Strategic Finance Lead, Mercury

Risk & Operations

$153.9-213.7k

+ Equity. Salary dependent on location. For Canadian employees (any location): CAD $161,600 - $201,900

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

Banking services for startups

Be an early applicant

Banking services for startups

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BBankingFinancial Services

Be an early applicant

$153.9-213.7k

+ Equity. Salary dependent on location. For Canadian employees (any location): CAD $161,600 - $201,900

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BBankingFinancial Services

Company mission

To make scaling tech companies simpler with a personalized banking stack for startups, and power the next generation of companies that will shape the American industry.

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Company

Role

Who you are

Have 8+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity, or high-growth tech (with deep exposure to strategic finance, FP&A, or bizops)
Have been in positions where you have collaborated with Risk and/or Operational teams (or other teams with significant customer, product / growth, and regulatory dynamics to balance)
Are deeply analytical and fluent in business modeling, financial planning, and interpreting the “so what” of the numbers
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and enjoy designing new frameworks to answer complex questions
Are curious to the core—you don’t stop at surface-level understanding and are eager to dive into how Mercury’s operations actually work
Understand how to see the forest from the trees: You can zoom out to explain why a trend matters at the exec level, while still being in the weeds on workforce models or performance KPIs
Bring a bias toward action and enjoy being a hands-on problem solver—this is not a whiteboard-only strategy job

What the job involves

As the Strategic Finance Lead for Risk & Ops, you’ll be the dedicated finance partner supporting tens of millions in annual spend, advising on organizational design, workforce planning, customer segmentation strategy, and crafting a plan for supporting user and product growth efficiently and in a way that preserves Mercury high quality standards
Be the lead finance partner to Risk and Operations leadership—driving strategic decisions and helping these orgs scale efficiently as they grow
Analyze workforce design: How big should our teams be? How do we balance in-house vs. outsourced labor? What’s the right staffing model to deliver on our SLAs while optimizing cost?
Evaluate customer segmentation: How do we profitably serve small business and personal banking customers in addition to larger startups while maintaining compliance and service standards?
Connect growth to operations: Understand how risk and operations enable our customer acquisition strategy, and build plans that enable us to support growth reliably and efficiently
Work with leadership on future-forward, ambiguous questions about how our Risk and Ops teams should evolve—partnering on big bets and operational improvements

Our take

Frustrated by the archaic, fee-laden banking services offered to entrepreneurs, the founders of Mercury set out to create a better solution. They envisioned a platform that was dynamic, tech-driven, and free from unnecessary fees.

Mercury delivers on this vision by automating business payment processes, offering FDIC-insured accounts, and providing full API access, empowering entrepreneurs with greater control and efficiency. This approach stands in stark contrast to traditional startup banking, which often burdens young businesses with high fees and limited functionality.

By prioritizing user experience and offering a free service tier, Mercury has attracted over 100,000 businesses and achieved a $1B valuation in 2021. As a rising unicorn in the stagnant world of startup banking, mercury is poised for continued growth, constantly adding new features and expanding its team to further disrupt the industry.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

50% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.5)

Trustpilot (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Mar 2025

$300m

SERIES C

Jul 2021

$120m

SERIES B

Total funding: $450.9m

Company benefits

Health, dental, & vision
12+ weeks of paid parental leave
$600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401k/RRSP)
Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
Annual $1K USD learning & development budget
Unlimited book budget
Weekly $100 USD food budget
Monthly $100 USD wellness budget
Monthly $50 USD cellphone reimbursement
Pet-friendly offices with free tea & lunch

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jason Zhang

(COO)

Studied Biology at Stanford before spending over 4 years at Heyzap in Business Development.

Immad Akhund

(CEO)

Graduated from the University of Cambridge, then worked as a Software Developer at Aquila and Bloomberg. Also founded Clickpass and Heyzap, and was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator.

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