Mercury · 1 day ago
Chief Compliance Officer - Broker-Dealer and Registered Investment Advisor
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$270K/yr - $303K/yr
10+ years expMercury is a fintech company focused on transparency and trust within the financial markets. They are seeking a Chief Compliance Officer to lead their Securities Compliance team, overseeing compliance programs and governance structures to ensure regulatory obligations are met while supporting innovation. The role involves managing regulatory inquiries, supervising compliance across investment-related products, and fostering a culture of compliance throughout the organization.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Mature our foundational program to manage all of Mercury’s direct regulatory and license obligations, and continually assess our compliance posture in advance of new licensing needs
Supervise employees working on investment-related product offerings and ensure compliance across regulated securities entities (RIA and Broker-Dealer)
Manage examinations/audits (internal and external) or other regulatory inquiries related to licensed activity, including serving as primary point of contact with regulatory bodies
Work across Compliance and key cross functional teams to ensure direct regulatory requirements are sufficiently addressed through compliance programs, product solutions or new operational builds
Support governance efforts on behalf of Mercury’s Compliance organization including monitoring ongoing compliance and establishing mechanisms for reporting on entity compliance health
Support the Compliance function in defining and achieving departmental initiatives, maintaining product support playbooks and best practices, developing and documenting scalable solutions, and liaising with external parties
Contribute to building a strong culture of compliance across Mercury’s teams
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience working in securities compliance role, ideally at a financial technology company, brokerage, or asset manager
FINRA Series 24 license; additional licenses helpful but not required
Extensive experience with FINRA and SEC regulations on RIAs (Registered Investment Advisor) and BDs (Broker-Dealer)
Experience building regulatory functions from the ground up
Comfort in driving strategy and planning for the function autonomously
Exposure to executive-level stakeholders, including experience reporting to leadership on the status of compliance programs and regulatory relationships
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Company
Mercury
Mercury provides online banking solutions for startups and technology-focused businesses.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$452.21MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalCoatueCRV
2025-12-25Series C
2025-03-26Series C· $300M
2025-03-26Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Immad Akhund
CEO & Founder
Jason Zhang
COO, Co-Founder
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