Senior Recruiter – Compliance

Mercury

Senior Recruiter managing compliance hiring for fintech company Mercury. Partnering with leadership for full-cycle recruiting in Risk, Compliance, and Legal roles.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $163,000 - $203,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 environment
Be a strong advocate for building inclusive, diverse teams across all levels and Risk and Compliance 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 Mercury’s culture and values
Have the opportunity to lead 0 > 1 recruiting efforts as Mercury expands our business and products, which will require hiring Risk and Compliance 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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, Gem, Ashby, Metaview, or similar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingsourcingnetworkingdata interpretationprocess optimizationcandidate experience designrisk managementcompliance knowledgeregulatory knowledgetalent market analysis

Soft Skills

strategic partnershipinfluencingempathyproblem solvingprioritizationcommunicationownershipteam buildingcultural advocacyunbiased decision making