Seeking experienced finance professionals with AI evaluation experience to design finance tasks, evaluate LLM outputs, develop scoring rubrics, and improve the financial reasoning capabilities of frontier AI models.
Investment Banking Expert
Remote (Global)
$150 – $220/hr
July 11, 2026
Job description
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage experienced investment banking professionals for a project focused on evaluating how well AI systems perform real-world investment banking work. Rather than producing deliverables yourself, you will define what excellent work looks like by creating evaluation criteria and scoring AI- and human-generated work with rigorous, evidence-based written feedback.
This is a flexible remote contract opportunity for experienced investment bankers who want to apply their expertise to help improve frontier AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
Develop Evaluation Criteria
- Design precise, task-specific grading rubrics for investment banking deliverables, including:
- Financial models
- Valuation analyses
- Pitch books
- Confidential Information Memorandums (CIMs)
- Deal memoranda
- Board and investment committee materials
Evaluate Banking Deliverables
- Review AI-generated and human-produced investment banking work.
- Score submissions against structured evaluation criteria.
- Provide detailed written justifications explaining strengths, weaknesses, and overall quality.
Ensure Consistent Quality
- Apply objective, evidence-based judgment to produce consistent and reproducible evaluations.
- Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and continuously improve evaluation quality.
Required Qualifications
2+ years of professional investment banking experience at the Associate level or above.
Experience at a leading global investment bank or elite advisory boutique across:
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Industry Coverage
- Capital Markets
Strong expertise in:
- Three-statement financial modeling
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation
- Leveraged Buyout (LBO) modeling
- Comparable company analysis
- Merger modeling
- Deal execution materials
- Investment banking formatting and quality standards
Excellent written communication skills with the ability to explain why work meets—or fails to meet—professional investment banking standards.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to apply evaluation standards consistently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with AI evaluation, AI training, RLHF, or human-feedback projects.
Compensation
- $150–$220 USD per hour
Work Arrangement
- Remote
- Independent contractor
- Flexible schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
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Evaluate AI-generated solutions to advanced quantitative finance problems involving derivatives, markets, statistical modeling, and risk analysis to improve frontier AI reasoning. Help improve the quantitative reasoning abilities of frontier AI models and collaborate with leading AI researchers.
Help train frontier AI systems by creating and evaluating realistic investment banking and M&A scenarios using your expertise in valuation, financial modeling, due diligence, and transaction execution.
Role Title: Finance Specialist Role Type: Contractor Location : Remote micro1 is engaging Finance Specialists to contribute to a unique AI agent project supporting a customer's initiative. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems.