Director of Data, Mercury

$325.2-382.6k

Canadian employees (any location): $295,200 - $348,200 CAD. Plus equity

Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

Banking services for startups

Job no longer available

Banking services for startups

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BBankingFinancial Services

Job no longer available

$325.2-382.6k

Canadian employees (any location): $295,200 - $348,200 CAD. Plus equity

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.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Have 10+ years of experience, including 4+ years managing a team of data science or data engineering managers
Be able to partner with business leaders, GMs, and Executives to ensure that they and their teams have the tools, reporting, and support to consistently make the best data-informed decisions. Proactively provide advanced analytics and insights to leaders that they may not be seeing
Be opinionated on the ways to most effectively use data to make decisions
Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with data science, machine learning, statistics, financial calculations, and experimentation for commercial applications
Create an inspiring and empowered work environment for data scientists and data engineers to thrive, including defining clear career paths and identifying individual growth opportunities
Have experience working with People, Legal, Compliance, and Privacy teams to ensure that we are enforcing best practices and compliant standards for data privacy and security

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Director of Data who can help us use our relational databases to drive Mercury’s success
In this role, you’ll be responsible for a team of 15+ data scientists and data engineers embedded across product teams and will be a critical role to inform how we invest in and build Mercury’s future
You’ll be early to building a data-informed culture across Mercury so that we can all determine what's happening, react quickly, and invest intelligently
Build, manage, and develop a team of 15+ data scientists across Growth, Risk, Core Product and business expansion to help Mercury make better decisions informed by data
Influence data analytics and data engineering culture and rigor across different levels, from executives to individual product and operations teams. This will range from product analytics for our core products, to advanced statistical methods for risk and credit underwriting
Guide the strategy, architecture, and tooling of Mercury’s data infrastructure to enable the entire company to use data effectively

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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