Finance Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr Part-time

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, based in San Francisco, connects elite finance professionals with leading AI labs. We seek a Finance Specialist for a remote contract role to support advanced research programs.

You will guide financial reasoning, design finance tasks, and evaluate AI model outputs against rubrics. 8+ years in top-tier finance and strong communication are required; availability is 35 hours per week on weekdays.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance at top-tier institutions.
• Experience evaluating LLM/AI model outputs against rubrics or scoring criteria.
• Clear career progression (e.g., Analyst to VP/Director).
• Reliable availability for at least 35 hours per week during weekdays.

Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close financial knowledge gaps.
• Design finance tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in practice.
• Evaluate AI model outputs against rubrics and provide written feedback.
• Develop evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics for finance tasks.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure training data accuracy.

Skills

Financial analysis

LLM evaluation

Problem-solving

Communication

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: Finance Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $65–$90/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 35 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in financial reasoning, analysis, and decision-making.
• Design challenging, domain-relevant finance tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in real financial practice.
• Evaluate AI model outputs against structured rubrics and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, judgment, and reasoning quality.
• Develop and refine evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics specific to finance tasks.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 8+ years of dedicated professional experience in finance (e.g., investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, financial advisory) at a recognized, top-tier organization (e.g., Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Fidelity, Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, or equivalent).
• Prior hands-on experience evaluating LLM/AI model outputs against rubrics or structured scoring criteria.
• Demonstrable career progression (e.g., Analyst Associate VP/Director).
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 35 hours/week during weekdays.
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.