marqeta-inc - Key Account Executive - UK

• 10+ years of experience in sales and/or strategic business development roles; payments, investment banking and strategic consulting backgrounds preferred but not required. Bachelor’s Degree or comparable experience required. • Deep understanding of the payments ecosystem and card issuing is crucial, with bonus points for having worked in a regulated programme manager offering full stack solutions to customers. • Strong familiarity and ease with the fintech ecosystem, B2B technology applications and how technology platforms serve customer businesses. • Financial Acumen. The payments business and caliber of customer relationships necessitates complex deal structures and financial modelling. We’re looking for an individual who is comfortable and capable of evaluating and modeling customer proposals and resulting contract financial models. • Confidence in serving as the face of Marqeta for prospective customers and partners who may comprise C-suite executives and senior leadership members. • Ability to prioritize, manage, and deliver on multiple projects simultaneously; highly motivated and able to work against aggressive schedules. • Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally to deliver on the customer’s needs. • Superior communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, email, and presentation) with the ability to successfully orchestrate the sales process by managing the time and resources of the team and specialist partners. • Positive attitude, team player, adaptable, resourceful, and self-starter who is able to work independently. • Recruiter for this role • Lou Devlin - Linkedin Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisevictoriadevlin/ (no agencies please!) • Typical Process • Application Submission • Recruiter video call • Hiring manager video call • Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 2 x 45 min calls • Presentation Round to team