Investment Banking Expert

What You'll Do6

• Edit AI-drafted prompts so they sound like authentic requests from a deal team or client without revealing the answer.
• Verify reference models and task outputs against source files and application records, then correct errors.
• Create and refine grading rubrics with exact pass/fail values and judgment criteria that require investment banking expertise.
• Review attempts from leading AI models and confirm that any failures reflect fair, defensible shortcomings.
• Build and assess tasks across sell-side and buy-side M&A, purchase-price mechanics, diligence, comparable company and precedent transactions, DCF, LBO, merger models, IPOs, follow-ons, debt capital markets, leveraged finance, restructuring, and liability management.
• Cover sectors including FIG, healthcare, TMT, consumer, industrials, and energy.

Requirements4

• At least 3 years of investment banking experience at the Analyst, Associate, VP, or higher level; industry experience matters more than title.
• Hands-on valuation and transaction modeling experience, including DCF, LBO, and comparable company analysis.
• Experience in M&A, ECM, DCM, leveraged finance, or restructuring.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, economics, finance, accounting, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications2

• Experience at a bulge-bracket bank or elite boutique.
• Prior participation in a Mercor RL project.

Who Should Apply

Investment bankers with at least three years of transaction experience and hands-on valuation modeling can bring practical deal standards to AI evaluation tasks. Candidates from Analyst through VP level or above may qualify, and US-based applicants receive preference while the role remains open worldwide.

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