Senior Leader, Market & Liquidity Risk

Mercury; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 252,000 - 316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (stock options/RSUs)

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mercury, a fintech company in the San Francisco Bay Area, seeks a Head of Market & Liquidity Risk to lead independent second-line oversight of liquidity, interest-rate, funding, and related balance-sheet risks. This executive role partners with Treasury, Finance, and Data, driving risk visibility and robust challenge to strategies and models.

You will operate across Treasury, Finance, Data, Legal, Compliance, and executive leadership, shaping risk policy and contingency plans in a collaborative

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in liquidity risk, interest-rate risk, or related financial risk areas.
• Experience in an independent second-line risk role at a regulated or fintech company.
• Ability to translate quantitative analysis into actionable risk judgments for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead second-line framework for liquidity, interest-rate, funding, and related market risks.
• Act as primary independent risk partner to Treasury and Finance, challenging strategies and models.
• Develop and maintain risk policies, risk appetite measures, and escalation standards.
• Oversee liquidity monitoring, stress testing, and contingency funding assessments.
• Evaluate risk implications of products, growth, and market developments.
• Collaborate with Model Risk Management, Data, and other risk teams on reporting infrastructure.
• Support external partner oversight, audits, and regulatory examinations.

Skills

Liquidity risk

Independent second-line role

Executive communication

Quantitative analysis

Job description

Mercury, a fintech company in the San Francisco Bay Area, seeks a Head of Market & Liquidity Risk to lead independent second-line oversight of liquidity, interest-rate, funding, and related balance-sheet risks. This executive role partners with Treasury, Finance, and Data, driving risk visibility and robust challenge to strategies and models.

You will operate across Treasury, Finance, Data, Legal, Compliance, and executive leadership, shaping risk policy and contingency plans in a collaborative