Senior Manager, Compliance Governance & Strategy

Mercury; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Senior Manager, Compliance Governance to lead the core programs of Mercury's Compliance Management System and oversee regulatory examinations. You will guide risk assessment, policy governance, training, and reporting while maturing these programs for a regulated bank environment.

You will manage a team of compliance professionals, partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Internal Audit, and banking partners, and drive automation to scale governance across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in compliance or risk management at a fintech, bank, or other regulated financial institution, including 3+ years leading teams
• Hands-on experience owning core CMS components, such as compliance risk assessment, policy governance, training, compliance reporting, or issues management
• Experience leading or playing a central role in regulatory examinations, including managing requests, engaging with examiners, and responding to findings
• Broad knowledge of banking regulations, including consumer protection and BSA/AML, sufficient to provide credible challenge with subject matter experts
• Demonstrated ability to present compliance programs to, and persuade, executive leadership, Board committees, banking partners, and regulators
• Pragmatic judgment, with the ability to tell which framework requirements are non-negotiable and which can be tailored to the business
• Strong understanding of 1LOD/2LOD roles and how Compliance should govern, challenge, and partner with the business
• Proficient with AI tools, or eager to get there, to drive efficiency in compliance work
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves, with a high quality bar and a strong sense of ownership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance Governance team: set priorities, raise the bar, and grow capabilities.
• Own the compliance risk assessment, including methodology, execution, and alignment with Mercury's risk framework.
• Own enterprise policy governance: the policy lifecycle, standards, and ownership across Mercury.
• Own enterprise compliance training: a risk-based curriculum that measures effectiveness.
• Oversee compliance issues within Mercury's enterprise issues management program with RM.
• Design and deliver compliance reporting to executives and governance committees with meaningful metrics.
• Support exam and audit readiness for the CMS.
• Provide credible challenge across the business and adjust as needed.
• Use technology and automation to scale governance programs.
• Partner across Compliance and with Risk, Legal, and Internal Audit.

Skills

Compliance governance

Policy governance

Compliance training

Regulatory examinations

Leadership

Risk management

Executive reporting

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Senior Manager, Compliance Governance to lead the core programs of Mercury's Compliance Management System and oversee regulatory examinations. You will guide risk assessment, policy governance, training, and reporting while maturing these programs for a regulated bank environment.

You will manage a team of compliance professionals, partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Internal Audit, and banking partners, and drive automation to scale governance across the organization.