Talent Intelligence & Analytics Associate

Mercor • San Francisco, CA

7d • $120,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Talent Intelligence & Analytics Associate 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.

Requirements

• 3-5 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 Haves

• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed