2-3 years of professional experience in consulting, tech, project management, or research support
Strong analytical skills and communication abilities
Proven track record of managing complex projects
Experience working with AI models or benchmarks preferred
Adaptability to a fast-paced, high-intensity work environment
Responsibilities
Coordinate the release of new AI benchmarks
Maintain and update Mercor's leaderboards and website
Submit results to leaderboards and community pages like Hugging Face
Run and monitor evaluations for AI models
Support marketing efforts for benchmarks through blogs and social media
Develop messaging for new benchmark releases
Coordinate delivery of evaluation reports
Build relationships within the AI evaluations and data ecosystem
Benefits
$15K relocation bonus for moving to the Bay Area
$10K housing bonus if living within 0.5 miles of the office
$1.5K monthly stipend for meals
Free Equinox membership
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Full Job Description
About the Role
Mercor is building benchmarks and evaluation systems that help measure and improve frontier AI models. As a Research Program Manager, you will play a central role in coordinating the development, release, and communication of these benchmarks. You'll work across research, operations, and marketing to ensure evaluations are executed rigorously, results are shared with the broader AI community, and new benchmarks launch smoothly. This is a hands-on role that requires strong attention to detail, high-intensity problem-solving, and a passion for building scalable processes that support cutting-edge AI research.
Core Responsibilities
As a research program manager, you will:
Coordinate the release of new benchmarks
Maintain and update Mercor's leaderboards and website
Submit results to leaderboards, competitions and community pages (e.g., Hugging Face)
Run and monitor new evals
Support with marketing for benchmarks and evals, including new blogs and socials
Develop the messaging for new benchmark releases
Coordinate delivery of eval reports
Build relationships in the AI evals + data ecosystem
What We're Looking For
Experience: Background in consulting, tech, project management or research support, ideally 2-3 years of professional experience.
Skills: Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.
Mindset: Excited by "gritty" process optimization and large-scale execution.
Compensation
Base cash comp from $120K-$200k
Competitive equity grant
$15K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)
$10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
$1.5K monthly stipend for meals
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Free Equinox membership
Health, Dental, Vision insurance401(k) with company match
