Overview
Locations: San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Portland, OR; or Remote within United States
Mercury is seeking a seasoned and strategic compliance leader to serve as Head of Compliance Advisory for our banking products, overseeing a high‑performing team of compliance professionals. The team partners deeply with product, legal, risk, and operations to enable compliant innovation across Mercury's banking offerings. You will shape team priorities, ensure high‑quality execution, and evolve our product governance approach in response to regulatory, partner, and business needs. Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Banking Compliance Advisory team, aligning compliance advisory efforts with Mercury's business goals and product roadmap.
- Provide strategic direction and day‑to‑day oversight for a team responsible for a wide range of compliance advisory functions, including:
- New product advisory: Partner with product and legal to shape and support compliant design and launch of new features and offerings.
- Ad hoc advisory: Act as a trusted compliance resource across the business for nuanced or novel questions.
- Issue advisory and remediation support: Guide product and operations teams in managing compliance incidents and remediating root causes.
- Policy development and refresh: Own and evolve compliance policies in collaboration with subject matter experts and regulatory stakeholders.
- Training content SME: Inform training strategy by contributing compliance expertise to internal enablement efforts.
- Product risk assessment support: Embed compliance perspectives in product risk assessments and launch readiness reviews.
- Regulatory and partner change management: Interpret and operationalize regulatory and partner‑driven requirements and changes.
- Partner management and response: Serve as a compliance representative in partner meetings and responses, supporting relationship health and contractual alignment.
- Marketing reviews: Review and advise on marketing campaigns and materials to ensure regulatory and reputational compliance.
- Strengthen cross‑functional collaboration with product, legal, engineering, and risk teams to deliver responsible innovation at scale.
- Represent Compliance in external conversations with partners and regulators, offering input that balances product opportunity with regulatory clarity.
- Support the execution of Compliance department initiatives, including audit readiness, documentation improvements, and cross‑cutting operational projects.
- Reinforce and grow a culture of compliance across the organization by modeling Mercury's values and championing sound decision‑making.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in a compliance advisory role, ideally within financial institutions, fintech, banking‑as‑a‑service, or consumer finance industries.
- A strong track record of leading and developing compliance teams, preferably in high‑growth environments.
- Deep subject matter expertise in applicable regulations related to banking, consumer protection, financial crimes, and regulatory reporting.
- Proven experience working cross‑functionally with product, engineering, legal, and risk on complex compliance challenges.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to tailor messaging across audiences and drive alignment across stakeholders.
- A pragmatic and solution‑oriented mindset—able to navigate ambiguity and make risk‑based decisions quickly and thoughtfully.
- Experience supporting compliance policy frameworks, regulatory examinations, audits, and partner due diligence processes.
- Passion for innovation in financial services, and a desire to help Mercury redefine how banking can enable businesses.
Compensation and Benefits
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and updated regularly using reliable compensation survey data. New hire offers are based on experience, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
- US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $252,500 - $315,600
- US employees outside of the NYC/LA/Seattle/SF Bay Area: $227,300 - $284,000
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, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
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