Senior Public Administration & Policy Strategist

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior civic and public administration professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in complex government contexts. You will design scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior government and civic leaders think.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in federal, state, or large municipal agencies or related organizations, with direct ownership of programs and fluency in government processes, budgets, procurement, and regulatory

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in a senior capacity at a federal, state, or large municipal government agency, or within a major public policy, civic tech, or intergovernmental organization.
• Direct ownership of agency programs, public policy initiatives, or constituent-facing service delivery at scale.
• Fluency in government processes and tooling, plus understanding of how public budgets, procurement, legislative review, and regulatory compliance actually work.
• Prior rubric, public-sector training curriculum, or policy documentation authorship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct public-sector scenarios spanning large-scale budget appropriations, multi-agency coordination, and complex regulatory or legislative review cycles at federal, state, and municipal levels.
• Build civic tasks across public policy analysis, constituent services delivery, intergovernmental relations, public communications, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop public administration scenarios involving tools such as government ERP/case management systems, public records platforms, GIS systems, and constituent relationship management (CRM) tools used across agencies.
• Apply public administration frameworks (policy impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, administrative rulemaking, stakeholder engagement models) and produce reference policy briefs, agency strategies, and executive/legislative communications.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic public-sector judgment from generic bureaucratic or textbook recall.

Skills

Senior government experience

Public policy expertise

Governance processes

Job description

Mercor is seeking senior civic and public administration professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in complex government contexts. You will design scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior government and civic leaders think.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in federal, state, or large municipal agencies or related organizations, with direct ownership of programs and fluency in government processes, budgets, procurement, and regulatory