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MercuryLead Compliance Risk Manager, Product Compliance - AI
Mercury is a fintech company offering banking services through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. The organization is seeking a Lead Compliance Risk Manager,…
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Mercury is a fintech company offering banking services through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. The organization is seeking a Lead Compliance Risk Manager, Product Compliance - AI to guide compliance for its artificial intelligence and agentic offerings. This position serves as the primary compliance advisor for AI initiatives, ensuring products meet regulatory obligations, financial partner rules, and governance standards from concept through launch. The role suits an…
Job Description
Mercury is a fintech company offering banking services through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. The organization is seeking a Lead Compliance Risk Manager, Product Compliance - AI to guide compliance for its artificial intelligence and agentic offerings. This position serves as the primary compliance advisor for AI initiatives, ensuring products meet regulatory obligations, financial partner rules, and governance standards from concept through launch. The role suits an experienced compliance professional who can design frameworks, handle ambiguity, and collaborate across technical and risk teams in a high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary compliance advisor for AI and agentic product lines such as Command, APIs, MCP, and CLI.
- Partner with engineering and product teams throughout the entire product lifecycle to ensure compliant-by-design development.
- Identify, assess, and document compliance risks tied to artificial intelligence systems like data leakage and unexplainable decision-making.
- Establish departmental AI compliance standards regarding logging, evidence collection, human review, and escalations.
- Monitor regulatory, supervisory, and industry developments concerning artificial intelligence in financial services.
- Manage concurrent high-impact AI compliance workstreams and oversee corrective action planning and execution.
- Present data-driven recommendations to executive leadership, partner bank compliance teams, and external advisors.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in regulatory risk, product compliance, or a compliance advisory role
- Track record of advising on machine learning, AI, or model-driven products within a regulated sector
- Familiarity with banking regulations including UDAAP, ECOA, FCRA, Reg E, BSA/AML, and GLBA
- Working knowledge of emerging AI frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- Technical fluency to discuss model behavior, observability, data access controls, and agent permissioning with engineers
Qualifications
- Experience standing up a new compliance domain where no existing playbook was present
- Background building compliance frameworks that span multiple departments or product lines
Core Skills
Benefits
- Base salary ranging from USD 187,000 to 259,800 per year depending on location and experience
- Equity including stock options or RSUs
- Comprehensive total rewards package aligned with industry standards
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What is the salary range for the Lead Compliance Risk Manager role?
The target base salary ranges from USD 187,000 to 233,800 for US employees outside major tech hubs, 207,800 to 259,800 for specific US metro areas, and 196,400 to 245,500 CAD for Canadian employees.
Is this a remote position?
Yes, the source posting specifies that the employment type is full-time and remote.
What background is required for this position?
Candidates must have at least eight years of experience in product compliance, regulatory risk, or compliance advisory roles, with demonstrated experience advising on AI or model-driven products in regulated environments.
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