Civic Program Manager - Fully Remote

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: Civic and Public Administration Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $45–$65/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include policy memos, program plans, budget justifications, RFPs, constituent correspondence, council/board materials, performance reports, and email threads. Represent platforms like Salesforce Government Cloud , Granicus , Socrata , ArcGIS Hub , and DocuSign .
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in your real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to meaningfully challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other civic and public-administration experts to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for public-sector agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of full-time experience at a federal agency, large state/city government, or major federal contractor .
• Background in federal program management, policy implementation, or performance reporting ( GPRAMA ).
• Experience in government procurement/contracting ( FAR , DFARS , state procurement).
• Expertise in public finance, budgeting, or grants management.
• Involvement in public safety, social services, or licensing/benefits administration.
• Knowledge of legislative affairs, intergovernmental relations, or municipal operations.

Preferred

• PMP , CGFM , FAC-C / DAWIA certifications.
• Day-to-day use of Salesforce Government Cloud , Granicus , Socrata , Esri ArcGIS Hub , and DocuSign .
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills. Ability to translate public-sector workflows into structured task specs.

Compensation & Legal

• Compensation transitions from an hourly rate to a model based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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