Assistant General Counsel Corporate
Marqeta is a card-issuing and payment-processing technology company. Its platform helps fintechs, financial institutions, and technology companies build and manage debit, credit, prepaid, and virtual card programs.
About Marqeta, Inc.
Marqeta provides a modern, API-driven card issuing platform for embedded payment and financial-service experiences. It offers card issuing and processing, virtual cards, Just-in-Time funding, dynamic spend controls, PCI-compliant widgets, fraud and risk tools, tokenization, data insights, and program management. Its customers use the platform for consumer and commercial payments, digital banking, credit, supplier payments, expense management, and commercial banking solutions.
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About the Role
You will lead core SEC reporting and disclosure work, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, and shareholder-meeting materials. You will support the Board and its committees, prepare materials and minutes, maintain corporate records, and oversee governance formalities. You will administer insider-trading compliance and Rule 10b5-1 plans, support equity-program matters, advise on corporate transactions and Delaware governance issues, coordinate outside counsel, and turn complex securities-law requirements into practical guidance for stakeholders.
Requirements
- J.D. degree and active membership in good standing in at least one United States state bar
- 10–15 years of legal experience focused on public company securities, SEC disclosure, and corporate governance
- Hands-on experience drafting SEC filings, including proxy statements, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and 8-Ks
- Experience supporting a public company board of directors and its committees
- Knowledge of insider trading rules, Section 16 compliance, and equity compensation disclosure
- In-house experience at a public company in a corporate or securities function
- Ability to operate independently and manage multiple time-sensitive workstreams
- Excellent written communication and legal drafting skills
Responsibilities
- Lead quarterly and annual SEC reporting, including 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings
- Draft and coordinate proxy statements and shareholder-meeting materials
- Oversee Section 16 reporting obligations, including Forms 4 and 144
- Support Disclosure Committee reviews and certification processes
- Monitor SEC rulemaking, NYSE standards, and proxy-advisory guidance
- Support the Board of Directors and its committees
- Prepare board and committee materials, minutes, and action items
- Manage board records, DocuSign execution, and board portal materials
- Administer the Insider Trading Policy, trading windows, pre-clearance, and blackout periods
- Oversee Rule 10b5-1 plan adoptions, modifications, and terminations
- Support equity-plan administration and related disclosures
- Provide legal support for equity offerings, reverse stock splits, and capital-markets matters
- Advise on Delaware corporate governance, indemnification agreements, and subsidiary governance
- Manage outside counsel relationships and costs
- Improve Corporate Legal processes, governance calendaring, and compliance workflows
Benefits
- Annual bonuses for eligible employees
- Multiple health insurance options
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings program with company contributions and after-tax contributions
- Equity in a publicly traded company
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Family-forming benefits and fertility support
- Up to 20 weeks of parental leave
- Free therapy sessions
- Financial, professional, and legal coaching
- Monthly remote-work stipend
- Freedom to live and work where you and your family thrive
