Investment Banking Specialist - M&A

About the job

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

Position: Investment Banking Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $110/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Refine AI-drafted task prompts to ensure they resemble real requests from deal teams or clients.
• Check reference models and outputs against source files and app records. Correct inaccuracies.
• Write and refine grading rubrics with precise pass/fail criteria and judgment calls.
• Evaluate how leading AI models attempt tasks and confirm failures are fair and defensible.
• Work across sell-side and buy-side M&A, purchase-price mechanics, diligence, comps, precedents, DCF, LBO, merger models, IPOs, follow-ons, debt capital markets, leveraged finance, restructuring, and liability management.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years in investment banking (Analyst, Associate, VP or above).
• Hands-on valuation and transaction modeling (DCF, LBO, comps) in M&A, ECM / DCM, leveraged finance, or restructuring.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, economics, finance, accounting, or a related field.

Preferred

• Bulge-bracket or elite-boutique experience.
• Prior experience on a Mercor RL project.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.