Talent Intelligence & Analytics Manager

As a Talent Intelligence & Analytics Manager at Mercor, you'll be the person who knows the AI talent market better than anyone else on the team: where competitors are finding talent, how compensation is trending, and what it actually takes to win a candidate in this market. You'll build the data and research layer underneath all of Mercor's recruiting - GTM, Applied AI, Operations, and beyond - turning market signal and funnel data into decisions our recruiters and leadership can act on.

Responsibilities

Track the competitive AI talent landscape: where frontier labs, Mag 7 companies, and direct competitors are sourcing talent, how their teams are structured, and how they're positioning offers; Analyze Mercor's own hiring funnel: pass-through rates, time-in-stage, source yield, and quality of hire, and turn that into recommendations recruiters and leadership can act on; Build dashboards and reporting that give recruiting leadership a real-time read on pipeline health and hiring capacity; Act as the analytics expert for Talent Acquisition, informing strategic decision making across the recruiting funnel; Partner with business leadership as well as recruiters across GTM, Applied AI, and Operations to answer their specific market and pipeline questions; Run research projects on talent-market trends: where the best AI talent is coming from, how compensation structures are evolving, and what's changing in how competitors hire; Build and maintain compensation benchmarking across roles and markets, keeping Mercor's offers competitive as the AI talent market shifts; Present findings directly to recruiting and company leadership, translating data into a clear point of view

Requirements

5+ years of experience in people analytics, talent intelligence, or recruiting analytics, ideally at a high-growth tech or AI company; Strong SQL and data modeling skills; comfort building dashboards in tools like Hex, Looker, or Tableau; A genuine interest in the AI talent market: who's hiring, where they're finding people, how comp is trending, and what that means for Mercor's competitiveness; Ability to turn messy data into a clear narrative and a clear recommendation, not just a report; Strong communication skills; able to present data-backed points of view to recruiters and leadership with confidence; High motor, outcome-oriented approach; Mercor is in hypergrowth, and this role's insights directly shape hiring decisions across the company; Familiarity with Ashby or ability to quickly adopt new tools and systems

Nice to have

Experience in a strategy, market research, or competitive intelligence role prior to moving into talent/people analytics; Interest in the human data / AGI space; Experience building compensation benchmarking models or market-pay studies; Comfort supporting multiple recruiting functions (GTM, Applied AI, Operations) at once