Investment Analyst | Upto $130/hr

Mercor

🏠 Remote
📍New York, NY
Posted May 20, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Investment Analyst | Upto $130/hr

Company

Mercor

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Remote

Job ID

li-4415993810

Job Description

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:
Private Equity Expert

Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$130/hour
Location:
Remote
Duration:
Minimum four weeks
Commitment:
10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate financial models and provide insights to strengthen AI model outputs.

  • Review market sizing and TAM analysis for alignment with investment strategies.

  • Develop comprehensive investment summaries and memos to guide decision-making.

  • Collaborate on CIM creation and due diligence processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.

  • Process NDA/legal documents efficiently to support deal flow.

  • Source potential deals and provide strategic recommendations for investment opportunities.

Qualifications
Must-Have

  • At least 2 years of experience in private equity at top firms.

  • Expertise in financial modeling or market sizing/TAM analysis.

  • Proficiency in creating investment summaries and memos.

  • Experience with CIM creation and due diligence.

  • Ability to process NDA/legal documents.

  • Skills in sourcing for deals.

Compensation & Legal

  • Hourly contractor

  • Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume

  • AI interview based on your resume

  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome

  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

*PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.*

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Interview Prep

AI-powered insights to help you prepare

Key Skills

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Preferred:

Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach building a TAM analysis for a niche market, and what are the most common pitfalls you look out for?
  • 2.When reviewing a CIM for a potential acquisition, what are the first three areas you scrutinize to determine if the opportunity aligns with your investment strategy?
  • 3.Walk me through the key components of an investment memo and how you structure it to guide an investment committee's decision.
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to evaluate a financial model that had significant gaps or errors. How did you handle it?
  • 2.Describe your experience sourcing deals. How did you successfully identify and bring in an opportunity that others missed?
  • 3.Give an example of a time you had to manage a high volume of NDA and legal documents while keeping a deal moving forward efficiently.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are asked to evaluate an AI model's output regarding a market sizing analysis for a SaaS company, but the AI's numbers are vastly different from your own estimates. How do you proceed?
  • 2.You are reviewing a potential deal and the due diligence reveals a minor but previously undisclosed legal compliance issue. The deal closing deadline is imminent. What do you do?

Resume Keywords

Make sure these keywords appear on your resume

Private EquityFinancial ModelingTAM AnalysisMarket SizingInvestment MemoCIMDue DiligenceDeal SourcingNDA ProcessingAI Model EvaluationInvestment SummariesTop Firm

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