Corporate Development / Strategic Finance Expert

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

Corporate Development / Strategic Finance Expert

Type

Contract

Compensation

$100–$135/hour

Location

Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build long-horizon transaction and strategy tasks for corporate finance evaluations.
• Develop deterministic rubrics for grading agent performance against verifiable ground truth.
• Create scenarios for M&A analysis with defined metrics and valuation ranges.
• Construct diligence tasks with synergy build-ups and CIM extractions.
• Design capital allocation scenarios with specified IRRs, NPVs, and payback outputs.
• Work independently on challenging tasks requiring long sessions of focus.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• BS or MS in Finance, Economics, or related
• 3+ years in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or strategic finance
• Expertise in LBO/merger modeling, DCF valuation, comps and precedent analysis, synergy analysis, IC memo drafting
• Comfortable with transaction artifacts: models, teasers, CIMs, IC/board memos
• Clear written communication; articulate reasoning step by step

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Strong contributors promoted based on task quality and throughput

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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

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