Senior Engineering Manager, Custody & Ledger Systems

Mercury; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 239,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Custody team, overseeing core systems like ledgers, security master service, and reconciliation. You will build and scale a highly capable team, align technical strategy with regulatory requirements, and partner with product, operations, and compliance to deliver reliable, auditable workflows.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years managing technical teams and direct custody systems experience at scale in a broker-dealer context, with a

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing highly technical teams.
• Direct experience building or operating custody systems at scale (RIA/broker-dealer).
• Experience with compliance and operations collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and develop a team of senior engineers.
• Own the team's technical strategy and roadmap.
• Guide design of custody systems: ledgers, security master, reconciliation.
• Partner with product, ops, and compliance to translate requirements.
• Collaborate with Product and Partnerships on integrations and roadmaps.
• Maintain high bar for reliability and incident response.

Skills

Technical team leadership

Custody systems experience

Regulatory/compliance collaboration

Tools

Ledgers experience

Security master service

Reconciliation workflows

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Custody team, overseeing core systems like ledgers, security master service, and reconciliation. You will build and scale a highly capable team, align technical strategy with regulatory requirements, and partner with product, operations, and compliance to deliver reliable, auditable workflows.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years managing technical teams and direct custody systems experience at scale in a broker-dealer context, with a