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Finance SME - AI Evaluation Expert

$65 - $90 per hour

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: Finance Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $65–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 35 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in financial reasoning, analysis, and decision-making.
  • Design challenging, domain-relevant finance tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in real financial practice.
  • Evaluate AI model outputs against structured rubrics and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, judgment, and reasoning quality.
  • Develop and refine evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics specific to finance tasks.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 8+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance (e.g., investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, financial advisory) at a recognized, top-tier organization (e.g., Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Fidelity, Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, or equivalent).
  • Prior hands-on experience evaluating LLM/AI model outputs against rubrics or structured scoring criteria.
  • Demonstrable career progression (e.g., Analyst → Associate → VP/Director).
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 35 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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