Strategic Project Associate
Mercor · Mexico | Mexico City
CHECKED 22H AGO
Applied AIonsiteentry-level
At a glance
Highlights
- Execute large-scale projects for leading AI labs and tech companies.
- Manage multimillion-dollar portfolios and hundreds of domain experts.
- Improve data quality and processes that shape frontier AI performance.
What they offer
- Performance-based bonus structure
- Meaningful equity ownership
- Benefits above those required by Mexican law
Ideal candidate
Early-career operator with 0-3 years experience who thrives on ownership, ambiguity, and urgency. Analytical, curious about AI, and motivated by high-impact work at a fast-paced startup.
Requirements
- 0-3 years of professional experience, new graduates encouraged to apply
- Strong analytical thinking to identify patterns and root causes
- Strong problem-solving skills with structure and sound judgment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Intellectual curiosity about systems, data, and AI models
- High ownership, urgency, and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize and manage several workstreams
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and adjusting quickly
- Enthusiasm for using AI tools with critical evaluation
- Openness to feedback and transparent problem-solving
- Evidence of initiative, building, leading, or meaningful responsibility
- remote policy
- Currently remote in Mexico City, transitioning to in-person once office opens
Lab profile
About Mercor
AI data company organizing human expertise to train frontier models for the AI economy.
What they build
- APEX benchmark family
- Mercor Enterprise
- Human expertise training data platform
Known for
- Massive domain-expert network
- Frontier model training infrastructure
- Real-world professional work evaluation
Key facts
- Millions of domain experts on platform
- Pays over $4M per day to experts