GTM Associate

About Mercor

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