About Mercor

Mercor’s mission is to organize human intelligence for the AI economy. We build the infrastructure that enables frontier AI labs and enterprises to train, evaluate, and improve AI on real-world professional work. More than five million experts have joined our network, and we pay out over $5 million daily for their knowledge and expertise.

We built our training and evaluation infrastructure alongside the world’s leading AI labs. Now, we’re bringing those capabilities to enterprises across industries, enabling them to train, evaluate, and improve AI using their own expertise and standards. Our APEX benchmarks measure how AI performs on economically valuable work, while our enterprise evaluations and post-training capabilities turn those insights into measurable improvements across real-world workflows.

Our work sits at the intersection of frontier AI, human expertise, and real-world application. We’re solving problems few companies have encountered, with the opportunity to influence what the world’s most advanced AI systems become capable of doing. We’re looking for people who bring different perspectives, take ownership, exercise sound judgment, and hold themselves to an exceptionally high standard. You’ll have the opportunity to do consequential work alongside talented colleagues who challenge one another, collaborate openly, and share a commitment to excellence.

Mercor is profitable and recently raised a $750 million Series D at a $20 billion valuation. We work in person five days a week in San Francisco, New York, and London.

We are now building our team in Mexico. This is an opportunity to join Mercor at the beginning of our expansion in Mexico, contribute to how the local team takes shape, and work directly on global projects with some of the world’s most advanced AI companies.

About the Role

The world’s leading AI companies partner with Mercor to execute high-impact projects involving human expertise and data. As a Strategic Project Lead, you will own these projects end to end, build strong customer relationships, and lead the teams responsible for delivering exceptional results.

You will supervise Strategic Project Associates and coordinate large networks of domain experts. SPLs can be responsible for project portfolios generating more than $10 million in annual revenue and involving over 1,000 contributors.

This is a hands-on leadership role for ambitious professionals who enjoy solving complex problems, developing people, and turning challenging goals into results. It offers the opportunity to take on significant responsibility, accelerate your growth, and have a tangible impact on AI - the defining industry of our time.

What You’ll Do

Lead high-impact projects for some of the world’s leading AI labs and technology companies.

Own projects, from customer conversations through successful delivery.

Turn complex customer needs into clear plans and help teams execute them effectively.

Lead and develop Strategic Project Associates, helping them grow and perform at a high level.

Coordinate large groups of domain experts across fields such as software engineering, medicine, law, science, and business.

Build trusted relationships with customers and serve as a primary point of contact.

Use data and structured problem-solving to understand performance, identify challenges, and improve results.

Ensure that projects consistently meet high standards for quality, speed, and customer experience.

Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Machine Learning teams to develop better ways of working.

Identify opportunities to expand successful projects and create additional value for customers.

What We’re Looking For

3 - 6+ years of professional experience.

Experience owning and delivering complex projects in fast-moving or demanding environments.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to bring structure to unfamiliar or ambiguous challenges.

Experience managing people, leading teams, or coordinating multiple stakeholders toward a shared goal.