Train AI on M&A Models. $120/Hour, Fully Async.

Train AI on M&A Models. $120/Hour, Fully Async.

Train AI on M&A Models. $120/Hour, Fully Async.

Outlier recruits investment bankers from bulge bracket and boutique firms to review AI-generated valuations, deal memos, and financial logic. Work when deals allow. No fixed hours.

Outlier recruits investment bankers from bulge bracket and boutique firms to review AI-generated valuations, deal memos, and financial logic. Work when deals allow. No fixed hours.

Outlier recruits investment bankers from bulge bracket and boutique firms to review AI-generated valuations, deal memos, and financial logic. Work when deals allow. No fixed hours.

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Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

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Earn Up to

Earn Up to $120/hr

sdas

paid out weekly
paid out weekly
Earn Up to
Earn Up to

Additional opportunities to earn rewards
based on quality of submission

Additional opportunities to earn rewards
based on quality of submission

Additional opportunities to earn rewards based on quality of submission

EU, NZ, US, UK, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

EU, NZ, US, UK, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

(Remote)
(Remote)

Choose your own schedule. Most experts
spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours

Choose your own schedule. Most experts
spend 5-10 hrs per week, up to 40 hours

Choose your own schedule. Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours

Valid, permanent ID issued by country of work is required
Valid, permanent ID issued by
country of work is required
Valid, permanent ID issued by country of work is required

Valid, permanent ID from the country you are in
is required to complete verification

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is required to complete verification

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Outlier connects subject matter experts with AI training projects

Outlier is the one of the world’s largest expert platform, connecting a network of over 700,000 MAs, PhDs, and college graduates worldwide to improve AI models by providing expert human feedback.
Experts on Outlier work wherever and whenever they work best. They are paid weekly based on work completed and gain real AI experience. For example, a number of Outlier experts were recently cited in a 2026 Nature publication.

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Founder and CEO,
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Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO,
Meta

"We partnered with Scale AI to work with Enterprises to adopt Llama and train custom models with their own data. We are excited to collectively make Llama the industry standard and bring the benefits of AI to everyone."

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO,
Meta

What you will be doing

What you will be doing

  • Review AI-generated valuation models and flag errors in assumptions or financial logic

  • Evaluate AI-written deal memos and rate them for accuracy and professional tone

  • Compare AI responses to finance questions and rank which reasoning is more sound

  • Annotate where AI misunderstands capital structure, debt covenants, or equity waterfall mechanics

Common Tasks

Common Tasks

Write a prompt
Write a prompt

Write simple prompts that will act as a starting point for AI models

Write simple prompts that will act as a starting point for AI models

Edit

Preview

Correct AI-models chain of thought
Correct AI-models chain of thought

Review, analyze, and rank AI-models chains of thought for correctness and approach

Review, analyze, and rank AI-models chains of thought for correctness and approach

Step 1 Response

Step 2 Response

Step 2 Response

Approve

Improve

Step 3 Response

What we’re looking for

What we’re looking for

  • 3+ years at a bulge bracket, middle market, or top boutique bank

  • Hands-on deal experience in M&A, LBO, ECM, or DCM

  • Strong command of DCF, trading comps, transaction comps, and LBO modeling

  • CFA, MBA from a target program, or equivalent credential preferred

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

Earn up to $12.5 - $34.5 USD per hour

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent. Paid via PayPal and AirTM

Earn up to $12.5 - $34.5 USD per hour

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent. Paid via PayPal and AirTM

Earn up to $12.5 - $34.5 USD per hour

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent. Paid via PayPal and AirTM

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

Hear from other experts

Hear from other experts

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Read about how MIT PhD Daniel Z earns extra income on Outlier

Read about how MIT PhD Daniel Z earns extra income on Outlier

"Daniel has enjoyed the combination of earning extra cash while contributing to AI development and has made over $4,000 on Outlier".

"Daniel has enjoyed the combination of earning extra cash while contributing to AI development and has made over $4,000 on Outlier".

Read Daniel's Story

Read Daniel's Story

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

M

Mo

United Kingdom

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

M

Mo

United Kingdom

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

M

Mo

United Kingdom

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

Application and Onboarding Process

Application and Onboarding Process

STEP 1

Create
an account
on Outlier

STEP 1

Create an account on Outlier

STEP 1

Create
an account
on Outlier

STEP 2

Upload your resume and tell us about your background

STEP 2

Upload your resume and tell us about your background

STEP 2

Upload your resume and tell us about your background

STEP 3

Upload your Valid ID and add your phone number

STEP 3

Upload your Valid ID and add your phone number

STEP 3

Upload your Valid ID and add your phone number

STEP 4

Start earning by
completing the
tasks assigned

STEP 4

Start earning by completing tasks assigned

STEP 4

Start earning by completing tasks

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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What's the expected time commitment for participants?

When and how will I be paid?

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Outlier Updates to Empower Contributors

April 3, 2025

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Advancing Frontier Model Evaluation

April 2, 2025

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Scale’s Series F: Expanding the Data Foundry for AI

May 21, 2024

In the News

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Scale AI

Outlier Updates to Empower Contributors

April 3, 2025

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Advancing Frontier Model Evaluation

April 2, 2025

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Scale AI

Scale’s Series F: Expanding the Data Foundry for AI

May 21, 2024

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Ready to use your brilliance to outsmart AI?

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in collaboration with Scale AI

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This is a 1099 contract opportunity on the Outlier.ai platform. Because this is a freelance opportunity, we do not offer internships, sponsorship, or employment. You must be authorized to work in your country of residence. If you are an international student, you may be able to sign up for Outlier if you are on a visa. You should contact your tax and/or immigration advisor with specific questions regarding your circumstances.

PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with the Outlier Privacy Policy and our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data.

This is a 1099 contract opportunity on the Outlier.ai platform. Because this is a freelance opportunity, we do not offer internships, sponsorship, or employment. You must be authorized to work in your country of residence. If you are an international student, you may be able to sign up for Outlier if you are on a visa. You should contact your tax and/or immigration advisor with specific questions regarding your circumstances.

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