Mercor · Open to all
Private Equity Associate – Real Estate (US)
Listed on Mercor as “Private Equity Associate - Real Estate (US)”
What this actually is
You complete short labeling tasks, record everyday activities, or evaluate AI outputs across general knowledge domains. Open to most backgrounds. The platform title (Private Equity Associate - Real Estate (US)) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
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Can you do this on your visa?
F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open. E-1 to E-7: needs concurrent-employment permit. D-2 / D-4 students: S-3 permit, 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case.
Korean tax on USD income
First 5 years in Korea: foreign-source income only taxed if remitted into Korea. After year 5: worldwide income. Full tax guide.
Original posting from Mercor
Mercor is hiring experienced private equity associates to build a financial model from a synthetic deal document pack, then peer-review models built by two other contractors on the same transaction.
What you'll do
- Build a working financial model of an assigned real estate transaction from a synthetic deal document pack
- Deliver an editable Excel workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions
- Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against a fixed set of criteria, with a short written rationale for each and a completed review scorecard
Requirements
- 2-4 years total experience: ~2 years investment banking (Real Estate or Industrials) followed by 1-2 years in private equity
- Currently or recently an Associate at a real-estate-focused mid-market or upper-mid-market PE fund
- Able to build a financial model from source documents, without a template
- Fluent English
Logistics
- Effort: ~20-25 hours over 1.5-2 weeks
Quoted from Mercor’s public listing on 2026-09-22. We don’t edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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