Senior Brand Designer, Mercury

Expressive UI

$151-188.7k

For Canadian employees (any location), the range is 142,700 - 178,300 CAD. + Equity for all

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

Banking services for startups and small businesses

Be an early applicant

Banking services for startups and small businesses

1001+ employees

FintechB2BBankingFinancial Services

Be an early applicant

$151-188.7k

For Canadian employees (any location), the range is 142,700 - 178,300 CAD. + Equity for all

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ 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.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7+ years of experience in brand design, art direction, or visual communication, with meaningful experience owning websites or digital brand platforms
A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual range, systems thinking, and high-quality execution across web experiences
Deep experience designing, evolving, and maintaining marketing or content-driven websites
A strong point of view on brand, typography, layout, motion, and interaction for the web
Comfort working iteratively and incorporating feedback from cross-functional partners
Experience defining motion principles or lightweight animation systems for web experiences
Proven ability to collaborate closely with engineers and design within front-end constraints
Strong communication skills and experience presenting, workshopping, and advocating for creative ideas

What the job involves

We’re looking for a designer to help shape how Mercury shows up visually, emotionally, and creatively across our product and website
Someone who thrives in a highly collaborative environment where the best ideas drive progress, not the most powerful voices in the room
Own and evolve Mercury’s website, ensuring the brand shows up with clarity, consistency, and craft across all pages and launches
Shape visual design, motion, and interaction across mercury.com to bring Mercury’s brand to life through storytelling and experience
Elevate brand expression through opinionated visual design and reusable web-focused asset libraries
Lead with an AI-first mindset in web design and production workflows
Partner closely with marketing, content, product, and engineering to take concepts from idea to polished production
Help define and maintain design systems, frameworks, and documentation that enable scale and consistency
Contribute to high-level creative and brand strategy discussions with cross-functional and executive partners
Give and solicit feedback to raise the bar for quality, craft, and clarity across the design team

Application process

Include a deck or portfolio of your best work with your application. If a password is required, be sure to add it in your application or on your resume

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 200,000 businesses and achieved a $3.5B valuation as of 2025. As a rising unicorn in the stagnant world of startup banking, mercury is backed by substantial funding and 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 (4.1)

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)
Annual $1K learning & development budget
Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
Weekly $100 food budget
Monthly $100 wellness budget
Monthly $50 cellphone reimbursement
Pet-friendly offices with free tea and beverages, plus lunch and snacks
Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401K/RRSP)
Inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jason Zhang

(Co-Founder & COO)

Jason graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology before spending over 4 years at Heyzap in Business Development.

Immad Akhund

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Immad graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Masters in Computer Science. He then worked as a Software Developer at Aquila and Bloomberg. He also founded Clickpass and Heyzap, and was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator.

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