Mercor.io Corporation

Client Services Lead, Finance

Mercor.io Corporation · San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA $160K–$180K Posted 2026-09-23
Salary
$160K–$180K
Type
Full-time
Experience
4+ yr

ABOUT MERCOR

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.

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.

What You'll Do

Build the Finance Client Function (0 → 1)

  • Identify, engage, and onboard financial services clients and partners
  • Test and iterate on service models tailored to finance-sector needs (compliance, data sensitivity, procurement cycles)
  • Create early playbooks for how Mercor serves finance clients

Account Ownership & Growth

  • Lead client conversations end-to-end, from scoping through renewal and expansion
  • Qualify client needs, define mutual value, and drive engagements to close
  • Structure commercial terms suited to financial institutions' procurement and compliance norms

Contracting & Negotiation

  • Own negotiations on pricing, scope, timelines, and obligations with finance clients
  • Work closely with Legal and Finance to move quickly without sacrificing rigor
  • Navigate data rights, compliance, and security requirements specific to financial services

Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the primary point of contact for finance-sector clients and senior stakeholders
  • Manage complex, multi-party relationships (compliance, procurement, technical teams) with clarity and credibility
  • Align internal teams (Product, Research, Ops, Legal) around finance client priorities

Operate Scrappily, Then Systematize

  • Start hands-on: build client lists, run outreach, draft docs, close deals yourself
  • Identify patterns and convert them into repeatable processes as the finance book of business scales

What We're Looking For

Experience

  • 5+ years in Client Service, Account Management, or Commercial roles, serving financial services clients
  • Proven experience negotiating and closing contracts
  • Track record managing high-stakes external stakeholders, including compliance/procurement functions
  • Direct experience working with data products

Mindset & Skills

  • Builder mentality: excited by ambiguity and 0→1 problems
  • Scrappy, resourceful, comfortable with unglamorous work early on
  • Strong commercial instincts and negotiation skills
  • Clear, concise communicator with executive presence
  • Able to operate independently while partnering closely with internal teams

Nice to Have

  • Experience in fintech, banking, asset management, or financial data platforms
  • Exposure to data-driven products, AI, or technical stakeholders
  • Background working cross-functionally with legal and finance teams
  • Familiarity with financial services compliance and data rights (e.g., SOC 2, GLBA)

Benefits

  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure
  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
  • Up to $15k relocation bonus
  • $10K housing 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 insurance
$80K — 10th pctl $225K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $170K vs. market median $140K for Finance roles
+20%
above median
Based on 4,000+ Finance roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Mercor

Mercor

AI · Series C · San Francisco, USA

Stage & Valuation
Series C · $10B
Key Investors
Felicis, Benchmark, General Catalyst
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Mercor develops an artificial intelligence-powered hiring platform designed to streamline the recruitment process. The company connects a global network of contractors with organizations to provide expert-guided AI training and frontier research.
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