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Strategic Finance Specialist - Expert

Mercor

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: Strategic Finance Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $2000/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Build business cases and investment appraisals using NPV , IRR , and payback for projects, products, or make-versus-buy decisions.
  • Produce capital allocation determinations by ranking investments against hurdle rates with portfolio review.
  • Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses of the corporate plan across demand, pricing, and cost.
  • Analyze pricing and discount economics to support price setting and deal desk approvals with margin impact.
  • Conduct market sizing and competitive landscape analysis, cohort and unit economics, and cost baseline and savings analysis for cost reduction programs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 4+ years in strategic finance, corporate strategy, or corporate planning inside an operating company.
  • Ownership of a capital or pricing decision that went to a leadership forum.

Preferred

  • Management consulting or Big 4 strategy background now in an operator seat.
  • Growth equity background now in-house.
  • Deal desk or pricing strategy experience.

Assessment

  • A business case with NPV and IRR from mock project files.
  • A pricing and margin recommendation.
  • A capital allocation ranking.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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Vacancy posted 19 days ago
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