Head of Insights – Executive Report Evaluation Expert

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research company to improve how AI systems generate executive-level business reports and strategic recommendations. We're looking for experienced insights leaders to help define what excellent executive reporting looks like, create and review high-quality reports that address complex business questions, and evaluate AI-generated reasoning and outputs. This is a chance to apply your enterprise insights leadership experience to developing next-generation AI systems that support business decision-making.

Responsibilities

Report Framework Development

• Define standards for high-quality executive reports and strategic recommendations

• Establish best practices for insight communication, executive storytelling, recommendation development, and decision support

• Help create evaluation rubrics that distinguish exceptional, average, and poor-quality outputs

Report Writing & Review

• Analyse business questions generated by AI systems

• Assess whether reports effectively answer business questions and support executive decision-making

• Produce and review decision-ready reports comparable to deliverables presented to C-suite and senior leadership teams

Session Scoring & Evaluation

Review AI-generated research and reporting workflows across:

• Consistency of reasoning and recommendations

• Accuracy of analyses and conclusions

• Appropriateness of confidence assessments

• Quality of logical reasoning

• Executive readiness of final outputs

Provide detailed feedback and scoring rationale.

Requirements

Must Have

• 10+ years of experience in consumer insights, market intelligence, strategy, research, or business insights leadership

• Current or former Director, Senior Director, VP, Head of Insights, Head of Consumer Insights, Head of Market Intelligence, or equivalent leadership role

• Experience leading insights functions within a Fortune 100 company or similarly large enterprise

• Extensive experience presenting research findings and recommendations to executive leadership teams

• Proven track record influencing strategic business decisions through research and analysis

Engagement Details

• Engagement Length: 1 month initially, with potential extension

• Commitment: 40 hours during the first week (training, calibration, and framework development), followed by approximately 15 hours per week for the remainder of the engagement

Why Join

• Help shape how future AI systems support executive decision-making

• Apply insights and leadership expertise to cutting-edge AI evaluation work

• Work alongside senior consultants, researchers, and industry leaders

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.