Investment and Finance Expert for AI Model Evaluation
Listing checked September 25, 2026 · pay as published by Micro1
Overview
micro1 is working with a top AI lab to bring in finance professionals from investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds. Your job is to test and sharpen how AI models reason about valuation, financial modeling, capital markets, and real investment scenarios. You will draw on your deal experience to write expert prompts, check model answers, and point out flawed logic or unrealistic assumptions. This is a remote contractor role with a pay range of $245 to $280 per hour.
What You'll Do6
- 1Review AI-generated responses on valuation, financial modeling, market analysis, and investment topics for accuracy and depth.
- 2Write advanced prompts and reference answers that reflect actual deal work and investment judgment.
- 3Identify mistakes, shaky reasoning, and unrealistic assumptions in model outputs.
- 4Give domain-specific feedback that helps shape how the model behaves on finance tasks.
- 5Apply your background in due diligence, investment analysis, and Excel-based modeling to evaluate model performance.
- 6Stay current with market conditions and investment practices to keep evaluations relevant.
Requirements7
- 1At least one year of experience at a recognized financial firm or legitimate startup in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, or growth equity.
- 2Part of that experience must fall within the past 7 years.
- 3Undergraduate degree from a top-ranked university.
- 4Residence in an English-speaking country.
- 5Strong written English communication skills.
- 6Solid grasp of financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, capital markets, and investment analysis.
- 7Proficiency with Excel for financial analysis and modeling.
Who Should Apply
This role fits someone with real deal experience from IB, PE, VC, a hedge fund, or growth equity who can explain financial concepts in clear written English. You should be comfortable building models, questioning assumptions, and giving detailed feedback on investment reasoning. The role is less suited to candidates without direct finance experience or those who have not worked at a recognized firm in the past 7 years. A common reason applicants get rejected is that their experience is too general or not recent enough. Another is weak written English, since the job depends on precise, well-argued feedback.
Salary Insight
The pay range is $245 to $280 per hour. This is a contractor role, so no benefits are mentioned. The final rate may depend on your experience and fit.
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