Commercial Operations Expert

About this role

**Mercor is recruiting UK-based Commercial Operations Experts for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab.** We are seeking experienced commercial leaders with 6+ years in **revenue operations, commercial strategy, sales planning, or business operations**. Strong candidates have personally led annual planning cycles, quarterly business reviews, and cross-functional performance discussions, and can turn incomplete financial and sales inputs into clear priorities, decisions, owners, and deadlines. **Ideal candidates have experience at one or more ad-supported media businesses, such as:** - Digital publishers - Podcast or video networks - Local media or sports media - Creator businesses - Ad-supported marketplaces - Or another leading media or advertising business with a substantial commercial planning function **Ideal candidates have experience with one or more of the following:** - Annual and quarterly commercial planning - Quarterly business reviews and manager performance reviews - Revenue forecasting and challenging forecast assumptions - Commercial recovery and turnaround actions - Executive-level recommendations and presentations - Operating cadence across finance, sales, and operations You'll help create, review, and evaluate high-quality commercial operating scenarios, leveraging your experience in commercial strategy, planning, and revenue decision-making. Strong candidates are comfortable challenging forecasts, holding managers accountable without formal authority over every function, and writing clearly for a leadership audience. Here are more details about the role: - You will be contributing high-quality training data for frontier AI systems - This is a full-time engagement running from 10 August 2026 to 4 September 2026 - The project team collaborates on a UK business-hours rhythm, with live team sessions each working day and occasional evening messages - The project pays two weeks of garden leave at the end of the engagement, with a one month non-compete running concurrently - Successful contributions increase the likelihood of being selected for future Mercor projects **The vetting process involves:** - Resume and work history screen - Short interview evaluating commercial operations and planning expertise **Please note:** Candidates **must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom**.

Eligible applicant countries

This role accepts applicants from:

• GBR

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Business Operations