From VP to Specialist: 50+ New Openings at Chime, Plaid, Marqeta, and Block
Plus senior leadership and growth roles at American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Robinhood, Adyen, and more.
This Week’s Friday Jobs Edition:
Over 50 fresh openings across Chime, Plaid, Marqeta, and Block just hit our radar. We’re also tracking major leadership and growth moves at American Express, Mastercard, Visa, and Adyen. From high-level strategy at Robinhood to specialized roles at Cross River and Launch Potato, the industry’s biggest names are officially in a hiring surge.
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🔥50+ Fintech and Bank Jobs
Marketing, Partnerships
Sr. Director, Network Partnerships (Marqeta)
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Client Adoption & Growth (American Express)
Senior Growth Marketing Manager (Robinhood)
Senior Marketing Manager (Cross River)
Brand Partnerships Manager (Chime)
Product Marketing Manager (Coast)
Partnerships Manager (Coast)
Marketing Manager, Always On (Motley Fool)
Demand Generation Manager (Marqeta)
Growth Marketing Manager, AI Creative & Content Systems (Block)
Web Marketing Lead (Plaid)
Strategic Partnerships - Credit (Plaid)
Enterprise Partner Marketer (Block)
Direct Mail Specialist (Continental Finance Company)
Lead Data Analyst, Marketing (Launch Potato)
Growth (Column)
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Product, Operations
Director, Product Operations (Mastercard)
Product Director - Agentic Commerce, Product Management (American Express)
Senior Product Manager (Array)
Principal Product Manager, Engagement (Upstart)
Senior Product Counsel - Lending (Column)
Lead, Strategic Operations (Chime)
Product Marketing Manager (Ocrolus)
Executive Business Partner (Block)
Product Operations (Plaid)
Analyst, Operations (Cross River)
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Credit, Data Science
Vice President, Data Engineering (Mastercard)
Director of Analytics (Upstart)
Lead Analytics Manager (Launch Potato)
Sr. Data Scientist (Visa)
Senior Data Analyst (Array)
Data Engineer II (American Express)
Data Scientist, Product (Robinhood)
Data Scientist (Continental Finance Company)
Business Analyst - Card Analytics (First PREMIER Bank)
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Risk, Fraud, Compliance
Vice President, Financial Crimes Compliance Strategy and Governance (Mastercard)
AVP, Consumer Compliance, Fair & Responsible Banking, Fair Lending (Cross River)
Chief Compliance Officer, Money (Robinhood)
Director of Enterprise Risk Management (Upstart)
Risk Program Lead (Lead)
Compliance Specialist (Tower Loan)
Compliance Analyst (Continental Finance Company)
Compliance Associate, FinTech (Launch Potato)
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