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As Mercury’s first Chief Risk Officer, you’ll set the vision for risk at Mercury. You’ll build and lead the program that measures, monitors, and manages credit, market, financial, and operational risks across the company. You’ll partner with our Board and Risk Committee to define Mercury’s risk culture, appetite, and limits—and make sure the way we operate every day stays aligned with those standards.
Job Responsibility:
Set the vision for risk at Mercury — define and lead our enterprise-wide risk strategy and framework
Safeguard our platform — ensure customer data and technology assets are protected, with clear and regular communication to the Board
Look around corners — identify emerging risks, especially those tied to new products, services, and markets, and help teams navigate them
Keep us aligned — make sure our strategies and operations stay in step with laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations
Build systems that scale — design and implement processes to consistently identify, assess, measure, monitor, and report risks across the company
Translate complexity into clarity — partner with business leaders to turn risk topics into actionable insights that guide smart decisions
Strengthen accountability — support our audit programs, ensure findings are addressed, and embed improvements into how we work
Represent risk at the highest level — serve as the primary point of communication on risk with the Mercury Board and its Risk Committee
Requirements:
Proven leadership in risk management
Built or scaled enterprise risk programs in banking or financial services, ideally at the intersection of traditional finance and fintech innovation
Breadth and depth across risk disciplines (credit, market, liquidity, operations)
Ability to navigate the regulatory landscape with confidence