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Finance Fellow
Scale AIAI Infrastructure company
United StatesJunior
Accel
Y Combinator
Founders Fund
Index Ventures
Coatue
Meta
Finance
About the role
TL;DR
A fellowship role supporting financial operations and strategic initiatives within Scale AI's Human Frontier Collective.
- •PLEASE NOTE: This is a fully remote, 1099 independent contractor opportunity with an estimated duration of six months and the potential for extension.
- •To be eligible, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
- •About the Program The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) Fellowship brings together top researchers and domain experts to collaborate on high-impact work that are shaping the future of AI.
- •As an HFC Fellow, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems—while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers.
- •What You'll Do Collaborative Work: Get invited to engage in high-impact projects with our partnered AI labs and platforms.
- •Develop and evaluate complex financial scenarios to test and enhance AI accuracy in valuation, forecasting, and analysis; collaborate in interactive sessions to assess model outputs for market relevance and compliance; provide detailed feedback to improve AI capabilities; and contribute to specialized projects in financial modeling, risk assessment, and equity research.
- •HFC Community: Beyond the work, you’ll become part of a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators and thought leaders committed to advancing frontier AI across domains.
- •Contribute to Research Publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers—boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition (e.g., SciPredict, PropensityBench, Professional Reasoning Benchmark).
- •Who Should Apply Education: PhD, Master, BBA in Finance, Economics, or related degrees.
- •Certifications: CFA or CPA strongly preferred.
- •Professional Background: 5+ years in FP&A, Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, Financial Consulting, or equivalent research experience.
- •Skills: Strong proficiency in financial modeling, valuation methodologies, forecasting, asset pricing, DCF analysis, market analysis, and risk assessment.
- •Professional Mindset: Detail-oriented, innovative thinker with a passion for financial technology and a commitment to collaboration.
- •Prior experience with AI is not required, but a plus.
- •Why Join the HFC? Advance Finance AI Solutions: Apply your financial expertise to solve complex, real-world challenges where your judgment shapes advanced AI reasoning and decision-making.
- •Professional Development: High-impact finance experts expand their influence through review projects, advisory roles, and research—while deepening their AI expertise, sharpening analytical and financial skills, and gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI applications.
- •Join a Top-Tier Network: Collaborate with a global network of academics and experts to advance responsible AI through impactful, flexible research and training. 80% of our members come from leading institutions.
- •Flexible Schedule: Set your own schedule, with flexible 10–40 hour weeks that fit around your life and other commitments.
- •Competitive Pay: Project pay rates vary across platforms and are depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to; projects, scope, skillset, and location.
- •Application Process Apply: We review applications on a rolling basis.
- •Complete a Challenge: Selected candidates will undertake a brief task designed to reflect HFC work and evaluate their domain expertise.
- •Interview: Candidates will get to discuss their research experience, professional background, and alignment with our mission to advance human-centered AI.
- •Join the Collective: Successful candidates will receive an invitation to join the Human Frontier Collective Fellowship.
- •PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role.
- •This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
- •About Us: At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.
- •Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact.
- •We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force.
- •We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
- •We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace.
- •We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
- •We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
- •If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
- •Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
- •We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.
- •PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job 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 our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data.
- •Please see our privacy policy for additional information.
Domain expertise
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