Senior Recruiter, Mercury
Risk & Compliance
CA$153.8-180.9k
Salary for US candidates, dependent on location, $152,100 - $198,800 + Equity
Banking services for startups
Job no longer available
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
CA$153.8-180.9k
Salary for US candidates, dependent on location, $152,100 - $198,800 + 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 a bachelor’s degree or something you feel is equivalent
- Have 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
- Have deep experience recruiting for niche business roles, ideally within Risk & Compliance
- Have experience influencing and partnering with multiple executive stakeholders
- 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
- Have experience with tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Covey, Gem or similar
- Keep track of what you’re working on even when you’re working on a hundred different things
- Use creativity while working within difficult constraints
What the job involves
- As the main hiring partner to several key leaders across the business, you’ll own the recruiting funnel for a big part of the company and have a huge impact on scaling Mercury. You will tackle niche, complex searches by employing strategic and innovative sourcing techniques
- Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s values, brand, and product
- Work closely with managers and interviewers to build high-performing, diverse teams
- Make a friendly first impression on candidates and (no pressure) act as the living embodiment of our cultural values
- Enjoy a high level of autonomy while running a recruiting pipeline end to end, with an emphasis on engaging passive candidates
- Identify and engage top talent and provide them an exceptional experience throughout the entire recruiting funnel
- Guide hiring managers and interviewers towards unbiased decisions on candidates
- Stay up to date on company priorities and updates
- Monitor pipeline performance and share metrics with other team members
- Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Experiment with new recruiting channels and analyze their effectiveness
- Actively think of ways to improve and scale recruiting processes
- Welcome new hires and act as a super helpful sage on all things Mercury as they onboard
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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