Who you are

• 4+ years of experience working with and analyzing large datasets to solve problems and drive impact, with 1+ years supporting Compliance, Regulatory Reporting, or Financial Crimes teams
• Fluency in SQL and experience using it to understand and manage imperfect data
• A deep understanding of data lineage and systems of record in complex environments
• Prior experience with compliance areas like consumer compliance, BSA/AML, KYC, sanctions screening, or suspicious activity monitoring
• Exceptional attention to detail and a low tolerance for ambiguity in analytical work
• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments with stakeholders of varying technical backgrounds
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly in translating regulatory needs into data requirements
• Fluency in Python
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and ETL processes with DBT or similar

What the job involves

• Our need to ensure we meet the highest standards of integrity and regulatory compliance grows hand in hand with our scale and our ambitions for what’s next. To deliver on this need, we are hiring a Senior Data Scientist to partner directly with our Compliance team to ensure our reporting, systems, and processes are aligned with regulatory and banking partner expectations as well as industry best practices
• Through generating reports, building the data pipelines to power them, and developing dashboards to monitor for emerging risks or track ongoing remediations, your work will directly contribute to Mercury’s commitment to doing things the right way
• This is an opportunity to join Mercury at a pivotal moment in our growth. You will be working on some of the most critical challenges that ensure Mercury can continue building trustworthy, scalable financial infrastructure
• Serve as the key data scientist for Compliance, advising on feasibility and scoping of technical solutions for internal, regulatory and banking partner requirements
• Analyze transaction, customer, and operational data to identify trends, surface anomalies, and support risk assessments
• Generate both one-off reports and dynamic dashboards to demonstrate, track, and monitor for compliance
• Build pipelines and workflows to ensure repeatable, auditable reporting outputs
• Validate and QA data used in regulatory submissions or internal reporting to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Risk, Engineering, Product, and Legal, to understand nuances in requirements, how we implement them, and what data we generate to demonstrate our adherence

Benefits

• Health, dental, & vision
• 12+ weeks of paid parental leave
• $600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
• Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
• Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401k/RRSP)
• Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
• Annual $1K USD learning & development budget
• Unlimited book budget
• Weekly $100 USD food budget
• Monthly $100 USD wellness budget
• Monthly $50 USD cellphone reimbursement
• Pet-friendly offices with free tea & lunch