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: Surety Underwriter & Bond Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $800/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic scenarios involving bid, performance, and payment bonds. Include single and aggregate capacity, work-in-progress analysis, indemnity, collateral, commercial and court bonds, and bond-default resolution.
- Create work products such as capacity recommendations, credit analyses, bond approvals and declinations, obligee form reviews, indemnity requirements, and claim-resolution strategies.
- Write "golden" reference responses at experienced surety-professional quality.
- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for credit judgment, capacity reasoning, contract and bond-form accuracy, and default-resolution realism.
- Identify misread financial statements, overstated capacity, confusion between surety and insurance obligations, mishandled obligee requirements, and unrealistic default or recovery strategies.
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior. Participate in onboarding office hours and calibration sessions.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional experience in surety underwriting, bond production, surety claims, or contract-surety credit analysis.
- Experience with at least one bond category, such as contract surety, commercial surety, court and fiduciary bonds, license and permit bonds, or subdivision bonds.
- Ability to read contractor financial statements and work-in-progress schedules and translate them into capacity and credit conclusions.
- Understanding of the three-party surety relationship and how indemnity, collateral, and subrogation differ from insurance loss payment.
- Excellent written reasoning, commercial and credit judgment, and high attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish surety credit decisions from property-casualty risk underwriting and ordinary claim adjudication.
Preferred
- AFSB , CPCU , ARM , CPA , or comparable designation.
- Both underwriting and surety-claims experience.
- Experience with AIA and other standard bond forms, or with public-works statutory bond requirements.
- Contractor default resolution: takeover, tender, financing, or completion-agreement experience.
- SBA bond guarantee, funds control, or small and emerging contractor program experience.
Start Date
- Immediately ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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Mercor is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture, connecting top-tier talent with leading AI research labs. With a focus on employee growth and development, we offer opportunities to engage in cutting-edge product management practices while working remotely, allowing for a flexible work-life balance. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our collaboration with industry leaders and our supportive environment that encourages creativity and professional advancement.
