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Strategic Project Associate

Mercor · Operations

Pay
$120,000/yr
Where
San Francisco
Posted
Jan 14

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.

What you'd do

  • Generate $10M+ in revenue by executing large-scale projects on behalf of leading AI labs and tech companies
  • Source, vet, and manage the performance of hundreds of domain experts from different disciplines (e.g., software engineering, medicine, law)
  • Foster strong relationships with researchers at leading AI labs and tech companies, anticipating client needs and identifying opportunities for project expansion
  • Collaborate closely with the wider Operations team to execute project strategies, meet client objectives, and drive process optimizations
  • Interface with the Engineering & Machine Learning team to improve the Mercor platform
  • Experience in consulting, finance, startups, or similar organizations
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Experience working with customers

What you get

  • Base cash compensation $120k
  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
  • A $7.5K relocation bonus (if moving to the Bay Area)
  • $10K proximity 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 insurance401(k) with company match