Mercury is hiring its first Chief Risk Officer to set the vision for risk and build the enterprise program from the ground up. You will define and lead our risk strategy, partnering with the Board and Risk Committee to shape our risk culture and safeguard the platform.

What You'll Do

Set the vision for risk at Mercury — define and lead our enterprise-wide risk strategy and framework.
Safeguard our platform — ensure customer data and technology assets are protected, with clear and regular communication to the Board.
Identify emerging risks, especially those tied to new products, services, and markets, and help teams navigate them.
Make sure our strategies and operations stay in step with laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations.
Design and implement processes to consistently identify, assess, measure, monitor, and report risks across the company.
Partner with business leaders to turn risk topics into actionable insights that guide smart decisions.
Support our audit programs, ensure findings are addressed, and embed improvements into how we work.
Serve as the primary point of communication on risk with the Mercury Board and its Risk Committee.

What We're Looking For

Proven leadership in risk management — built or scaled enterprise risk programs in banking or financial services, ideally at the intersection of traditional finance and fintech innovation.
Breadth and depth across risk disciplines — from credit and market risks to liquidity and operations, can see the connections between them and design frameworks that work in practice.
Navigate the regulatory landscape with confidence — know what regulators expect, comfortable engaging directly with them, and can help Mercury anticipate and adapt to a changing environment.
Communicate clearly and simply — cut through jargon and make risk concepts understandable and actionable to the Board, regulators, engineers, or product teams.
Balance protection with possibility — know how to safeguard the company without slowing it down, and see risk management as a way to unlock innovation.
Lead with curiosity and vision — ambitious about where risk management can go in a modern fintech, and bring curiosity to explore new ideas, new markets, and new ways of serving customers safely.
Inspire and develop others — build strong teams, mentor future leaders, and foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and trust across the company.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $364,000 - $455,000
Equity (stock options/RSUs)

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position open to candidates in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or remotely within the United States.

Mercury is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment 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.