Strategic Project Associate

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.

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 San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

Silicon Valley’s top AI companies work with Mercor to find domain experts who can help train and evaluate their models. As a Strategic Project Associate (SPA) at Mercor, you will work with Strategic Project Leads to drive the tactical execution of these projects, ensure top-notch service to customers, and single-handedly drive millions of dollars in revenue. In doing so, you will have a significant impact on Mercor’s long-term growth. Strategic Project Associates will report to a Strategic Project Lead.

Our Strategic Project Associate program is designed for exceptional recent and upcoming grads (graduation date of May/June '26 & targeted graduation date of December '26 or May/June '27) and will provide a fast-paced introduction to running large scale human data projects. Promotions to Strategic Project Lead will be considered on a quarterly basis (with a target of ~6-12 months). We're an early-stage startup that operates with intensity. That means occasionally being responsive on weekends and always holding a high bar for output. The upside — performance incentives, career trajectory, and meaningful equity — reflects that.

• Generate $10M+ in revenue by executing large-scale projects on behalf of leading AI labs and tech companies

• Source, vet, and manage the performance of hundreds of domain experts from different disciplines (e.g., software engineering, medicine, law)

• Foster strong relationships with researchers at leading AI labs and tech companies, anticipating client needs and identifying opportunities for project expansion

• Collaborate closely with the wider Operations team to execute project strategies, meet client objectives, and drive process optimizations

• Interface with the Engineering & Machine Learning team to improve the Mercor platform

• Experience in consulting, finance, startups, or similar organizations

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Experience working with customers

• Base cash compensation $120k

• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years

• A $7.5K relocation bonus (if moving to the Bay Area)

• $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals

• Free Equinox membership

• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement

• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance401(k) with company match

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.