Private Equity Associate - Consumer Focus

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'Thiel ,

Larry Summers , and

Jack Dorsey .

Position: Private Equity Associate – Consumer & Leisure (France/Europe) Type:

Contract

Compensation: $100–$120/hour

Location:

Remote

Commitment: 20–25 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.

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