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Finance Expert - Private Equity

$110 - $150 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: Private Equity & Venture Capital - Finance Domain Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $110–$150/hour
Location: Hybrid, Bay Area, California
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the quality of finance knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs . Identify missing behaviors, flawed assumptions, and ensure professional rigor.
  • Design and write high-quality instruction specs and golden solutions. Define new finance tasks reflecting real-world practices.
  • Develop challenging finance tasks and evaluation sets. Collaborate with the research team to build finance-specific skills and tools.
  • Collaborate with client researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit financial judgment into explicit criteria.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years of professional finance experience at a recognized institution.
  • Specialization in a core finance discipline such as corporate finance, investment banking, or quantitative finance.
  • Senior individual-contributor or leadership level experience with real ownership of analysis and decisions.
  • An advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD ) in finance, economics, or a quantitative field and/or a recognized professional credential ( CFA , CPA , FRM ).
  • Hands-on experience with large language models and the ability to discern well-reasoned answers.
  • Ability to commit to 40 hours/week for an initial engagement of 6 months .
  • Reside in the Bay Area, California , and work on-site multiple days each week.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

Resources & Support

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Vacancy posted 27 days ago
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