Lead Compliance Risk Manager

As a new and high-visibility role, the full-time Lead Compliance Risk Manager will serve as the primary compliance advisor for Mercury's AI products, ensuring compliance-by-design throughout the product lifecycle while working remotely or onsite in San Francisco, New York, or Portland. Key responsibilities Serve as the subject matter expert for AI and agentic products, ensuring compliance with regulatory and financial partner obligations Advise product and engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle to ensure AI products are compliant by design Monitor regulatory developments relevant to AI in financial services and implement necessary changes to maintain compliance Required qualifications 8+ years of experience in a compliance advisory, product compliance, or regulatory risk role, preferably in fintech or financial services Demonstrated experience advising on AI or machine learning products in a regulated environment Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks relevant to AI in banking, including UDAAP and BSA/AML Technical fluency to engage with engineers on model behavior and compliance-related technical issues Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives concurrently