Job description
About xAI
xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.
Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.
We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important.
All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
About the Role
As an AI Tutor - Finance Specialist, you will be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of our cutting-edge technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. Your role involves collaborating closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives. You’ll contribute to refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced finance fields, with a focus on investment analysis and topics including but not limited to equities, commodities, real estate, fixed income, forex, derivatives and accounting, where your expertise can drive significant improvements in model performance. This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial.
The AI Tutor - Finance Specialist role is a remote position, with full-time and part-time positions available (please see the bottom of this job description for more details).
AI Tutor’s Role in Advancing xAI’s Mission
As an AI Tutor, you will play an essential role in advancing xAI’s mission by supporting the training and refinement of xAI’s AI models. AI Tutors teach our AI models about how people interact and react, as well as how people approach issues and discussions in finance. To accomplish this, AI Tutors will actively participate in gathering or providing data, such as text, voice, and video data, sometimes providing annotations, recording audio, or participating in video sessions. We seek individuals who are comfortable and eager to engage in these activities as a fundamental part of the role, ensuring a strong alignment with xAI’s goals and objectives to innovate.
Scope
An AI Tutor will provide services that include labeling and annotating data in text, voice, and video formats to support AI model training. At times, this may involve recording audio or video sessions, and tutors are expected to be comfortable with these tasks as they are fundamental to the role. Such data is a job requirement to advance xAI’s mission, and AI Tutors acknowledge that all work is done for hire and owned by xAI.
Responsibilities
- Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
- Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.
- Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.
- Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
- Choose problems from finance fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas like investment analysis, taxation, accounting, financial modeling, or risk assessment where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses.
- Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.
Key Qualifications
- Must possess a Master’s or PhD in a finance-related field (Finance, Economics, Business Administration with a finance focus, or related disciplines) or equivalent professional experience as an investment analyst specializing in equity, commodities, real estate, fixed income, or accounting.
- Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
- Strong research skills, with the ability to navigate various financial information resources, databases, and online resources (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, SEC filings).
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
- Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
- Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in finance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional experience as an investment analyst, portfolio or wealth manager, or financial consultant.
- Possesses research experience with at least one publication in a reputable finance or economics journal or outlet.
- Has previous AI training experience.
- Teaching experience (as a professor, teacher, or tutor) in finance-related subjects.
- Experience in technical writing, financial journalism, or a professional writing setting.
Additional Requirements
- Available to occasionally work evenings and weekends, as the schedule varies depending on team operational needs; flexibility is required.
- Demonstrates a strong capacity to quickly adapt by learning new skills and unlearning outdated ones, thriving in dynamic and changing environments.
- For those who will be working from a personal device, please note your computer must be capable of running Windows 10 or macOS BigSur 11.0 or later.
Location, Hourly, and Other Expectations
- This position is fully remote.
- We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
- If you are based in the US, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
- You must own and have reliable access to a smartphone.
- Please indicate your interest in either full-time, part-time, or either in the application. Note that:
- Part-Time (20-29 hours per week): While hours are flexible around your schedule, you must be committed to working at least 20 hours per week (with at least 10 of these hours worked on weekdays) and no more than 29 hours per week.
- Full-Time (40 hours per week): Ideal full-time schedules are 9-5:30pm in your local time zone. However, flexible hours can be offered.
Compensation and Benefits
- The pay for this role may range from $35/hr - $65/hr.
- Your actual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
- For full-time roles, specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.
xAI is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, medical conditions, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
xAI reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment:
- Access to information technology systems and confidential information, including proprietary and trade secret information, and/or user data;
- Interacting with internal and/or external clients and colleagues; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
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