Excel Expert — General
Mercor • Remote
Company
Mercor
Hourly rate
$70 – $100/hr
Location
Remote
Listed
Today
- Min. degree:
- PhD
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Join a leading technology company's GenAI initiative and put your Excel expertise at the core of how the next generation of AI models learns to work in spreadsheets.
What you'll do
- Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance on Excel-based tasks across a range of domains.
- Design realistic Excel tasks drawn from your professional experience, and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
- Evaluate Excel tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
What you need
- Demonstrated advanced, professional-level Excel expertise, including advanced formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, dynamic arrays), PivotTables, data modeling, dashboards, Power Query, Power Pivot, and macros/VBA.
- Breadth of Excel application across multiple industries and business functions — not single-function specialization — is a strong plus.
- Teaching or training experience and/or a PhD is a strong plus.
- Prior experience in AI training, human data annotation, or model evaluation — ideally Rubrics-trained on Mercor or a comparable platform — is a strong plus.
- Demonstrable career progression in your field.
- Ability to engage reliably for 40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter.
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
- United States–based only.
About Mercor and legal notices
About Cincinnatus LLC
Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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