Job Description
Responsibilities What you’ll do: Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to advance frontier agent evaluations in consumer research. As a Personal Consumer Research Expert, you’ll build long‑horizon research tasks that mirror the work you already do, each paired with a deterministic rubric that grades agent performance against verifiable ground truth. Tasks need to have checkable answers; no open‑ended essays, no subjective judgment calls. Expected tasks will include: Product research: shortlists that meet every stated spec and budget constraint, TCO calculations with ground-truth totals Service provider comparisons: insurance, internet, utilities scored against a defined rubric with documented winner Major purchase analysis: quote gathering against rules, negotiation angles against policy references These scenarios will be challenging and take long sessions of focus. Qualifications Who we’re looking for: 3+ years in product research, personal procurement, journalism / review writing, or adjacent roles Expertise in one or more of the following: product spec analysis, service provider comparison (insurance, internet, utilities), quote gathering and negotiation, TCO modeling Comfortable reading and producing research artifacts: comparison tables, shortlists, negotiation briefs, TCO spreadsheets Clear written communication; can articulate reasoning step by step and encode it into deterministic rubrics Located in the United States or Canada Compensation $50–$65 per hour depending on domain depth and prior experience. Strong contributors are promoted based on task quality and throughput. Location Remote, Greenfield, Wisconsin, US. United States or Canada.