About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position
Position:
Private Equity Associate – Consumer & Leisure (France/Europe)
Type:
Contract
Compensation:
$100–$120/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:
* hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Build a working financial model of an assigned
consumer / leisure
transaction from a synthetic deal document pack.
Deliver an editable
Excel
workbook with live formulas, source references, and stated assumptions.
Peer-review two anonymized models from other contractors against a fixed set of criteria. Provide a short written rationale for each and a completed review scorecard.
Work
independently and asynchronously




to meet deadlines while ensuring accuracy and quality in model outputs.
Qualifications
Must-Have
2–4 years total experience
: ~2 years investment banking (Consumer / Retail or generalist M&A; — ideally Paris, London, or elsewhere in Europe) followed by 1–2 years in mid-market or large-cap private equity.
Currently or recently an
Associate at a mid-market or large-cap PE fund with a consumer / leisure / multi-site services focus
(fitness clubs, owned vs. franchise, multi-site roll-ups); a Paris office or French deal experience is preferred.
Able to build a financial model from source documents, without a template.
English-speaking
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