# Senior Manager - Compliance Governance at Mercury

- Company: Mercury
- What the company does: Everything you do with money. All in one place. Apply in 10 minutes for business banking that transforms how you operate. Backed by Sequoia, a16z and 500 Global.
- Company website: https://mercury.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mercury/jobs/6218803004?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mercury-senior-manager-compliance-governance/

## About the role

We're hiring a Senior Manager, Compliance Governance to lead the core programs of Mercury's Compliance Management System: compliance risk assessment, enterprise policy governance, enterprise compliance training, and compliance reporting, along with oversight of compliance issues. This leader will mature these programs to meet the expectations of a regulated bank and lead them through regulatory examinations. Mercury has obtained a provisional national bank charter and is currently building towards final approval. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 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

Tags: Compliance

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mercury-senior-manager-compliance-governance/