Strategic Finance Associate

About Mercor

Mercor is at the intersection of labor markets and AI research. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development.

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can’t be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $1.5 million a day.

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.

Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in‑person five days a week in our new San Francisco headquarters.

As we scale, we’re building out a Strategic Finance team to elevate how we plan, allocate resources, and assess performance across the business. This role will help shape a finance function in rapid‑growth mode and directly influence product strategy, investment decisions, and long‑term planning.

You will own the financial health of key product lines and customers, including through forecasting, budgeting, market analysis, and full P&L ownership. You’ll partner closely with GMs, product leaders, and executives, bringing analytical rigor, clear communication, and strong judgment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building from scratch, thrives in ambiguity, and wants outsized scope early in their career.

• Own product‑line P&Ls: Manage revenue, margins, opex, and unit economics with a clear view into performance drivers.

• Serve as the primary finance partner: Support GMs and product stakeholders with analysis, insights, and financial guidance.

• Lead forecasting, planning & financial modeling: Build revenue models, size opportunities, and contribute to quarterly and annual plans.

• Develop budgets and manage operating expenses: Create product‑level budgets, monitor spend, and identify risks and opportunities.

• Support capital allocation decisions: Evaluate returns on product investments, pricing changes, and operational initiatives.

• Surface insights for leadership: Translate data into recommendations that shape product and company strategy.

• Improve financial reporting and processes: Enhance dashboards, workflows, and systems to increase accuracy and scalability.

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in investment banking, private/growth equity, consulting, or strategic finance at a high‑growth tech company.

• Strong analytical and modeling skills
  , with comfort working with incomplete or complex data.

• High ownership and execution
  , able to run work streams end‑to‑end in a fast‑paced environment.

• Clear communicator and cross‑functional partner who can synthesize insights and influence decisions.

• Process‑oriented and adaptable
  , with interest in building and improving systems and workflows.