Finance Specialist - Fully Remote

Mercor; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI lab is seeking an Investment Banking subject-matter expert to help build foundational AI models. This remote role involves guiding research teams, creating annotation standards, and evaluating financial tasks. The ideal candidate will have a Master's or Ph.D. degree relevant to finance and 2+ years of experience in an Investment Banking role. Pay ranges from $170 to $190 per hour.

Benefits

Flexible remote work

Long-term engagement

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in an Investment Banking role.
• Currently living in the US.

Responsibilities

• Guide research teams to improve AI model performance.
• Create and maintain annotation standards.
• Evaluate financial tasks and provide feedback.

Skills

Investment Banking expertise

Annotation standards creation

Evaluation frameworks development

Feedback provision

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. degree in finance

Job description

This range is provided by Mercor. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$170.00/hr - $190.00/hr

Description

Join a leading AI lab’s cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented Investment Banking subject-matter experts (SMEs) to bring deep domain expertise and elevate the quality of our AI training data. This is a remote, flexible opportunity to collaborate directly with the research teams of a leading AI lab.

What You'll Do

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in Investment Banking-related topics.
• Create and maintain precise annotation standards tailored to Investment Banking topics. As a domain SME, you\'ll set the gold standard for quality and rigor.
• Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess finance reasoning across tasks.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks across multiple specializations, and write accurate and well-structured solutions to Finance problems.
• Evaluate financial tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

• Location: Currently living in the US
• Education: A Master’s or Ph.D. degree from a top-tier university relevant to finance.
• Experience: Have 2+ years of professional experience in a Investment Banking role at a reputable institution.

What We Offer

• Pay rate between $170 and $190 per hour.
• Flexible, remote work that will have a significant impact on the development of advanced AI models.
• Long-term (6-12 months) role directly reporting to the research team of a leading AI lab.
• Ideal commitment of ~40hrs/week with a minimum availability of ~20 hrs/week. You\'ll join calibration calls with the client’s team 2-5x per week.
• If you are passionate about contributing your expertise to revolutionize the world of AI, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.