Senior Recruiter - G&A
At Mercury, we believe building a great company starts with the people who power it. Our G&A teams, including People, Strategic Operations, and Banking Operations, play a critical role in enabling our growth and ensuring we operate with rigor, clarity, and care. As we continue to scale, the strength of these teams directly shapes how we build.
We are looking for a Senior Recruiter to support hiring across key G&A functions. In this role, you will partner closely with leaders across several departments to translate business priorities into thoughtful, high impact hiring strategies.
This role is critical to Mercury’s continued growth. You will influence senior, opinionated stakeholders, design hiring strategies for complex and often specialized roles, and help strengthen how recruiting operates as we scale. While this role does not involve direct people management, you will operate as a leader on the recruiting team by mentoring others and setting the bar for excellence.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, moves with urgency, and brings a no task too small mindset to building durable systems from the ground up.
What you will do:
Serve as a trusted hiring partner to leaders across People, Strategic Operations, and Banking* Operations, advising on role scoping, hiring strategy, and execution
Own full cycle recruiting for a portfolio of G&A roles, from sourcing through close, including niche operational, analytical, and program driven positions
Influence and align senior stakeholders through data, sound judgment, and clear communication
Design thoughtful sourcing strategies for specialized or hard to fill roles in operationally rigorous environments
Maintain high standards in structured interviewing and candidate evaluation to ensure hiring quality and consistency
Mentor members of the recruiting team, share best practices, and help manage complex pipelines
Continuously improve recruiting efficiency by refining processes, tools, and candidate experience without compromising quality
Represent Mercury to top tier candidates, clearly articulating our mission, culture, and the opportunity to build foundational teams during a period of scale
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
What you will need:
Significant experience recruiting for G&A functions such as People, Operations, Strategy, Finance, Risk, Compliance, or similar business teams in high growth environments
Deep expertise in full cycle recruiting, including creative sourcing and closing complex offers
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence through trust, transparency, and insight
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists yet
A hands on, self starter mindset with a willingness to do whatever the moment requires
Clear, thoughtful, and precise communication skills
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
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
Canadian employees in any location: CAD 154,100 - 192,600
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. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on January 22, 2024. [Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey for more information.]
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Senior Recruiter - G&A
At Mercury, we believe building a great company starts with the people who power it. Our G&A teams, including People, Strategic Operations, and Banking Operations, play a critical role in enabling our growth and ensuring we operate with rigor, clarity, and care. As we continue to scale, the strength of these teams directly shapes how we build.
We are looking for a Senior Recruiter to support hiring across key G&A functions. In this role, you will partner closely with leaders across several departments to translate business priorities into thoughtful, high impact hiring strategies.
This role is critical to Mercury’s continued growth. You will influence senior, opinionated stakeholders, design hiring strategies for complex and often specialized roles, and help strengthen how recruiting operates as we scale. While this role does not involve direct people management, you will operate as a leader on the recruiting team by mentoring others and setting the bar for excellence.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, moves with urgency, and brings a no task too small mindset to building durable systems from the ground up.
What you will do:
Serve as a trusted hiring partner to leaders across People, Strategic Operations, and Banking* Operations, advising on role scoping, hiring strategy, and execution
Own full cycle recruiting for a portfolio of G&A roles, from sourcing through close, including niche operational, analytical, and program driven positions
Influence and align senior stakeholders through data, sound judgment, and clear communication
Design thoughtful sourcing strategies for specialized or hard to fill roles in operationally rigorous environments
Maintain high standards in structured interviewing and candidate evaluation to ensure hiring quality and consistency
Mentor members of the recruiting team, share best practices, and help manage complex pipelines
Continuously improve recruiting efficiency by refining processes, tools, and candidate experience without compromising quality
Represent Mercury to top tier candidates, clearly articulating our mission, culture, and the opportunity to build foundational teams during a period of scale
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
What you will need:
Significant experience recruiting for G&A functions such as People, Operations, Strategy, Finance, Risk, Compliance, or similar business teams in high growth environments
Deep expertise in full cycle recruiting, including creative sourcing and closing complex offers
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence through trust, transparency, and insight
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists yet
A hands on, self starter mindset with a willingness to do whatever the moment requires
Clear, thoughtful, and precise communication skills
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
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
Canadian employees in any location: CAD 154,100 - 192,600
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. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on January 22, 2024. [Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey for more information.]
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