Head of Social & Community

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Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office or Remote
234K-292K Annually
Entry level
Fintech
The Role
Leads Mercury’s social, community, creator, influencer, and merchandise strategy. Develops campaigns, partnerships, experiences, and programs that grow audience engagement and brand affinity. Owns goals, budgets, measurement, and operating rhythms while collaborating across marketing, creative, growth, product marketing, and support. Manages and develops a multidisciplinary team, connects community insights to company priorities, and builds distinctive brand initiatives for founders and businesses.
Summary Generated by Built In

Mercury is one of the fastest-growing companies in fintech, and we’re building something unusual in the category: a premium brand that people genuinely want to engage with.

We’re looking for a Head of Social & Community to shape how Mercury shows up in the world and deepen our relationship with the founders, entrepreneurs, and businesses we serve. You’ll lead our work across social, community, creators and influencers, and merch — bringing these channels together to build a brand people want to participate in, not just hear from.

This is a role for someone who wants to push beyond the standard brand playbook. You’ll have the opportunity to develop campaigns, partnerships, experiences, and ideas that most financial brands wouldn’t attempt, while growing and fostering one of the most engaged customer communities in fintech. You’ll report to our Head of Brand, lead a small but mighty team, and have the opportunity to expand as the function scales.

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., Members FDIC.

In this role, you’ll:
  • Set the strategy for social and community at Mercury, connecting social, creators and influencers, and merch into a cohesive ecosystem that grows our audience, deepens engagement, and builds long-term brand affinity.
  • Shape and amplify Mercury’s voice across channels, setting a high bar for the ideas, writing, creative, and experiences we put into the world.
  • Develop breakthrough campaigns and programs that give people a reason to talk about, participate in, and advocate for Mercury - from an unexpected social idea to a creator partnership or piece of merch.
  • Connect our community work to the broader marketing organization, partnering closely with Brand, Creative, Growth, Product Marketing, Support, and others to turn company priorities into bigger ideas and bring insights from our community back into Mercury.
  • Own the goals, budgets, measurement, and operating rhythms for the function, balancing creative ambition with analytical rigor to understand what’s working and where to invest next.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of three, creating clarity across distinct areas of work and growing the organization as our ambitions expand.
What you’ll bring:
  • Experience leading a team and meaningful budget across social, merch, creator or influencer partnerships, or related brand and community disciplines.
  • Exceptional creative and editorial taste. You can write a great post, spot when a concept isn’t working, give incisive feedback on creative, and maintain a high bar without becoming a bottleneck.
  • A systems mindset. You know how to connect channels and individual moments to a larger story, building programs that compound into brand equity rather than a collection of one-offs.
  • Strong cross-functional instincts and the ability to be connective tissue across teams, bringing together different priorities while keeping the customer and community at the center.
  • A bias toward ideas that break through. You’re curious about culture and the internet, challenge the standard playbook, and look for unexpected concepts, formats, and partnerships that make Mercury feel unlike other financial brands.
  • Strong people leadership and the ability to hire, coach, and develop people across different disciplines while moving comfortably between strategic thinking and the details of the work.

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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Total Rewards
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), 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:
$233,600—$292,000 USD
US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area:
$210,000—$262,800 USD

Skills Required

  • Experience leading a team and managing a meaningful budget across social, merchandise, creator or influencer partnerships, or related brand and community disciplines.
  • Exceptional creative and editorial judgment, including strong writing, concept evaluation, and creative feedback skills.
  • Ability to connect channels and individual initiatives into cohesive programs that build long-term brand equity.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across brand, creative, growth, product marketing, support, and related teams.
  • Curiosity about culture and the internet, with a bias toward distinctive ideas, formats, concepts, and partnerships.
  • Strong people leadership skills, including hiring, coaching, and developing multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and operational detail.

Mercury Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercury and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercury.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive for employees and dependents, with HSA access and mental health support. Feedback suggests this breadth is a strong pillar of the package.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement matching begins on day one and is cited at up to 4% of base salary. This early eligibility and match level are positioned as competitive features.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is presented as generous, with up to 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, plus family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility. These policies indicate a family-friendly approach that stands out for a startup.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
150 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Mercury is building banking for startups. We want to power the next generation of companies that will shape American industry.

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