People Business Partner - EU / UK

Marqeta Marqeta · Fintech · London, United Kingdom · People Experience

This role serves as the European People Business Partner for Marqeta, supporting operations across the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, and Poland, with a primary focus on the GTM UK team. The role involves building regional cultures, navigating employee situations, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and aligning European teams with global strategy. It requires close partnership with various People Experience functions and aims to accelerate business performance, elevate manager effectiveness, and lead regional people initiatives.

What you'd actually do

  1. Act as the regional People Business Partner - Serve as the primary People Business Partner for EU markets and the GTM UK team, providing guidance across all of Marqeta’s teams in the UK, Gibraltar, Malta, and Poland. This role requires close partnership with the functional People Business Partners to ensure team member decisions align with company and functional people priorities
  2. Accelerate business performance - Coach and consult with leaders of people and employees, aligning Marqeta local people initiatives with business priorities
  3. Drive company-wide alignment and efficiency - Foster seamless cross-functional collaboration across Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, People Business Partners, and People Operations - ensuring cohesive execution of people priorities for the region
  4. Elevate manager effectiveness - Coach managers on day-to-day employee situations, overall employee experience, and ensure people initiatives drive business growth and transformation
  5. Lead regional people initiatives - Provide local expertise and execute initiatives such as performance management

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of progressive People Business Partner experience
  • European employment and cultural nuances
  • at least 2 years working as a People Business Partner at a global company headquartered in the US
  • analytical mindset
  • deep understanding of organisational dynamics
  • act with purpose and accountability
  • align people initiatives to strategic priorities
  • balancing short-term business needs with long-term organisational health
  • keep stakeholders informed
  • manage risk proactively
  • deliver with integrity
  • build strong partnerships rooted in trust, transparency, and shared goals
  • easily navigate global, cross-functional relationships
  • act with urgency and intention
  • comfortable rolling up your sleeves to execute and get the work done

Nice to have

  • Experience in working in a global company headquartered in the US

What the JD emphasized

  • European employment and cultural nuances
  • local regulations
  • local employment laws, regulations, and cultural expectations