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Finance Expert AI Evaluation

Mercor

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 14 August 2026 (11 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 11 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Finance Domain Expert AI Training & Evaluation
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50$90/hour
Location: Bay Area California
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Evaluate the quality of finance knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs. Identify missing behaviors thin reasoning and flawed assumptions.
Write high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions to financial problems. Define new finance tasks reflecting practical work.
Design challenging finance tasks and evaluation sets. Build finance-specific skills and tools with the research team.
Collaborate with client researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit financial judgment into explicit criteria.
Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance.

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 asset management.
Progression to a senior individual-contributor or leadership level.
An advanced degree (MBA MS or PhD) in finance or a related field and/or a recognized professional credential such as CFA CPA or FRM.
Hands-on experience with large language models.
Commitment to 40 hours/week for an initial 6-month engagement.
Reside in the Bay Area California and available for on-site work as needed.
Excellent written communication skills.