Counsel, Product & Regulatory - Payments & AML

Join Mercury as a Counsel, Product & Regulatory to navigate complex regulatory landscapes in payments and AML while supporting innovative financial products. Since 2019, Mercury has been on a mission to reinvent banking for the modern age. We blend elegant design and cutting-edge technology to offer checking and savings accounts, debit cards, payment services, credit products, cash management tools, and sophisticated analytics.

• •Advise on payments products and infrastructure.
• •Partner across the company.
• •Help launch new capabilities.
• •Support financial crimes initiatives.
• •Build scalable guidance.
• •Use AI intentionally.
• •Stay curious and adaptable.

• •Opportunity to join Mercury during a uniquely consequential period of growth.
• •Support existing products while contributing to the development of new capabilities.
• •Work alongside experienced legal, compliance, product, and banking professionals.
• •Gain exposure to a wide range of regulatory and product questions.
• •Help shape how Mercury approaches payments and financial crimes legal support for years to come.
• •Competitive salary and equity ranges.

• •4+ years of legal experience.
• •Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• •Experience supporting fintechs, banks, payment companies, sponsor-bank programs, payment networks, BaaS providers, or regulators with substantial payments- or AML-related exposure.
• •Strong working knowledge of payments-related regulatory frameworks, and an interest in emerging areas like stablecoins.
• •Familiarity with BSA/AML and sanctions requirements.
• •Exceptional communication skills.
• •Strong judgment and comfort operating in ambiguous environments.
• •A proactive sense of ownership.
• •Genuine curiosity about financial products, financial infrastructure, and the evolving regulatory landscape.
• •Strong working knowledge of AI use cases within legal roles and/or financial services generally.