Finance Expert - M&A Specialist

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: Investment Banking & M&A - Finance Domain Expert

Type: Contract Compensation: $100–$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, thin reasoning, and flawed assumptions.
• Develop high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions for financial problems. Define new finance tasks reflecting real-world practices.
• Design challenging finance tasks and evaluation sets. Collaborate with the research team to build finance-specific skills and tools.
• Work with client researchers and specialists to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit financial judgment into explicit, teachable 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.
• Progression to a senior individual-contributor or leadership level.
• An advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD in finance, economics, accounting, or a quantitative field) and/or a recognized professional credential such as CFA, CPA, or FRM.
• Hands-on experience with large language models in professional work.
• Able 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

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

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