Finance Tutor

1. Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage professionals with advanced expertise in finance. This full-time opportunity focuses on training and refining cutting-edge AI systems through expert financial analysis annotation and evaluation.

As an AI Tutor Finance Specialist you will leverage your deep financial knowledge to improve model understanding in domains such as investment analysis equities commodities derivatives fixed income forex real estate and accounting. Your expertise will help ensure models reason accurately and coherently about financial data market behavior and economic principles.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Use proprietary tools to annotate evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs across complex financial topics

• Apply financial reasoning to critique and improve model performance in areas such as valuation portfolio construction taxation and accounting

• Collaborate with technical teams to optimize annotation workflows and data evaluation methods

• Engage in structured data collection through text audio or video tasks as part of model training

• Interpret and execute evolving task instructions with precision and independent judgment

• Maintain consistently high-quality analytical and written outputs across all assignments

3. Ideal Qualifications

• Masters degree PhD or equivalent professional experience in Finance Economics Accounting or a related discipline

• Professional background as an investment analyst portfolio or wealth manager or financial consultant

• Strong familiarity with major financial databases such as Bloomberg Reuters and SEC filings

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Proven ability to analyze interpret and explain complex financial data clearly

• Demonstrated interest in AI technology and innovation within finance

4. Preferred Backgrounds

• CFA Charterholder or CPA certification

• Academic or publication record in finance or economics

• Teaching tutoring or academic experience in finance-related subjects

• Corporate accounting or risk management experience

5. More About the Opportunity

• Remote or in-person (Palo Alto CA); in-office requires 5 days per week. Remote positions require strong self-motivation

• Initial training: 9:00am5:30pm PST for two weeks then local timezone

• Personal computer must be a Chromebook Mac (macOS 11) or Windows 10 device

• Reliable smartphone access required

• U.S.-based applicants must reside outside of Wyoming and Illinois

6. Compensation & Benefits

• $90000$200000 per year for U.S.-based professionals depending on experience and location

• International pay rates available upon request

• Full-time position with location-based benefits

7. About Mercor

• Mercor is based in San Francisco CA and specializes in recruiting experts for top AI labs. Our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.