Business Risk Officer

The role

The Business Risk Officer will help scale how Mercury builds products. You will partner with Product, Operations, Compliance, and other teams to ensure products are delivered safely and manage non-financial risk management programs.

What you will do

• Identify potential blind spots in processes and controls and suggest improvements
• Facilitate pre-launch and new activity initiatives and reviews
• Facilitate execution of risk self assessments within non-financial risk frameworks
• Manage events, incidents, issues, and remediations
• Develop and enhance KPIs/KRIs to mitigate risk
• Coordinate interactions between Product and Operations teams for audits and exams
• Partner with stakeholders across Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Finance
• Design and deliver enterprise/firm-wide trainings

Required qualifications

• 5 - 7+ years of experience in a banking, fintech, or other financial services firms in a product/business, business risks and/or controls, operational risk, or other similar roles
• Track record of balancing risk, compliance, and customer experience in cross-functional settings
• Excellent communication skills to simplify complex business, reg and/or risk concepts
• Familiarity with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) practices and non-financial risk frameworks
• Curious, growth-oriented, and motivated to work on risk and controls at all lifecycle stages
• Collaborative, problem-solving mindset
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• High quality bar and strong sense of ownership
• Proficient with AI tools, or eager to get there

Nice to have

• Exposure to product or technology development lifecycles

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity (stock options/RSUs)
• Benefits

About the company

Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. They work to create a safe banking experience for entrepreneurs, business owners, or individuals.