GTM Associate
Mercor is hiring a GTM Associate in San Francisco, United States. It pays $120k-$130k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Mercor.
Level's read on this job
- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include sales, business development and outbound prospecting.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 88 other open roles at Mercor.
AI in this role
Identify and secure high-value datasets and proprietary information from enterprises to power frontier AI systems.
Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.
About Mercor
Mercor’s mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development. Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can’t be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million per day.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced, and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems redefining society.
Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in person five days a week from our San Francisco, New York, and London offices.
About the Role
Mercor is seeking a Business Development Representative to join our Partnerships team. This team is responsible for identifying and securing access to high-value datasets and proprietary information that power frontier AI systems. You’ll be responsible for building pipeline, generating opportunities, and opening doors with enterprises that own valuable data assets.
This is a highly outbound role. You’ll spend your time identifying target accounts, researching industries, crafting outreach strategies, and engaging decision makers across mid-market and enterprise organizations.
The ideal candidate is a relentless hunter who enjoys building pipeline from scratch, thrives on rejection, and is motivated by creating opportunities where none previously existed.
What You’ll Do
Pipeline Generation
Identify and prospect companies with valuable proprietary data assets
Build and manage outbound campaigns across email, phone, LinkedIn, and other channels
Generate qualified meetings for the Partnerships team
Develop account strategies for target organizations and industries
Maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities across multiple verticals
Outbound Sales Execution
Conduct high-volume outbound outreach to senior decision makers
Craft personalized messaging that drives engagement and responses
Navigate complex organizations to identify key stakeholders
Qualify opportunities and advance them through the sales process
Consistently exceed activity and pipeline targets
Market Intelligence
Research emerging industries, companies, and data-rich organizations
Identify new acquisition opportunities and market trends
Gather competitive intelligence and share insights with the broader team
Continuously test and refine outreach strategies
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with Partnerships Leads to transition qualified opportunities
Collaborate with Operations, Product, and Research teams as needed
Contribute to playbooks, processes, and tooling as the function scales
What We’re Looking For
Experience
3+ years of experience in Business Development, SDR, BDR, Sales Development, Account Executive, or similar outbound sales roles
Demonstrated success prospecting into mid-market and enterprise organizations
Proven track record of consistently achieving or exceeding quota
Experience managing complex outbound sales motions
Mindset & Skills
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Strong commercial instincts and business judgment
Highly competitive and results-oriented
Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-changing priorities
Persistent, resilient, and energized by challenging outreach environments
Strong organizational and pipeline management skills
Nice to Have
Experience selling technical products or services
Experience with data products, SaaS, AI, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software
Familiarity with technical stakeholders including engineering, data, product, or IT teams
Experience selling into large enterprises
Startup or high-growth company experience
What Success Looks Like
Consistently generating qualified opportunities for the Partnerships team
Building a repeatable pipeline generation engine across target industries
Opening relationships with strategic enterprise accounts
Creating leverage for the broader team through disciplined outbound execution
Becoming a trusted first point of contact for prospective partners
Benefits
Bi-annual performance bonus structure
Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
Up to $15k Relocation bonus
$10K proximity bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
$1.5K monthly stipend for meals
Free Equinox membership
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Health, Dental, Vision insurance
How we rate this
GTM Associate at Mercor rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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