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Senior Business Recruiter - Risk & Compliance

San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States

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 were looking to add a Senior Business Recruiter to our team to hire exceptional Compliance, Risk, Audit, and Legal professionals who will help shape Mercurys next stage of growth.

As an early member on a newly formed recruiting team, youll partner directly with leadership and executives across Mercurys 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 companywithout these folks and the work they do, Mercury wouldnt 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.

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.

Here are some things youll do on the job:

• Develop a deep understanding of Mercurys 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 were 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 Mercurys 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

You should:

• 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

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity, and benefits.

Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidates experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $160,900 - $201,100
• US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $144,800 - $181,000
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD $152,000 - $190,000

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began usingCovey Scout for Inbound on January 22, 2024. Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Coveyhere .

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