Director of Recruiting, Mercury
$247-334.5k
+ Equity. Salary is partially dependent on location. Canadian salary: 258,500 - 297,500 CAD
Banking services for startups
Job no longer available
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$247-334.5k
+ Equity. Salary is partially dependent on location. Canadian salary: 258,500 - 297,500 CAD
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make scaling tech companies simpler with a personalized banking stack for startups, and power the next generation of companies that will shape the American industry.
Role
Who you are
- At your core, be an amazing recruiter with several years of experience recruiting ideally across multiple functions - tech, business, etc
- Have experience leading multiple functions within a recruiting organization - recruiting, sourcing, operations, coordination, etc
- Have experience developing both managers and ICs
- Have been a part of a high growth company and therefore have experience evolving and revising processes to accommodate that growth
- Be obsessed with building a recruiting function that is known for delivering exceptional results on everything they do
- Genuinely love building an incredible team culture
- Believe that sourcing is a critical part of every recruiter’s role and necessary for finding the best candidates
- Be genuinely excited by building creative programs and processes that help uplevel our entire recruiting function
- Be incredibly curious and love to understand how things work and why they break
- Have experience driving results by utilizing metrics, reports and dashboards
- Be a trusted advisor to leaders across the company
- Connect and effectively communicate with people of all levels
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have a sense of humor (doesn’t have to be a good one)
What the job involves
- In this role, you will report to our VP of People and lead and develop our team of recruiters, sourcers, coordinators, operations and managers to deliver unparalleled results across all aspects of hiring
- You will also drive company-wide processes and initiatives to optimize for the caliber of Mercury’s entire recruiting function. It’s also really important that we have a lot of fun while doing it
- Recruiting Strategy — developing and executing a comprehensive recruiting strategy that aligns with the company's growth plans and objectives
- Org Scaling and Structure — creating systems for great people management and team development at scale (the current team is at 20+)
- Talent and People Management — building a team that develops talent and pushes the bounds of empathetic people management at Mercury while delivering exceptional results
- Talent Assessment — having a true understanding of what great talent looks like and how to identify it through interviews across the company. You should drive initiatives that allow us to identify and attract the best people for any open role at Mercury
- Candidate Experience — driving the company's culture and values throughout the recruiting process, ensuring that candidates have a positive experience
- Hiring Manager Partnership — you should be extremely excited about developing recruiters to be influential and trusted partners to their hiring teams
- Leadership — partnering closely with leaders across the company to drive a culture of excellence within hiring
- Employer Brand — attracting passive talent and establish Mercury’s reputation as a place where top talent wants to work
- Diversity — use data and leadership to build a diversity recruitment strategy with ownership held across the entire company
- Strategy and Data — defining success metrics, measuring productivity, and informing sound decision-making with thoughtful metrics and a data foundation
- Operational Efficiency — building scaled, efficient operations across all functions within recruiting
- Tooling, Processes, and Vendors — building or implementing tools or programs that drive step change differences in recruiting speed and quality
- Product — partnering closely with product teams and driving a culture of product thinking in every layer of our recruiting organization
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Frustrated by the archaic, fee-laden banking services offered to entrepreneurs, the founders of Mercury set out to create a better solution. They envisioned a platform that was dynamic, tech-driven, and free from unnecessary fees.
Mercury delivers on this vision by automating business payment processes, offering FDIC-insured accounts, and providing full API access, empowering entrepreneurs with greater control and efficiency. This approach stands in stark contrast to traditional startup banking, which often burdens young businesses with high fees and limited functionality.
By prioritizing user experience and offering a free service tier, Mercury has attracted over 100,000 businesses and achieved a $1B valuation in 2021. As a rising unicorn in the stagnant world of startup banking, mercury is poised for continued growth, constantly adding new features and expanding its team to further disrupt the industry.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Sep 2019
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $150.9m
Company benefits
- Health, dental, & vision
- 12+ weeks of paid parental leave
- $600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
- Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
- Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401k/RRSP)
- Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
- Annual $1K USD learning & development budget
- Unlimited book budget
- Weekly $100 USD food budget
- Monthly $100 USD wellness budget
- Monthly $50 USD cellphone reimbursement
- Pet-friendly offices with free tea & lunch
Company values
- Think actively: Question processes. Give thoughtful feedback. Find the best way to do something instead of going by how it’s always been done
- Be super helpful: Practice intentionality and accountability. Go above and beyond to solve problems, and do it as a team
- Act with humility: Treat everyone with respect. Leave egos at the door
- Appreciate quality: Work with the best equipment. Avoid cutting corners. Take pride in crafting a lasting product
- Maximize efficiency: Minimize unnecessary meetings and bureaucracy. Work together to get the job done right
- Focus on product: Ask yourself how the product can be better today than it was yesterday
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Jason Zhang
(COO)Studied Biology at Stanford before spending over 4 years at Heyzap in Business Development.
Immad Akhund
(CEO)Graduated from the University of Cambridge, then worked as a Software Developer at Aquila and Bloomberg. Also founded Clickpass and Heyzap, and was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator.
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