Responsible AI Expert - Fully Remote | Up to $140/hr Part-time

Job Description

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Responsible AI / Security Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $90–$140/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in security and responsible AI , application and infrastructure security, and red teaming and abuse prevention topics.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to security and responsible AI problems.
• Evaluate security and responsible AI tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
• Design adversarial tasks and red teaming scenarios that probe AI systems for security vulnerabilities, unsafe behavior, and policy violations.
• Develop rubrics to assess the safety, accuracy, and harm potential of AI responses on security and sensitive topics.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4+ years of dedicated professional experience in cybersecurity , red teaming , penetration testing , threat intelligence , or trust and safety at a recognized, top-tier organization.
• Hands-on experience in at least one of: application security and secure code review, penetration testing and offensive security, threat intelligence or incident response, or trust and safety policy enforcement .
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 20 hours/week during weekdays.

Preferred

• Relevant credentials such as OSCP , OSWE , GPEN , CISSP or published CVEs, bug bounty findings, or security research are a strong plus.
• Demonstrable career progression.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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