[Hiring] Central Bank Economist @Mercor

Role Description

• Interpret statements, minutes, speeches, and wording changes from a specific non-G7 central bank in their source language.
• Compare current language against prior guidance and prevailing market expectations.
• Assign a calibrated dovish-to-hawkish score and spell out the implications for rates, FX, and equities.
• Review model-generated analyses and grade them against your own standard.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

• A former economist or adviser from the relevant central bank, or a senior local rates or FX strategist who covered it through multiple policy cycles.
• Professional fluency in the source language.
• Deep knowledge of that bank's reaction function and communication style, and experience reading it in real time.
• 8+ years of direct experience, or unusually strong evidence of equivalent performance.

Company Description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.