Business Operations & Compliance Expert

Mercor is recruiting UK-based Business Operations & Compliance Experts for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab.

We are seeking experienced operators with 5+ years in business operations, internal controls, advertising or marketing operations, risk, or compliance program management.

Strong candidates can take regulatory requirements and internal policies and turn them into clear checklists, approval steps, examples, training, and recurring controls.

Ideal candidates have experience at one or more of the following types of business:

• Media or publishing
• Advertising agencies
• Live events
• Consumer subscription businesses
• Regulated marketing or finance operations
• Or another business with a substantial commercial compliance function

Ideal candidates have experience with one or more of the following:

• Translating regulations and internal policy into practical checklists and approval steps
• Compliance training design and delivery
• Recurring controls and control documentation
• RACI definition, data checks, and approval workflows
• Monthly operating review calendars, agendas, and templates
• Facilitating sessions, assigning owners, and tracking follow-ups

You'll help create, review, and evaluate high-quality business operations and compliance scenarios, leveraging your experience in internal controls, compliance programs, and operating cadence.

Strong candidates explain requirements in plain language, surface confusion, know when to escalate a legal question rather than improvising an answer, and stay detail-oriented without becoming bureaucratic.

Here are more details about the role:

• You will be contributing high-quality training data for frontier AI systems
• This is a full-time engagement running from 10 August 2026 to 4 September 2026
• The project team collaborates on a UK business-hours rhythm, with live team sessions each working day and occasional evening messages
• The project pays two weeks of garden leave at the end of the engagement, with a one month non-compete running concurrently
• Successful contributions increase the likelihood of being selected for future Mercor projects

The vetting process involves:

• Resume and work history screen
• Short interview evaluating business operations and compliance expertise

Please note: Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

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.