Senior Business Recruiter, Mercury
Risk & Compliance
$144.8-201.1k
Actual salary range is dependent on location. Canadian employees (any location): CAD $152,000 - $190,000. Offers equity
Banking services for startups
Posted today
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$144.8-201.1k
Actual salary range is dependent on location. Canadian employees (any location): CAD $152,000 - $190,000. Offers equity
501-1000 employees
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.
Role
Who you are
- Have 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; 7+ years of experience overall in a talent, people, or HR-equivalent function
- Have deep experience recruiting for niche business roles across mid-level ICs to senior-level leadership, ideally for Risk, Compliance, Audit, or Legal teams
- Have experience influencing and partnering with senior-level and Executive-level stakeholders and hiring managers, and be a trusted hiring partner and strategic advisor to their teams
- Have strong sourcing and networking skills, with the ability to engage the appropriate talent proactively for longer-term hiring needs and/or when working on confidential searches
- Enjoy building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams, and lead with deep empathy, kindness, and care for the work you do
- Enjoy creative problem solving and working within difficult constraints, having the ability to effectively prioritize your work against business demands, and optimize your workflow through automation and improvements to process
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills that demonstrate clarity and precision
- Have a strong sense of urgency and ownership for the work you do, and be willing to help support hiring efforts across other areas of the business, as needed
- Have experience working with recruiting tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Covey, Ashby, Metaview, or similar
What the job involves
- Mercury is revolutionizing finance for startups by building a complete, user-friendly banking* stack
- It turns out, this requires a lot of talented people, so we’re looking to add a Senior Business Recruiter to our team to hire exceptional Compliance, Risk, Audit, and Legal professionals who will help shape Mercury’s next stage of growth
- As an early member on a newly formed recruiting team, you’ll partner directly with leadership and executives across Mercury’s GRC teams, and have the opportunity to run full-cycle recruiting efforts for an area of the business that is both foundational and existential to the viability of the company—without these folks and the work they do, Mercury wouldn’t exist, nor scale
- You will tackle niche, complex searches by employing strategic and innovative sourcing and networking techniques, staying abreast of talent and market trends across the broader banking, financial services, and fintech industries, and serve as an embedded partner to these teams
- Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s values, brand, products, and business model
- Work closely with hiring managers and interviewers to design interview panels, proactively network within the industry, source strong candidates who meet the needs of the business, and close candidates by positioning Mercury as an innovative fintech leader in the GRC space
- Shape what success looks like on a newly formed recruiting team, and hold a high culture and hiring bar to ensure we’re able to attract and retain best-in-class GRC talent
- Position yourself as a true strategic partner to the GRC teams by keeping abreast of fintech and banking industry trends and talent market, and building a deep understanding of the U.S. banking and financial regulatory environment
- Be a strong advocate for building inclusive, diverse teams across all levels and GRC skill sets, and guide hiring teams towards unbiased hiring decisions
- Identify and engage top talent through both passive and active channels, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience as an embodiment of Mercury’s culture and values
- Have the opportunity to lead 0 > 1 recruiting efforts as Mercury expands our business and products, which will require hiring GRC professionals with niche skill sets and regulatory knowledge
- Be comfortable working with data and interpreting the story it tells into actionable insights, business recommendations, performance improvements, and recruiting process enhancements
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
50% employee growth in 12 months
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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