Research Program Manager

Mercor is building benchmarks and evaluation systems that help measure and improve frontier AI models. As a Research Program Manager, you will play a central role in coordinating the development, release, and communication of these benchmarks. You’ll work across research, operations, and marketing to ensure evaluations are executed rigorously, results are shared with the broader AI community, and new benchmarks launch smoothly. This is a hands-on role that requires strong attention to detail, high-intensity problem-solving, and a passion for building scalable processes that support cutting-edge AI research.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the release of new benchmarks; Maintain and update Mercor’s leaderboards and website; Submit results to leaderboards, competitions and community pages (e.g., Hugging Face); Run and monitor new evals; Support with marketing for benchmarks and evals, including new blogs and socials; Develop the messaging for new benchmark releases; Coordinate delivery of eval reports; Build relationships in the AI evals + data ecosystem

Requirements

Background in consulting, tech, project management or research support, ideally 2-3 years of professional experience; Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects; Excited by “gritty” process optimization and large-scale execution.

Benefits

Competitive equity grant; $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area); $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office); $1.5K monthly stipend for meals; $200 monthly laundry reimbursement; $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement; Free Equinox membership; Health, Dental, Vision insurance; 401(k) with company match