Commerce Expert - Fully Remote

Mercor; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 55,104 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI talent connection firm is looking for a Business and Commerce Expert to create challenging business questions and solutions. This remote position requires a PhD or Master's degree and a strong background in business strategy and quantitative methods. Responsibilities include crafting problem statements, rating question difficulties, and ensuring clarity. Ideal candidates will have excellent writing skills and precise knowledge of graduate-level business concepts.

Qualifications

• Must have PhD, DBA, or doctoral candidate in Business Administration or closely related field.
• Strong command of graduate-level business strategy and quantitative methods.
• Excellent written English to express complex ideas.

Responsibilities

• Author original business questions testing deep understanding.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous and well-defined.
• Provide correct answers with plausible alternatives.

Skills

Doctoral knowledge in Business

Strong command of business strategy

Excellent written English

Education

PhD, DBA, or Master's degree

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: Business and Commerce Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $40–$90/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original business questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. All necessary information must be in the problem statement.
• Rate each question’s difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post‑graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert‑level solvers.
• Write step‑by‑step Chain‑of‑Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer‑reviewed journals, university repositories).
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must‑Have

• PhD, DBA, or doctoral candidate in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, or a closely related field.
• MBA or Master’s degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate‑level business strategy, organizational theory, and quantitative methods.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Industry leadership experience or research publications in business fields.

Application Process

• 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: [e-mail]