UK-based VP / Investment Associate

1. Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage an experienced investment professional.

You will take primary ownership of private-company valuation work, support broader portfolio analysis, and translate complex financial analysis into clear, decision-ready presentation materials.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Lead the valuation of a private company using appropriate financial and market-based methodologies.

• Build, review, and refine detailed Excel valuation models.

• Analyze company performance, financial projections, capital structure, comparable companies, and relevant transaction data.

• Assess key assumptions, sensitivities, valuation ranges, and investment risks.

• Review investment policy documentation and identify relevant gaps, inconsistencies, or areas for improvement.

• Support broader portfolio analysis across public and private investments.

• Conduct market-data research and maintain a clear record of sources and assumptions.

• Convert analytical findings into concise, senior-level presentation materials.

• Prepare simplified trade and investment documentation as required.

• Ensure that financial models, conclusions, and presentation outputs are internally consistent and decision-ready.

• Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly on the work.

3. Ideal Qualifications

• Approximately 5–7 years of professional experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, a Family Office, or investment management.

• Strong experience with private-company valuation, financial modeling, investment analysis, and transaction-related work.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and the ability to build robust, auditable financial models.

• Experience preparing investment committee materials, board presentations, transaction presentations, or comparable senior-level deliverables.

• Strong understanding of valuation methodologies, including comparable-company analysis, precedent transactions, and discounted cash-flow analysis.

• Comfortable working with market-data exports, financial statements, portfolio information, and imperfect datasets.

• Experience analyzing investment policies or institutional portfolio guidelines is beneficial.

• An MBA, specialized finance master's degree, or CFA qualification is preferred but not required.

• Exceptionally strong written communication and attention to detail.

• Comfortable having analytical judgments reviewed and calibrated against those of other experienced investment professionals.

• Prior experience with AI evaluation, financial assessments, or human-data projects is a plus.

4. Application Process

• Submit your resume or relevant professional background to get started.

• Complete a financial modelling assessment as part of your application.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.