Senior Compliance Risk Manager

Summary

Join Mercury, a revolutionary fintech company, as a Senior Compliance Risk Manager - Governance & Oversight. You will play a vital role in safeguarding Mercury, its customers, and the financial ecosystem by owning and maturing our risk assessment program, risk and control libraries, and regulatory change management processes. This position offers the autonomy to innovate, drive process improvements, and leverage data-driven insights within a dynamic environment. You will be responsible for managing the compliance risk assessment program lifecycle, maintaining compliance risk and control libraries, and defining change management processes. The ideal candidate possesses proven experience in scaling and maturing GRC programs and strong program management skills. Mercury offers a competitive total rewards package including base salary, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

• Proven experience in scaling and maturing GRC programs, including risk assessment, regulatory change management, and risk and control library development
• Strong program management skills, including expertise in regulatory guidance (e.g., FFIEC, OCC/FDIC) and industry best practices for risk assessment programs
• Excellent project management and data analysis skills, with a track record of implementing efficient and effective solutions
• Collaborative mindset with a proven record of building trust and credibility through strong interpersonal skills, communications, and actions

Responsibilities

• Own the compliance risk assessment program, including developing and maturing risk assessment methodology and procedures
• Manage the risk assessment life cycle, including supporting SMEs in identifying key risks, assessing risks and controls, calculating residual risk, identifying areas for improvement, and working with control owners on any necessary remediation plans
• Identify and implement quantitative and qualitative techniques to enhance the compliance risk assessment program
• Analyze complex compliance risk topics and tailor to leadership audiences such as boards of directors, executives, and senior managers
• Own maintenance of the compliance risk and control libraries
• Help identify compliance risk issues to input into the issue management program and provide input to the design of policies, programs, procedures, and other controls
• Own the compliance requirements library, comprised of applicable regulatory requirements and partner bank requirements
• Define and own change management process for changes in regulatory or partner requirements
• Own tooling strategy and execution of your processes

Preferred Qualifications

• You independently define and gain consensus on what quality looks like in your craft
• You independently and proactively find, prioritize, break down, and execute on key projects
• You fully drive the planning, decisions, and implementation of high-impact goals, as reflected in team, cross-functional, and business priorities
• You proactively identify, generate, and implement innovative ideas that drive our products forward

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity (stock options)
• Benefits
• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $153,400 - $180,500
• US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $138,100 - $162,500
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 139,600 - 164,300