Business Analyst

About Mercor

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mercor is backed by prominent investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Business Analyst

• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $50–$90/hour
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

As a Business Analyst, you will be instrumental in authoring and refining content for AI models focused on business and finance. Your responsibilities will include:

• Author realistic business and finance prompts covering financial statement analysis, corporate strategy, valuation, investment analysis, accounting, macroeconomics, and market dynamics.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for numerical accuracy, conceptual rigor, clarity, and adherence to professional standards.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex or ambiguous financial and strategic scenarios.
• Create controlled prompt variations that test subtle differences in regulatory environments, market conditions, capital structures, or business models.
• Evaluate outputs across different lengths, tones, and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving calculation errors, flawed financial logic, misinterpretation of economic principles, or culturally inconsistent business assumptions.

Qualifications

To succeed in this fully remote role, you should possess the following:

• Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, or a closely related field.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in business, finance, consulting, investment, accounting, corporate strategy, banking, or a related domain.
• Active professional familiarity with business and financial practices in at least one of the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards, market conventions, and regulatory considerations within your linguistic/cultural context.
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills in the target language.
• Ability to work independently and make careful, well-reasoned editorial judgments.

Application Process

The application process is designed to be efficient, taking approximately 20–30 minutes:

• Submit your resume to get started.
• Complete a short form outlining your professional background, areas of specialization, and language proficiency.
• Mercor aims to follow up within a few days with next steps.

Resources & Support

For additional information regarding the interview process and platform details, please visit: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome. For any assistance, reach out to support@mercor.com.

Note: Mercor's team reviews applications daily. Please ensure you complete your AI interview and all application steps for consideration.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Analysis
• Corporate Strategy
• Valuation
• Investment Analysis
• Accounting Principles
• Macroeconomics
• Market Dynamics
• AI Prompt Engineering
• Multilingual Business Acumen
• Analytical Judgment