Investment Banking Expert
Mercor is engaging experienced investment-banking professionals to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world banking work. Applicant pay shown: $150 - $220 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Finance
- Remote/location
- Fully remote; independent contractor; own schedule; H-1B and STEM OPT support unavailable
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $150 - $220 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote worldwide
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 15, 2026
What this role involves
Mercor is engaging experienced investment-banking professionals to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world banking work. Contributors define grading criteria and score AI-generated and human financial models, valuation analyses, pitch decks, CIMs, deal memos, and board or committee materials, with detailed written justifications and reviewer-driven iteration.
Location / eligibility
Remote worldwide. Listed location: Fully remote; independent contractor; own schedule; H-1B and STEM OPT support unavailable. Some opportunities are country-, credential-, tax-, or work-authorization-specific. Check the current Mercor page before applying.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of professional investment-banking experience at associate level or above
- Experience at a leading global investment bank or elite advisory boutique across M&A, coverage, or capital markets
- Deep fluency in three-statement and transaction modeling, including DCF, LBO, comparables, and merger math
- Strong valuation judgment and familiarity with deal-process materials and bank-quality formatting and accuracy standards
- Exceptionally strong written communication
- Consistent, detail-oriented judgment and comfort with peer review and calibration
- Prior AI training, evaluation, or human-data project experience is a plus
Best for
- Investment-banking associates and more senior professionals
- Bankers experienced in M&A, coverage, capital markets, modeling, valuation, and deal materials
- Reviewers who can articulate bank-quality standards and defensible scoring decisions
Skip this if...
- You have less than 2 years of professional investment-banking experience or are below associate level
- You cannot demonstrate hands-on modeling, valuation, or deal-process experience
- You require H-1B or STEM OPT support
- You need guaranteed acceptance, work, hours, or project duration
Application tips
- Prepare concise, non-confidential examples of modeling, valuation, pitch, deal-process, or committee-material experience.
- Expect a resume or professional-background review and possibly a brief assessment or request for additional information.
- Do not share confidential employer, client, transaction, or institutional information.
- Verify the current Mercor page before applying because availability, pay, and project duration can change.
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