[Hiring] AI Tutor - Quantitative Finance @xAI

Role Description

As an AI Tutor - Quantitative Finance, you will be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of our cutting-edge technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. Your role involves collaborating closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives.

• Contribute to refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced quantitative finance domains.
• Focus on algorithmic investment strategies where your expertise can drive significant improvements in model performance.
• Adapt to a fast-paced environment, interpreting and executing tasks based on evolving instructions.

As an AI Tutor, you will play an essential role in advancing xAI's mission by supporting the training and refinement of xAI’s AI models. AI Tutors teach our AI models about how people interact and react, as well as how people approach issues and discussions in quantitative finance.

• Actively participate in gathering or providing data, such as text, voice, and video data.
• Provide annotations, record audio, or participate in video sessions.

AI Tutors acknowledge that all work is done for hire and owned by xAI.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative finance-related field or equivalent professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst.
• Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
• Strong ability to navigate various financial information resources, databases, and online resources (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, SEC filings).
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
• Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
• Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in quantitative finance.

Requirements

• Professional experience as a quantitative trader or analyst.
• Experience with at least one publication in a reputable finance or economics journal or outlet.
• Teaching experience as a professor.
• Familiarity with Python/R for financial scripting or ML libraries (e.g., QuantLib).
• FRM (Financial Risk Manager).
• CQF (Certificate in Quantitative Finance).
• PRM (Professional Risk Manager).
• CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst).
• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst).

Location & Other Expectations

• This position is based in Palo Alto, CA, or fully remote.
• The Palo Alto option is an in-office role requiring 5 days per week; remote positions require strong self-motivation.
• Unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
• Unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• Team members are expected to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm PST for the first two weeks of training and 9:00am - 5:30pm in their own timezone thereafter.
• For those working from a personal device, your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.
• You must own and have reliable access to a smartphone.

Compensation

$45/hour - $100/hour

Benefits

Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI. Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.

xAI is an equal opportunity employer.

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