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Head of Investment Products

Mercury · United States · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteSales$290k–$362k/yrFull-time

In This Role, You’ll

  • Set the overall direction for our investment products across business and personal offerings (Treasury and Invest), including how we design, position, and evolve them over time, shaping how tens of billions of dollars are managed on behalf of our customers.
  • Serve as President of Mercury Advisory (our RIA), acting as the firm’s accountable leader for investment strategy, client outcomes, and regulatory integrity. You’ll be a named executive officer and primary point of contact for regulators, responsible for the quality and consistency of the investment products and services we deliver.
  • Serve as the CEO of our introducing broker-dealer, establishing strong governance, overseeing brokerage operations, and ensuring alignment across product, operations, compliance, and external partners.
  • Act as the senior decision-maker on regulatory and business risk matters for our investment entities, synthesizing input from Legal, Compliance, Product, and represent those decisions to regulators when needed. You won’t delegate compliance awareness, you’ll live it.
  • Foster relationships with key partners - custodians, fund managers, and critical vendors
  • Build a culture that values analytical rigor, regulatory integrity, and the kind of product-minded thinking that makes Mercury distinctive.

You Might Be a Great Fit If You

  • Have 12+ years of experience in investment management, asset management, or wealth management, with meaningful time spent in a leadership role at an RIA, ideally one affiliated with a broker-dealer.
  • Are eligible to serve (or have served) as a president of a registered investment adviser and a principal of a broker-dealer, and hold (or are able to obtain) a Series 24 license. You understand the regulatory landscape at a practitioner level, not just theoretically.
  • Have experience owning trading operations and overseeing best-execution responsibilities within an affiliated RIA and broker-dealer, including how orders are submitted and managed to optimize execution quality at scale.
  • Bring a strong product mindset, with experience building or scaling investment products and platforms in a high-growth environment.
  • Have direct experience navigating SEC and FINRA regulatory requirements and working with examiners, and have helped build or operate investment platforms that meet regulatory standards.
  • Are a first-principles thinker who can design investment products to meet the distinct needs of both corporate treasury customers and individual retail investors, balancing simplicity, performance, and operational scalability.
  • Are a strong communicator who can make complex investment and regulatory concepts accessible to product teams, executives, and customers alike.
  • Have a high bar for operational excellence and detail. You understand how breakdowns in trading, reconciliation, or reporting can impact the integrity of the entire system.

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