CA and US onlyAt Mercury, we believe founders deserve financial tools that work as hard as they do. Our Raise team helps early-stage founders not only access capital, but feel confident and supported throughout the fundraising journey. We're looking for a Senior Program Manager to help us level up that support.
In this role, you’ll report to our Head of Community-Led Growth and lead the design, execution, and evolution of high-impact programs that help early-stage founders fundraise more effectively. You’ll bring creative ideas to life — from content to tooling to partnerships — that give founders tactical edge, emotional confidence, and long-term success. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in ambiguity, has deep empathy for founders, and wants to build scalable, founder-first solutions with measurable impact.
*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank Members FDIC.
Here are some things you’ll do on the job:
- Own and grow our fundraising support programs — from ideation to launch to iteration — with a focus on scale, quality, and impact
- Design resources, guides, tools, and templates that help founders navigate every phase of fundraising
- Collaborate cross-functionally with content, design, events, and product teams to bring founder-facing experiences to life
- Build and maintain partnerships with VCs, accelerators, and ecosystem players to drive opportunity and visibility for founders
- Identify and prioritize needs across founder segments (e.g., first-time founders, underestimated founders, solo founders) and tailor support accordingly
- Track and analyze outcomes, measuring both engagement and impact, to continuously improve programs
- Contribute to storytelling and content that makes the fundraising process feel more transparent, human, and achievable
- Stay close to the early-stage founder journey, actively surfacing insights to inform Mercury’s broader strategy
You should:
- Have 5+ years of experience working with founders, operators, investors, or in startup support ecosystems (e.g., accelerators, VC, startup platforms)
- Deeply understand how fundraising works for early-stage companies — from pre-seed through Series A
- Be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, a bias toward action, and the ability to independently lead programs from scratch
- Be both systems-minded and founder-empathetic: able to design for scale while staying grounded in the real needs of real people
- Be detail-oriented, organized, and effective at managing multiple initiatives at once
- Be creative — excited to experiment, prototype, and build with agility
- Be an excellent communicator, collaborator, and relationship-builder across functions and ecosystems
- Care about building an inclusive startup ecosystem and supporting underestimated founders
- Bonus: have experience in content creation, community-building, or founder education
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $153,800-192,300
- US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $138,500-173,100
- Canadian employees (any location): CAD $145,400-163,500
Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
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