Head of Technical Recruiting, Mercury
$219.2-286.6k
+ Equity. Salary dependent on location. Canadian employees (any location): CAD 221,700 - 260,800
Banking services for startups
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Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$219.2-286.6k
+ Equity. Salary dependent on location. Canadian employees (any location): CAD 221,700 - 260,800
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 several years of recruiting management experience leading a high-performing technical recruiting team at a growth stage company
- Have experience managing and developing leads/managers
- Have a highly empathetic, low ego and flexible leadership style
- Have recruiting experience across multiple technical teams (ideally some combination of Engineering, Product, Design and Data Science)
- Have a passion for sourcing and building passive recruiting strategies
- Be genuinely excited by building creative programs and processes that help us scale and uplevel our technical recruiting function
- Have experience establishing metrics, reports and dashboards to support your team’s goals
- Be a trusted advisor to leaders throughout the recruiting process, acting as an effective hiring partner
- Connect and effectively communicate with people of all levels
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have a sense of humor (doesn’t have to be a good one)
What the job involves
- Mercury is changing how startups bank*. Turns out this requires a lot of talented (and highly technical) people, so we are hiring a Head of Technical Recruiting to lead and grow the team that’s finding them
- In this role, you will lead a team of recruiting leads, full-cycle technical recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting coordinators across Engineering, Product, Design and Data Science
- You will partner deeply with our founders and technical leaders across the company to drive key programs and initiatives that enhance Mercury’s efforts to attract, recruit, and retain incredible talent
- Manage, coach, and scale a team of high-performing recruiting leads, recruiters, sourcers, and recruiting coordinators
- Be a trusted partner with senior leaders across Mercury to understand their hiring objectives and develop team recruiting strategies to help them hit their goals
- Lead cross functional projects, reporting, and performance management for the technical recruiting team
- Embed yourself into the orgs that your team supports so you deeply understand their priorities and the business impact of your team’s work
- Become deeply familiar with our current recruiting processes (and even be willing to work on active roles if needed)
- Drive processes to scale hiring efficiency and team operating models
- Originate and build a clear diversity strategy alongside technical leaders
- Leverage data to define success metrics, measure productivity, and inform strategic decision making
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.
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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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