analysts and shareholders, and advising the C-suite on how the market is pricing Marqeta’s story. You bring intellectual horsepower, executive presence, and a deep command of what moves investor sentiment in the high-growth fintech and payments space. You translate Marqeta’s complex, multi-faceted platform business into a compelling and credible financial narrative — and you make every touchpoint with the Street count.

While we work Flexible First, this role requires in-person presence at our Oakland office once a week. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Earnings & Disclosure: Lead preparation of all quarterly earnings materials — press releases, earnings supplements, CFO/CEO scripts, and Q&A — with the rigor of an operator and the polish of a communicator.

• Investor Engagement: Serve as the company’s primary spokesperson with institutional investors and sell-side analysts. Own the investor conference strategy and calendar and investor day planning.

• Equity Story & Messaging: Partner with the CFO and CEO to develop and continuously refine Marqeta’s long-term investment thesis, messaging frameworks, and forward-looking financial narratives.

• Shareholder Relations: Build and maintain deep, relationship-driven coverage across long-only funds, hedge funds, and index/passive holders. Lead 13F analysis and proactive outreach aligned to Marqeta’s strategic milestones.

• Board & Executive Reporting: Provide board-level reporting on shareholder composition, activist monitoring, peer benchmarking, and market sentiment. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on how the market is interpreting Marqeta’s results and strategy.

• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor the payments and fintech landscape, synthesizing sell-side research and peer disclosures into actionable intelligence for senior leadership.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner closely with FP&A, Legal, Accounting, and Corporate Communications to ensure consistency and accuracy across all investor-facing materials and public disclosures.

• IR Function Development: Evaluate and implement processes, tools, and systems to professionalize and scale the IR function as the company grows, leveraging AI to enhance efficiency.

Who You Are

• Finance, economics, accounting, or related degree, with MBA or CFA noted as a plus.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in investor relations, equity research, investment banking, FP&A, or institutional investing — with a meaningful IR track record at a publicly traded company.

• Demonstrated experience as a finance athlete: someone who moves fluidly between financial modeling, narrative development, and executive-level communication.

• Familiarity with payments, fintech, or transaction-based business models

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex financial and technical concepts into clear, investor-grade language.

• Strong command of equity valuation methodologies, capital markets dynamics, and institutional investor behavior.

• Track record of building productive relationships with buy-side investors and sell-side analysts at a publicly traded company.

• High EQ, executive presence, and the gravitas to engage credibly with the Board, senior leadership, and the investment community.

• Proven ability to operate with discretion, independence, and sound judgment in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment.

• Bay Area based or willing to relocate; this role requires in-person engagement and regular travel.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience at a publicly traded payments network, card issuer, or embedded finance company.

• Existing relationships with institutional investors and analysts covering fintech/payments equities.

• Experience managing an IR team

• Exposure to agentic commerce, stablecoins, or next-generation money movement trends.

• MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced credential.

Your Manager

• Sarah Barkema - SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Head of Investor Relations

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