Pay: $130-$140 per hour (USD).
Mercor is seeking experienced financial planners and wealth advisors (CFP® and/or CFA charterholders) to help evaluate and improve advanced AI systems on realistic personal financial planning scenarios. You will work through complex household cases, completing well-scoped tasks that mirror real comprehensive planning and advice work.
What You'll Do
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Build, review, and critique comprehensive financial plans for realistic client households.
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Evaluate AI-generated recommendations on retirement, tax, investment, insurance, and estate planning for accuracy, suitability, and completeness.
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Provide clear, structured written explanations of your reasoning and the advice you would give a real client.
Scenarios You'll Work With
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Technology professionals with RSUs, ISOs, and concentrated stock positions
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Pre-retirees and retirees: Social Security timing, withdrawal sequencing, Roth conversions, and RMDs
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High-net-worth households: asset allocation, tax-aware rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting
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Families with education funding, insurance needs, and estate-planning coordination
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Business owners: retirement plan design, succession, and cash-flow planning
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Life transitions: divorce, widowhood, inheritance, and career changes
Required Qualifications
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Active CFP® certification and/or CFA charter.
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5+ years of hands-on, client-facing financial planning or wealth management experience (currently or recently).
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Based in the United States, with strong knowledge of US tax, retirement, and investment rules.
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Excellent attention to detail and clear written communication.
Preferred Qualifications
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Both CFP® and CFA, or additional credentials (CPA, EA, CPWA®, ChFC®, CAIA).
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Experience at a fee-only RIA, advice-only practice, or established wealth management firm.
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Experience with equity compensation, retirement income planning, and portfolio construction.
Why Join?
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Apply your planning expertise to shape how AI systems give real-world financial advice.
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Fully remote and flexible, at a highly competitive hourly rate.
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Collaborate with a leading fintech and AI team.