Customer Support & Success Domain Expert

$55–$80/hr USDMercorJob location: United StatesWork arrangement unspecifiedUS residents only

At a glance

You support a leading AI lab's GenAI team as a customer support, success or technical onboarding subject-matter expert, guiding research and engineering teams and auditing multi-step support workflows for realism and policy compliance. You design realistic support tasks, evaluate them against rubrics and give written feedback. You must engage reliably at least 40 hours per week on weekdays.

Summary written by AI from the original listing.

  • 40 hours a week
  • In line with the typical $80/hr USD for similar roles on Mercor See how this pay compares ↓
  • Posted Nov 10, 2026 · 7 openings reported

About the role

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced Large Language Models.

1\. Overview

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team and help build foundational AI models from the ground up. We're seeking talented Customer Support, Customer Success and Technical Onboarding subject-matter experts (SMEs) to bring real operating experience and elevate the quality of our AI training data. This is a full-time commitment of 40 hours per week.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

2\. Key Responsibilities

  • Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in customer support, customer success and onboarding workflows.
  • Audit multi-step workflows such as ticket triage and escalation, churn and renewals, usage and adoption reporting, onboarding and installation, and billing and failed payments for realism and policy compliance.
  • Design realistic support and success tasks that reflect real ticket data and CRM, helpdesk and billing constraints, and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
  • Evaluate tasks and customer communications against rubrics and provide clear, written feedback.
  • Validate and refine evaluation rubrics across the customer support and success workflow taxonomy.
  • Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

3\. Core Qualifications

  • Substantial professional experience in customer support, customer success or technical onboarding for business customers.
  • Hands-on experience in at least one core track: ticket triage and technical escalation, churn and renewal management, or onboarding and implementation.
  • Daily working experience with tools such as Intercom, HubSpot, Stripe and Metabase, or close equivalents such as Zendesk, Salesforce and Looker.
  • Ability to critically judge customer communications for authenticity and policy compliance.
  • Demonstrable career progression.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain judgment calls clearly.

About Cincinnatus LLC: Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Applicant countries
US residents only

The listing requires applicants to reside in the United States. Check the original listing for any additional requirements.

Openings reported
7
Work arrangement
Work arrangement unspecified
Advertised job location
United States
Originally posted
2026-11-10
Last checked

How this pay compares

Business: typical hourly pay on each platform, November 2026.

This role $55–$80/hr USDTypical on Mercor $80/hr USDTypical across platforms $80/hr USD

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Based on 350 hourly-paid roles listed in November 2026. Per-task and project rates are not included. Each platform sets its own pay.

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