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Mercury

Business Risk Officer

Mercury

. Identify potential blind spots in processes and controls and suggest commercial improvements or enhancements .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $146,000 - $203,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in risk management, compliance, and operational controls within financial services, with a strong focus on stakeholder collaboration and effective communication of complex concepts. Proficient in developing KPIs and KRIs for risk mitigation and facilitating audits and assessments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Risk ManagementGovernance, Risk And Compliance (GRC)Stakeholder ManagementOperational RiskCommunication Skills

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Hard Skills
Risk AssessmentKPI DevelopmentKRI DevelopmentAudit CoordinationProcess Improvement
Soft Skills
Collaborative MindsetProblem-SolvingInfluencing SkillsOwnershipCuriosity
Tools & Technologies
AI Tools
Industry Keywords
BankingFintechFinancial ServicesNon-Financial Risk FrameworksProduct Development Lifecycle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Identify potential blind spots in processes and controls and suggest commercial improvements or enhancements
  • Facilitate pre-launch and new activity initiatives and reviews, track items to closure, and escalate when necessary
  • Facilitate risk self-assessments and similar exercises within non-financial risk frameworks
  • Manage events, incidents, issues, and remediations through to completion in line with relevant company frameworks
  • Develop and iteratively enhance KPIs and KRIs for risk mitigation
  • Coordinate Product and Operations responses to internal and external audits, exams, and similar reviews
  • Partner with Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders
  • Help design and provide feedback on enterprise-wide training and deliver training as needed
  • Report to the Head of Business Risk & Enablement

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • At least 5–7+ years of experience in banking, fintech, or other financial services firms in product/business, business risks and/or controls, operational risk, or similar roles
  • Track record of balancing risk, compliance, and customer experience in cross-functional settings
  • Excellent communication skills to simplify complex business, regulatory, and/or risk concepts into clear explanations and/or recommendations
  • 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 become proficient
  • Preferred: exposure to product or technology development lifecycles, such as pre-launch reviews, feature rollouts, or cross-functional builds

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity (stock options/RSUs)
  • Benefits package
  • Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs