Recruiter, Mercury
CS & Risk Operations
$105.5-137.9k
Salary is partially dependent on applicant’s location. Canadian employees (any location): 106,700 - 125,500 (CAD)
Banking services for startups
Open for applications
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$105.5-137.9k
Salary is partially dependent on applicant’s location. Canadian employees (any location): 106,700 - 125,500 (CAD)
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 a bachelor’s degree or something you feel is equivalent
- Have 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, from sourcing to closing
- Have recruited for similar roles in the past
- Experience running full cycle recruiting on high volume or evergreen roles is a huge plus, but not required
- Be excited to learn new areas of the business, partner with different hiring managers, and be willing to take on new roles as they come up
- See yourself as an expert sourcer and enjoy seeking out passive talent
- Have an almost psychic level of empathy and intuition
- Communicate with clarity, thought, and precision
- Enjoy building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams
- Think about how to automate as much of your job as possible, and have a bias towards action
- Keep track of what you’re working on, even when you’re working on a hundred different things
- Genuinely love recruiting and all that comes with it!
What the job involves
- As a CS & Risk Ops Recruiter on the Scaling Recruiting Team, you will support hiring for roles across our “Scaling” Organizations, including Customer Support, Risk, and Operations. Our Scaling orgs keep Mercury running smoothly and grow with the business, with evergreen and higher volume roles across multiple teams
- You’ll partner closely with a variety of teams and hiring managers, hiring top notch talent, and improving our processes as we continue to scale
- Run a full cycle recruiting pipeline end to end across various teams and roles within the Risk and Customer Support orgs
- Source passive candidates, conduct phone screens, keep candidates updated and moving quickly throughout the process, extending offers, and offer negotiations
- Work closely with managers and interviewers to build high-performing, diverse teams
- Make a warm and genuine first impression on candidates and (no pressure) act as the living embodiment of our cultural values
- Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s values, brand, and product
- Be a strategic partner to hiring managers and interviewers, and guide them to make the best decisions on candidates
- Monitor pipeline performance and make data driven decisions
- Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Actively think of ways to improve and scale recruiting processes
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
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Sep 2019
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $150.9m
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 values
- Think actively: Question processes. Give thoughtful feedback. Find the best way to do something instead of going by how it’s always been done
- Be super helpful: Practice intentionality and accountability. Go above and beyond to solve problems, and do it as a team
- Act with humility: Treat everyone with respect. Leave egos at the door
- Appreciate quality: Work with the best equipment. Avoid cutting corners. Take pride in crafting a lasting product
- Maximize efficiency: Minimize unnecessary meetings and bureaucracy. Work together to get the job done right
- Focus on product: Ask yourself how the product can be better today than it was yesterday
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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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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