Private Equity Associate – Consumer & Leisure

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Private equity associate building and peer-reviewing consumer and leisure transaction models. Supporting Mercor’s AI labs and enterprise projects that train frontier AI systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Build a working financial model of an assigned consumer/leisure transaction from a synthetic deal document pack
  • Deliver an editable Excel workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions
  • Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against fixed criteria
  • Provide a short written rationale for each peer review and complete a review scorecard
  • Complete approximately 20–25 hours of work over 1.5–2 weeks
  • Work on projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems

Requirements:

  • 2–4 years total experience
  • Approximately 2 years of investment banking experience in Consumer/Retail or generalist M&A, ideally in Paris, London, or elsewhere in Europe
  • 1–2 years in mid-market or large-cap private equity
  • Currently or recently an Associate at a mid-market or large-cap PE fund
  • Consumer, leisure, or multi-site services focus, including fitness clubs, owned versus franchise, or multi-site roll-ups
  • Paris office or French deal experience preferred
  • Able to build a financial model from source documents without a template
  • English-speaking
  • Independent contractor status
  • Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates

Benefits:

  • Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
  • Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Competitive pay
  • Collaboration with leading researchers
  • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request
  • Referral payments of up to $560 per successful referral