Senior Product Manager, Tokenization

Marqeta
Remote United States Full-time 🌐 English
MA
Salary: $121k - $177k/year
Experience: Senior
Added to JobCollate: March 21, 2026

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This role is for a Senior Product Manager to own the product strategy and roadmap for Marqeta's tokenization platform, a critical component for digital wallet provisioning and network token transactions. Key requirements include experience with payments, fintech product management, and managing relationships with major partners like Visa and Mastercard. The opportunity is interesting due to the chance to drive innovation in industry-first capabilities and shape the future of a mission-critical platform.

Job Description

As Senior Product Manager for Tokenization, you will own the product strategy and roadmap for Marqeta's tokenization platform - the foundation that powers digital wallet provisioning and network token transactions, and a central pillar of Marqeta's business. You'll shape the strategic direction of the platform, drive innovation that delivers industry-first capabilities, and manage relationships with key partners including Visa, Mastercard, Apple, and Google.From launching new products and expanding into emerging use cases to ensuring compliance with network and wallet mandates, you'll deliver impactful capabilities across provisioning, transaction processing, and token lifecycle management. Your passion and attention to detail will help keep a mission-critical platform reliable and compliant - while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in tokenization to create lasting value for customers and Marqeta.We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remote within the United States or from our Oakland, CA headquarters. We’d love for you to join us.The Impact You’ll HaveYou'll help shape a compelling product vision and roadmap for the tokenization platform, driving alignment and seeking consensus among leadership, engineering, and cross-functional partnersDirectly engage with Visa, Mastercard, Apple, and Google on compliance mandates, protocol migrations, and strategic partnership initiatives - serving as Marqeta's primary product voice for tokenizationCollaborate across engineering, operations, and international teams to manage complex, multi-month initiatives such as network migrations and regional compliance rolloutsTranslate network and wallet requirements into clear engineering specifications, writing high-quality PRDs with crisp acceptance criteria that maintain engineering velocityDeliver customer value iteratively, launching new capabilities end-to-end — from ideation through rollout — driving measurable gains in token provisioning and transaction processing volumeIdentify and flag customer-impacting gaps in the platform, surfacing issues to leadership early with clear status updates and action plansOwn the product narrative for tokenization across GTM, Product Support, Customer Success, and onboarding - ensuring cross-functional teams have the product knowledge, documentation, and strategic context they need to move fast and represent the platform accurately to customersCollaborate with go-to-market partners to develop product collateral, presentations, and enablement tools that bring tokenization capabilities to customers and prospectsStay current with payment industry trends, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities to proactively shape the platform's directionWho You Are5+ years in a product management role designing and delivering payment solutions that have delighted customers and driven business growthDeep expertise in the payment industry ecosystem: card brand regulations, payment networks, tokenization standards, and digital wallet integrations (Apple Pay, Google Pay)Proven track record of end-to-end product delivery and execution, with experience independently owning a complex platform with high compliance and reliability requirementsStrong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for precise articulations of customer problems for technical and business audiencesProficient in identifying key metrics, analyzing data, and balancing quantitative and qualitative information to make decisionsExcellent technical acumen, curiosity, and familiarity with APIs, data analysis, and working alongside engineering teams to shape technically sound solutionsA customer-centric mindset — you consistently ask "How does this solve the customer's problem?""Roll up your sleeves" mentality to make your products successful and get things done, even when the path is unclearExpertise in Agile, stakeholder management, and product lifecycle managementNice to HavesExperience with transaction processing systems, 3DS authentication, or issuer processing platformsFamiliarity with international payment regulations.Experience managing tier-0 or mission-critical services with high uptime expectationsUnderstanding of connected platform components beyond tokenization, such as fulfillment, accounts, and issuing systemsCompensation and BenefitsMarqeta 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 WAPremium 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: $120,600 - $150,700Premium: $130,500 - $163,100Premium Plus: $141,800 - $177,300We 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 offersMultiple health insurance optionsFlexible time off – take what you needRetirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributionsEquity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase ProgramFamily-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental LeaveFree therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal adviceMonthly stipend to support our remote work modelAnnual “development dollars” to support our people growth and developmentThrough Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thriveOriginally posted on Himalayas

Full Description

As Senior Product Manager for Tokenization, you will own the product strategy and roadmap for Marqeta's tokenization platform - the foundation that powers digital wallet provisioning and network token transactions, and a central pillar of Marqeta's business. You'll shape the strategic direction of the platform, drive innovation that delivers industry-first capabilities, and manage relationships with key partners including Visa, Mastercard, Apple, and Google.From launching new products and expanding into emerging use cases to ensuring compliance with network and wallet mandates, you'll deliver impactful capabilities across provisioning, transaction processing, and token lifecycle management. Your passion and attention to detail will help keep a mission-critical platform reliable and compliant - while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in tokenization to create lasting value for customers and Marqeta.We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remote within the United States or from our Oakland, CA headquarters. We’d love for you to join us.The Impact You’ll HaveYou'll help shape a compelling product vision and roadmap for the tokenization platform, driving alignment and seeking consensus among leadership, engineering, and cross-functional partnersDirectly engage with Visa, Mastercard, Apple, and Google on compliance mandates, protocol migrations, and strategic partnership initiatives - serving as Marqeta's primary product voice for tokenizationCollaborate across engineering, operations, and international teams to manage complex, multi-month initiatives such as network migrations and regional compliance rolloutsTranslate network and wallet requirements into clear engineering specifications, writing high-quality PRDs with crisp acceptance criteria that maintain engineering velocityDeliver customer value iteratively, launching new capabilities end-to-end — from ideation through rollout — driving measurable gains in token provisioning and transaction processing volumeIdentify and flag customer-impacting gaps in the platform, surfacing issues to leadership early with clear status updates and action plansOwn the product narrative for tokenization across GTM, Product Support, Customer Success, and onboarding - ensuring cross-functional teams have the product knowledge, documentation, and strategic context they need to move fast and represent the platform accurately to customersCollaborate with go-to-market partners to develop product collateral, presentations, and enablement tools that bring tokenization capabilities to customers and prospectsStay current with payment industry trends, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities to proactively shape the platform's directionWho You Are5+ years in a product management role designing and delivering payment solutions that have delighted customers and driven business growthDeep expertise in the payment industry ecosystem: card brand regulations, payment networks, tokenization standards, and digital wallet integrations (Apple Pay, Google Pay)Proven track record of end-to-end product delivery and execution, with experience independently owning a complex platform with high compliance and reliability requirementsStrong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for precise articulations of customer problems for technical and business audiencesProficient in identifying key metrics, analyzing data, and balancing quantitative and qualitative information to make decisionsExcellent technical acumen, curiosity, and familiarity with APIs, data analysis, and working alongside engineering teams to shape technically sound solutionsA customer-centric mindset — you consistently ask "How does this solve the customer's problem?""Roll up your sleeves" mentality to make your products successful and get things done, even when the path is unclearExpertise in Agile, stakeholder management, and product lifecycle managementNice to HavesExperience with transaction processing systems, 3DS authentication, or issuer processing platformsFamiliarity with international payment regulations.Experience managing tier-0 or mission-critical services with high uptime expectationsUnderstanding of connected platform components beyond tokenization, such as fulfillment, accounts, and issuing systemsCompensation and BenefitsMarqeta 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 WAPremium 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: $120,600 - $150,700Premium: $130,500 - $163,100Premium Plus: $141,800 - $177,300We 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 offersMultiple health insurance optionsFlexible time off – take what you needRetirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributionsEquity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase ProgramFamily-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental LeaveFree therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal adviceMonthly stipend to support our remote work modelAnnual “development dollars” to support our people growth and developmentThrough Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thriveOriginally posted on Himalayas

Required Skills

Core-Product Product-Management Payments Fintech-Product-Management Digital-Payments