Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management Expert

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to engage experienced regulatory compliance and risk management professionals — compliance officers, risk managers, internal auditors, and regulatory affairs specialists — to improve AI systems' reasoning around regulatory frameworks, enterprise risk, and compliance program design. Contributors will apply their expertise in areas such as regulatory examinations, enterprise risk management, compliance monitoring, and policy governance to evaluate and enhance AI performance on compliance and risk-specific tasks. This is a project-based opportunity with potential for ongoing engagement depending on performance and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated outputs related to regulatory requirements, compliance program assessments, risk identification, and control frameworks

• Create realistic scenarios based on compliance and risk workflows — regulatory examinations, internal audit findings, risk assessments, policy gap analyses, and remediation planning

• Annotate, label, and validate data across compliance use cases (e.g., control testing, regulatory change management, sanctions screening, AML/BSA program evaluation)

• Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as regulatory standards (FINRA, OCC, FFIEC, FDA, SEC, GDPR, HIPAA), risk frameworks (COSO, ISO 31000), and industry-specific compliance terminology

• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for compliance and risk AI

Ideal Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in a compliance, risk management, or regulatory affairs role at a regulated company, consultancy, or regulatory body

• Background in one or more areas such as:

  • Compliance program management (financial services, healthcare, pharma, or tech)

  • Enterprise risk management (ERM) or operational risk

  • Regulatory affairs or government relations

  • Internal audit or assurance

  • Policy development, training, or third-party risk management

• Professional certifications a plus (CRCM, CAMS, CIA, CRMA, CHC, CCEP, CPA)

• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate regulatory and risk workflows into structured evaluation tasks

• Clear written communication and attention to detail

Compensation Note

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,150 – $1,450 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves)

• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate!

• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may be invited to transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.

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.