Engagement Manager

Mercor

• $135K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant work experience in consulting or technical program management.
  • Technical BS/MS or equivalent practical experience, especially with ML/engineering.
  • Prior experience in a top-tier consulting firm and fast-growth tech startup.
  • Proven success in enterprise client-facing roles and relationship expansion.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Deep understanding of ML training and evaluation processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with various teams.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and expand client relationships across application-layer companies and research labs.
  • Serve as the main contact for customer inquiries and issues, ensuring timely resolutions.
  • Lead commercial processes to secure new and existing business.
  • Manage technical ties with research teams, directing evaluation and training strategies.
  • Collaborate with product, operations, and engineering to oversee project timelines and deliverables.
  • Forecast revenue growth and assist leadership in identifying growth opportunities.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan provisions.
  • Monthly meal stipend.
  • Positive in-office culture.
  • Meaningful equity opportunities aligned with a rapidly scaling AI venture.
Full Job Description
About the Role

As an Engagement Manager, you will own key customer relationships across application-layer companies, research labs, and enterprise clients, serving as the primary point of contact from evaluation through delivery. You'll partner closely with technical and business stakeholders to guide training and deployment, resolve issues, and ensure a high-quality customer experience.

You'll work cross-functionally with product, operations, and engineering to manage timelines, support execution, and surface insights that drive account growth. This role also plays a key part in expanding revenue-leading commercial processes for new and existing customers and helping leadership identify and unblock growth opportunities in a fast-moving AI environment.

Job Description
  • Manage and grow a portfolio of relationships across application-layer companies, research labs, and enterprise customers
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customer questions, issues, and escalations; triage internally and drive resolution.
  • Lead commercial processes to close net-new and existing business
  • Manage technical relationships with research teams and help guide evaluation and training strategy
  • Work cross-functionally with product, operations, and engineering to track delivery and timelines
  • Forecast revenue growth and help leadership understand how to unblock additional growth opportunities


Ideally you'd have:
  • 4+ years of total work experience, with experience in consulting or as a technical program management role in industry
  • Technical BS/MS (or equivalent practical experience) and comfort working with ML/engineering stakeholders
  • Experience in a top-tier Consulting Firm and fast-growth technology startup
  • A proven track record in enterprise client facing roles and expanding customer relationships
  • Excellent verbal and written communications
  • Ability to understand the ML training and evaluation lifecycle and build trusted relationships with technical customers.
  • Great cross-functional experience and collaborative ability


Compensation & Benefits:
  • Competitive salary w/ aggressive bi-annual performance bonus structure + meaningful equity (aligned with a venture-backed, rapidly scaling AI company)
  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly laundry/housekeeping reimbursement
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Up to $15k Relocation bonus
  • $10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

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