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Mercury · 4 hours ago

Senior Manager - Engineering Operations

Mercury is a fintech company that builds products to help startups manage their finances. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Engineering Operations to drive strategic initiatives, enhance operational excellence, and partner with leadership to improve processes and systems within the engineering team.

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Responsibilities

Drive the planning and execution of strategic initiatives across Engineering—which may cover hiring, onboarding, metrics, budgeting, and tooling—working closely with leadership to turn ideas into scalable systems
Design and execute programs to enable and expand AI adoption for coding assistance and in-product features
Partner with our Strategic Operations team to improve core processes like planning cycles and incident management to help Engineering execute effectively and adapt with scale
Act as orchestrator and glue for department-wide initiatives such as tech debt paydown projects, architectural investments, or improvements to the hiring process
Overall: build an environment of operational excellence—using data, context, and collaboration to raise the bar for how we work
Coordinate an org-wide technical infrastructure upgrade
Incorporate AI-related skills in our leveling guide
Identify an efficient path to consistent project reporting while preserving team autonomy

Qualification

Engineering OperationsTechnical Program ManagementSoftware EngineeringData AnalysisSystems ThinkingFintech ExperienceCommunication SkillsLeadershipCollaborationProject Management

Required

6+ years of experience in Engineering Operations, Technical Program Management, Engineering Chief of Staff, or adjacent leadership positions in a fast-paced tech company
A background in software engineering, with demonstrated success in shaping Engineering-wide or company-wide strategy through operational leadership
Experience managing complex engineering programs and initiatives at scale, and measuring impact through data
Experience bringing structure to ambiguity, managing through influence, and enabling senior ICs and managers to do their best work
Thoughtful systems thinking—you're able to take a holistic view of the situation or engage with the details, depending on the need of the hour
Communicate clearly and with care, whether facilitating a leadership offsite, drafting an all-hands update, or aligning multiple teams around shared goals

Preferred

Have navigated fintech, banking, or other regulated, security-sensitive environments

Benefits

Base salary
Equity (stock options)
Benefits

Company

Mercury provides online banking solutions for startups and technology-focused businesses.

H1B Sponsorship

Mercury has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (14)
2024 (6)
2023 (8)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$452.21M
Key Investors
Sequoia CapitalCoatueCRV
2025-12-25Series C
2025-03-26Series C· $300M
2025-03-26Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Immad Akhund
CEO & Founder
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Jason Zhang
COO, Co-Founder
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