About Mercor
Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.
About the Role
As a G&A Recruiter at Mercor, you’ll own full-cycle hiring for critical roles across a variety of Finance, Legal, Marketing and People. You would be Mercor's first dedicated G&A recruiter, partnering with senior leadership and C-Suites to not only make critical hires for the business, but to lay the foundation for how G&A recruiting will operate at Mercor moving forward.
What You’ll Do
Own full-cycle recruiting (sourcing → close) across a variety of organizations such as marketing, finance, legal and people ops
Partner directly with C-Suite Leadership to map out needs and implement continual process improvements
Build top-of-funnel using creative outbound, talent intelligence, and Mercor’s own product (structured screens, automated work samples, and calibrated rubrics)
Coach hiring managers and interviewers on structured interviewing, leveling, and decision hygiene
Operationalize hiring systems: track and optimize key funnel metrics (pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield)
Champion speed and quality: drive SLAs for same-day debriefs, fast offers, and strong candidate experience
Build brand: campaigns, referrals, and events that attract top engineers and operators
Represent Mercor externally, you’ll be a face of the brand for an exceptionally competitive talent market
Collaborate on dashboards, metrics, and process automation within Ashby and other recruiting systems
Refinement of technical recruiting motion as the Ops org shifts to hire more frequently from technical backgrounds
What We’re Looking For
5+ years experience with full-cycle recruiting across IC and leadership roles
Proven success hiring across a range of roles and departments, with the ability to context switch across departments with ease
Ability to build and scale hiring systems, identify key metrics, and make data-driven decisions
Strong communication skills; able to work efficiently with General Managers, Strategic Project Leads and Mercor’s President
Confident representing the Mercor brand to top candidates
Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems
Nice to Haves
Experience as a founding recruiter or early-stage startup builder
Interest in the human data / AGI space
Prior experience leveraging Ashby as an ATS
Ideal Qualities
Agility / Adaptability - ability to move fast, pivot with business shifts, and maintain best-in-class outcomes
Operational Rigor - ability to bring order to an unstructured environment
Growth Mindset - You don’t need to be an expert on AI, but you do need to have a strong desire to learn and continue learning in a rapidly evolving, frontier industry
Commitment to the Outcome - Ownership mentality; will hold themselves accountable to an extremely high standard of work
Love for the Craft - we are building a zero to one motion; this hire will bring a low ego attitude to the table with a genuine love for building a best-in-class talent acquisition organization
Benefits
$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
Free Equinox membership
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Health, Dental, Vision insurance
401(k) with company match
