Senior Compliance Risk Manager - Ethics Program Lead

Mercury

About The Position

Mercury is revolutionizing finance for startups by building a complete, user-friendly banking stack. We prioritize creating a secure and seamless experience for entrepreneurs while upholding the highest standards of compliance and safety. We are looking for an Ethics Program Lead to own and scale Mercury’s enterprise Ethics & Conduct program, helping set clear expectations for employee behavior, strengthening escalation and disclosure mechanisms, and reducing conduct risk across the company. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Compliance Governance & Oversight and partner closely with Legal, People, Risk, and business teams. This is a high-impact role with significant autonomy and visibility, ideal for someone who enjoys building programs from the ground up and exercising sound judgment in complex, real-world situations. Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A, Members FDIC.

Requirements

5–8+ years of experience in compliance, risk, ethics, governance, or related roles within fintechs, financial institutions, or other regulated environments
Hands-on experience building or operating ethics, conduct, or governance programs and associated workflows (e.g., conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, ABAC, investigations)
Strong judgment and comfort handling sensitive, ambiguous, or high-stakes situations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams
Ability to independently develop and drive programs forward without dedicated engineering support

Responsibilities

Own and build Mercury’s Ethics & Conduct program:
Design, implement, and scale ethics programs including Conflicts of Interest, Gifts & Entertainment, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption.
Maintain and enhance existing ethics-related programs such as Whistleblowing (Speak-Up) and Insider Trading
Define clear ownership models, escalation paths, and governance structures for ethics-related issue
Create practical, auditable processes:
Build intake, disclosure, review, escalation, and documentation workflows for ethics-related matters
Partner with Legal and the People team on investigations, sensitive employee issues, and remediation
Ensure programs are well-documented, consistently applied, and audit- and exam-ready
Develop employee-facing guidance and training
Translate ethics and conduct expectations into clear, practical guidance for employees
Partner with Compliance Training to design and roll out targeted ethics training and communications
Support annual attestations, certifications, and ongoing reinforcement of ethical expectations