Mercury is looking for a Senior Recruiter to hire exceptional Executive talent (Director to C-suite) that will shape our next stage of growth. As an early member of a newly formed recruiting team, you will tackle niche, complex searches using strategic sourcing and serve as an embedded partner to Mercury's founders, board, and executive hiring managers.

What You'll Do

Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s values, brand, products, and business model.
Work closely with Mercury’s founders and executive-level hiring managers to design interview panels, proactively network, source strong candidates, and close candidates by positioning Mercury as an innovative fintech leader.
Shape what success looks like on a newly formed recruiting team and hold a high culture and hiring bar to attract and retain best-in-class Executive talent.
Position yourself as a true strategic partner to Mercury’s leadership 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 Executive leadership levels 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.
Lead 0 > 1 recruiting efforts as Mercury expands our business and products, which will require hiring Executives with niche skill sets and/or regulatory knowledge.
Work with data and interpret the story it tells into actionable insights, business recommendations, performance improvements, and recruiting process enhancements.

What We're Looking For

3+ years of full-cycle Executive recruiting experience.
7+ years of experience overall in a talent, people, or HR-equivalent function.
Deep experience recruiting for Director to C-Suite Executive talent, ideally in a high-growth, rapidly changing business environment.
Experience influencing and partnering with founders and/or Executive-level stakeholders and hiring managers.
Strong sourcing, research, and networking skills, with the ability to engage talent proactively for longer-term hiring needs and/or confidential searches.
Experience partnering with Board members, investor talent agencies, external executive search firms, and leveraging relevant industry network ecosystems.
Experience partnering with broader People functions, such as HRBP and Compensation.
Enjoy building diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams, and lead with deep empathy, kindness, and care.
Enjoy creative problem solving and working within difficult constraints, with the ability to effectively prioritize work against business demands.
Strong written and verbal communication skills that demonstrate clarity and precision.
Strong sense of urgency and ownership for the work you do, and willingness to help support hiring efforts across other areas of the business.
Experience working with recruiting tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Covey, Ashby, Metaview, or similar.

Team & Environment

You will be an early member on a newly formed recruiting team.

Benefits & Compensation

US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $163,000 - $203,800
US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $146,700 - $183,400
Equity is included in the total rewards package.

Work Mode

This role is open to employees located in the United States.

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.