Gynger

HQ
New York, New York, USA
Total Offices: 2
36 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2021

Gynger Inclusion & Diversity

Updated on March 16, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Representation in Leadership

A leadership team with diverse lived experiences leads to better decision-making and a stronger product. Ay Gynger, we are committed to building a leadership layer that reflects both our global workforce and the diverse markets we serve.

Representation in Action

We are proud of the progress we’ve made in creating pathways to the top:

  • Gender Diversity: As of 2026, 33% of our leadership roles are held by women - which puts us above average in the fintech sector. 33% is number we are actively working to grow through intentional succession planning and diverse hiring pipelines.
  • Global Origins: Our leadership team brings a truly international perspective, with executives and senior leaders originating from the Middle East, Asia, and South America. This cultural diversity ensures that our strategy is informed by a wide range of viewpoints and backgrounds.

The Support System for Success

We don’t just hire for diversity; we build the infrastructure for true equity. Our leadership reinforces representation through a "checks and balances" approach that ensures fairness at every level:

  • Financial Equity: We are committed to a documented equal pay policy and are proud to maintain a mean gender pay gap of -6.8%, reflecting our success in elevating women into senior leadership and high-impact technical roles. Our compensation data proves that women are leading our strategy and driving our most critical functions.
  • Inclusive Hiring: Our talent acquisition team utilizes hiring practices that actively promote diversity, ensuring we reach beyond traditional networks to find the best talent from all backgrounds.
  • Mandated Bias Training: To ensure our culture remains inclusive, all employees undergo mandated unconscious bias training to foster more equitable decision-making and team dynamics.
  • Transparency & Recognition: Our progress is validated externally through our Built In "Best Places to Work" recognition (three years in a row!), reflecting our ongoing mission to create a senior leadership team that truly reflects the world around us.

A Future-Focused Leadership

While we celebrate our current milestones, we view diversity as an ongoing journey. Our team highlights the presence of visible role models across the company as proof that the path to leadership at Gynger is open to all. We are building a company where your background is seen as a competitive advantage, and your potential is the only limit to your growth.

Inclusive Hiring Practices

An inclusive workplace starts with a level playing field. Gynger has designed a hiring process that removes guesswork and bias, ensuring that every candidate - regardless of their background - has an equal opportunity to showcase their potential.

A Standardized Path to Success

We don’t believe in improvising our interviews. To ensure total fairness, we follow a standardized hiring playbook for every role. This means:

  • Structured Interviews: Every candidate for a position answers the same set of core questions, allowing us to evaluate skills and culture fit objectively.
  • Consistent Rubrics: By using a unified playbook, our interviewers use the same criteria to assess every applicant, ensuring that gut feelings are replaced by measurable evidence of talent.
  • Bias Mitigation: Our commitment to fairness is reinforced by mandated unconscious bias training for all employees including hiring managers, keeping our culture at the forefront of every hiring decision.

Intentional Sourcing

We recognize that a diverse team requires looking beyond the standard networks like LinkedIn. We actively expand our candidate pipelines by casting a wide net across diverse platforms and women-specific job boards to ensure we are reaching top-tier talent from underrepresented communities.

Transparency from Initial Reach Out

Transparency begins the moment you read a job description. We are intentional about the language we use, ensuring gender-coded terms are kept to a minimum to create a truly inclusive invitation for all talent. Our Talent Acquisition team builds on this foundation by discussing the realities of startup life and our cultural values upfront. This ensures that every new hire enters an equitable onboarding experience, feeling prepared and empowered to make a meaningful impact.

Gynger Employee Reviews

I love building companies. The best part about founding a company is building a team - bringing people together from different cultures and backgrounds. Your team is your biggest asset, and hiring people who teach and challenge you sets a company up for success. I work right alongside my team, asking and encouraging input every step of the way.

Mark Ghermezian
Mark Ghermezian, CEO
Mark Ghermezian, CEO