Chief of Staff: GTM

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Housing bonus

Meal stipend

Equinox membership

Laundry reimbursement

Wellness reimbursement

Health insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Chief of Staff to the Head of Engagement Management to drive high-priority initiatives across sales, partnerships, marketing, and hiring. This is a high-ownership role for someone who can move quickly from strategy to execution, helping to drive the strategic direction of Mercor's rapidly expanding GTM efforts.

You’ll collaborate with research, operators, and AI teams at the forefront of shaping the systems powering the AI economy, while driving cross-functional initiatives

Qualifications

• 3–4 years in a Chief of Staff or Exec Ops role supporting a scaling business.
• Exceptional strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities.
• Strong commercial instincts and interest in AI; ability to operate across sales, partnerships, marketing, and recruiting

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic sales initiatives to grow the business.
• Activate partnerships to create joint GTM and revenue opportunities.
• Lead 0→1 initiatives across product marketing, events marketing, and customer marketing.
• Identify organizational gaps and recruit for high-priority roles.
• Own high-leverage projects from strategy to execution.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Execution

Commercial instincts

Communication

Relationship-building

Ownership

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

About Mercor

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

About the Role

Mercor is looking for a Chief of Staff to the Head of Engagement Management to drive high-priority initiatives across sales, partnerships, marketing, and hiring. This is a high-ownership role for someone who can move quickly from strategy to execution, helping to drive the strategic direction of Mercor's rapidly expanding GTM efforts.

What You’ll Do

• Sales Strategy: Develop and execute strategic initiatives to grow Mercor’s business across frontier labs, AI companies, and enterprises.

• Partnerships: Activate partnerships with RL-as-a-service companies and partners to turn relationships into joint GTM and revenue opportunities.

• Cross-Functional Incubation: Build 0→1 initiatives across product marketing, events marketing, and customer marketing, establishing the playbook before scaling dedicated teams.

• Strategic Hiring: Identify organizational gaps and lead recruiting for high-priority roles across the Engagement Management organization.

• Special Projects: Own the highest-leverage problems facing the organization, from strategy through execution.

What We’re Looking For

• 3-4 years of experience in a Chief of Staff/Exec Ops role supporting a rapidly scaling business

• Exceptional strategic thinking and execution

• Strong commercial instincts and interest in AI

• Ability to operate across sales, partnerships, marketing, and recruiting

• High ownership, low ego, and comfort operating in ambiguity

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Benefits

• $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)

• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals

• Free Equinox membership

• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement

• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match