Mercury
Fintech
SeniorRecruiter-Compliance
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“Senior Recruiter - Compliance at Mercury. Skills: Full-cycle recruiting, Compliance recruiting, Risk recruiting, Audit recruiting, Legal recruiting. Develop understanding of Mercury's values. Develop understanding of Mercury's brand”
Industry & Context.
Creative problem solving; Working within constraints; Prioritize work; Optimize workflow
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years full-cycle recruiting, 7+ years talent/people/HR experience, Recruiting for Risk, Compliance, Audit, or Legal teams, Experience influencing senior-level stakeholders, Experience partnering with executive-level stakeholders, Sourcing and networking skills, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience recruiting for niche business roles, Experience recruiting for mid-level ICs, Experience recruiting for senior-level leadership, Experience recruiting for Risk, Compliance, Audit, or Legal teams, Experience partnering with senior-level stakeholders, Experience partnering with Executive-level stakeholders, Experience as a trusted hiring partner, Experience as a strategic advisor, Ability to engage talent proactively, Experience with confidential searches, Experience optimizing workflow through automation, Experience with recruiting tools
What You'll Do.
Develop understanding of Mercury's values
Develop understanding of Mercury's brand
Develop understanding of Mercury's products
Develop understanding of Mercury's business model
Partner with hiring managers
Partner with interviewers
Design interview panels
Network within the industry
Position Mercury as fintech leader
Shape recruiting team success
Hold high culture bar
Attract best-in-class talent
Retain best-in-class talent
Serve as strategic partner to GRC teams
Stay abreast of fintech trends
Stay abreast of banking trends
Stay abreast of talent market
Build understanding of U.S. banking regulatory environment
Build understanding of financial regulatory environment
Advocate for inclusive teams
Advocate for diverse teams
Guide hiring teams towards unbiased decisions
Deliver exceptional candidate experience
Lead 0 > 1 recruiting efforts
Hire Risk professionals
Hire Compliance professionals
Hire professionals with niche skill sets
Hire professionals with regulatory knowledge
Interpret data into insights
Make business recommendations
Drive performance improvements
Enhance recruiting process
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with leadership; Partner with executives; Partner with hiring managers; Partner with interviewers; Partner with GRC teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Clarity; Precision
Full Job Description
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 we’re looking to add a Senior Recruiter to our team to hire exceptional Compliance, Risk, Audit, and Legal professionals who will help shape Mercury’s next stage of growth. As an early member on a newly formed recruiting team, you’ll partner directly with leadership and executives across Mercury’s GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) 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 company—without these folks and the work they do, Mercury wouldn’t 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 fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. Here are some things you’ll do on the job: Develop a deep understanding of Mercury’s 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 Risk and Compliance space Shape what success looks like on a newly formed recruiting team, and hold a high culture and hiring bar to ensure we’re able to attract and retain best-in-class Risk and Compliance 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 envi
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