Mercor · Finance & specialist
Senior Investment Analyst (Buy-Side) - review AI outputs in your specialty
Listed on Mercor as “Senior Investment Analyst (Buy-Side)”
What this actually is
You bring your specialist expertise to AI evaluation. The shape of the work varies but the pattern is the same: review outputs, rate quality, write prompts, flag errors. The platform title (Senior Investment Analyst (Buy-Side)) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
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
We are seeking a Senior Investment Analyst with deep public markets experience to help train and evaluate AI systems designed for institutional-grade investment research.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed investment theses across equities or asset classes
- Perform advanced financial modeling and valuation analysis
- Critically assess AI-generated research outputs and recommendations
- Identify gaps in reasoning, assumptions, and risk evaluation
- Contribute to building high-quality training datasets for financial AI models
- Mentor junior contributors and provide domain expertise
Requirements
- 4-8 years of experience in equity research, hedge funds, or asset management
- Strong track record of fundamental analysis and idea generation
- Advanced financial modeling and valuation expertise
- Ability to clearly articulate complex investment views
- Experience covering specific sectors is a plus
Nice to Have
- CFA charter-holder or MBA
- Experience with alternative data or systematic strategies
- Prior exposure to AI/ML in finance
Why Join
- Shape how AI understands and performs investment research
- Flexible engagement with competitive compensation
- Work alongside top buy-side professionals and AI researchers
Quoted from Mercor’s public listing on 2026-06-02. We don’t edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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