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Senior Recruiter - Executive and Leadership
Mercury · San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States · back to the listing
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What this role officially is
recruitment consultant — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Recruitment consultants provide the suitable candidates to employers according to the specific job profile requested. They perform testing and interviewing with job seekers, shortlist few candidates to present to the employers and match candidates to appropriate jobs. Recruitment consultants maintain relationships with employers to offer their services on a more long-term basis.
Also known as: job placement consultant, recruiting process consultant, employment agent, recruitment officer, employee recruiter, job placement officer
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- 17 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
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At Bell Labs, Mervin Kelly built long shared hallways so chemists, physicists, and engineers would pass each other on the way to lunch. Some of the lab's best work started that way. Hiring leaders works the same: the person you need next year is often someone you met long before the role opened.
Mercury builds banking* and financial software for startups and growing businesses. The leaders we hire decide how that software gets built, sold, and kept safe. We're hiring a Senior Recruiter to help find them.
You'll join our small executive recruiting team, partnering with our founders and execs on Director to C-suite hiring. Most of your searches will be Director and VP roles, with a tilt toward Engineering, Product, Design, and Data. You'll also get to know strong leaders before we have a role for them, and jump into hiring sprints when the business needs it.
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
Here are some things you'll do on the job:
• Run full-cycle Director and VP searches, with a focus on Engineering, Product, Design, and Data leadership
• Break each role down with the hiring manager (what the team needs to build or fix, and who has done it before), then turn that into a market map and target list
• Talk scope, team, and tradeoffs with senior candidates, and represent Mercury's leadership when they can't be in the room
• Use market data to advise hiring managers, push back when a spec won't find anyone, and catch a stalled search early
• Host executive talent events and build a network of leaders for roles we expect to open in the next 12 to 24 months
• Step into hiring sprints and other high-priority searches across Mercury
• Give senior candidates an experience they remember, from first note to offer
You should have:
• 5+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting across a range of functions at a growing company
• Experience running Director+ searches, and an interest in making them most of your work
• A track record as a trusted advisor to senior hiring managers, ideally CTOs, VPs of Engineering, or product leaders
• Relationships with senior people that you built well before you needed them
• Clear, precise writing and communication skills
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Metaview, or similar tools
Experience that's a strong plus:
• Technical leadership hiring in Engineering, Product, Data, or Security
• Recruiting at a fintech or other regulated tech company
• Running events, dinners, or communities for senior talent
• Time at a retained search firm before moving in-house
Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
#LI-DNI
Total Rewards
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area:
$163,000—$203,800 USD
US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area:
$146,700—$183,400 USD
Canadian employees (any location):
$154,100—$192,600 CAD
Mercury builds banking* and financial software for startups and growing businesses. The leaders we hire decide how that software gets built, sold, and kept safe. We're hiring a Senior Recruiter to help find them.
You'll join our small executive recruiting team, partnering with our founders and execs on Director to C-suite hiring. Most of your searches will be Director and VP roles, with a tilt toward Engineering, Product, Design, and Data. You'll also get to know strong leaders before we have a role for them, and jump into hiring sprints when the business needs it.
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
Here are some things you'll do on the job:
• Run full-cycle Director and VP searches, with a focus on Engineering, Product, Design, and Data leadership
• Break each role down with the hiring manager (what the team needs to build or fix, and who has done it before), then turn that into a market map and target list
• Talk scope, team, and tradeoffs with senior candidates, and represent Mercury's leadership when they can't be in the room
• Use market data to advise hiring managers, push back when a spec won't find anyone, and catch a stalled search early
• Host executive talent events and build a network of leaders for roles we expect to open in the next 12 to 24 months
• Step into hiring sprints and other high-priority searches across Mercury
• Give senior candidates an experience they remember, from first note to offer
You should have:
• 5+ years of full-cycle, in-house recruiting across a range of functions at a growing company
• Experience running Director+ searches, and an interest in making them most of your work
• A track record as a trusted advisor to senior hiring managers, ideally CTOs, VPs of Engineering, or product leaders
• Relationships with senior people that you built well before you needed them
• Clear, precise writing and communication skills
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Gem, Metaview, or similar tools
Experience that's a strong plus:
• Technical leadership hiring in Engineering, Product, Data, or Security
• Recruiting at a fintech or other regulated tech company
• Running events, dinners, or communities for senior talent
• Time at a retained search firm before moving in-house
Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
#LI-DNI
Total Rewards
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area:
$163,000—$203,800 USD
US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area:
$146,700—$183,400 USD
Canadian employees (any location):
$154,100—$192,600 CAD