PE & Growth Equity Professionals - AI Residency (Part-time) | Frontier AI Research

📋 Description

• • Are you a seasoned Private Equity or Growth Equity professional seeking to pioneer the integration of artificial intelligence within the high-stakes world of finance? Mentis AI, a dynamic firm operating at the nexus of institutional finance and cutting-edge AI research, is offering a unique part-time AI Residency. This program is meticulously crafted for experienced investment professionals like yourself, providing unparalleled, hands-on exposure to the development, evaluation, and refinement of frontier AI systems specifically tailored for private markets.
• • At Mentis AI, we are not just observing the AI revolution; we are actively shaping it. Our distinguished team comprises individuals with deep institutional finance backgrounds from esteemed firms such as Lazard and Partners Group, complemented by leading expertise in machine learning and applied AI research. With operations spanning London and San Francisco, we are at the forefront of collaborating with premier AI laboratories to enhance the reasoning, generalization capabilities, and decision-making processes of AI models within complex financial contexts.
• • The landscape of investment is undergoing a profound transformation, with AI rapidly becoming an integral component of core investment workflows. This encompasses every stage of the investment lifecycle, from initial deal screening and in-depth diligence to rigorous underwriting, proactive portfolio management, and strategic exit analysis. This residency is designed to equip you with a forward-thinking perspective, offering early and practical insights into how these advanced AI systems are constructed, meticulously evaluated, and continuously improved.
• • As an AI Resident, your responsibilities will be instrumental in pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities in finance. You will be tasked with constructing expert benchmarks, which involves building and rigorously validating real-world financial models, comprehensive returns analyses, and robust investment cases. These benchmarks will serve as the critical yardstick against which frontier AI systems are evaluated, ensuring their performance meets the exacting standards of the private markets.
• • Furthermore, you will play a pivotal role in stress-testing the reasoning capabilities of AI models. This involves a deep dive into AI-generated analyses, meticulously diagnosing potential weaknesses, and identifying specific areas where the logic, underlying assumptions, or market intuition may falter. Your insights will be crucial in pinpointing the limitations of current AI and guiding future development.
• • A key aspect of this residency is the design of sophisticated frameworks. You will translate the nuanced art of how experienced investors navigate uncertainty, rigorously stress-test assumptions, and strategically structure complex transactions into well-defined problems. These challenges will be specifically engineered to push the very limits of AI reasoning, forcing models to grapple with the complexities inherent in sophisticated financial decision-making.
• • You will also be at the forefront of comparing human versus machine judgment. This involves systematically evaluating and quantifying the divergences between the sophisticated reasoning processes of professional investment experts and the outputs generated by AI systems. This comparative analysis will yield invaluable data on the strengths and weaknesses of both human and artificial intelligence in financial contexts.
• • The value proposition of this AI Residency is exceptionally strong. You will be among the very first investment professionals globally to engage directly with the intricate process of how frontier AI models are being trained to understand and operate within the complexities of private markets. This experience will forge a distinctive and highly sought-after profile for anyone aspiring to occupy the critical intersection of investing and artificial intelligence, whether your future lies within an established fund, a burgeoning AI company, or as an entrepreneur building your own venture.
• • This residency offers invaluable hands-on exposure to the rapid and transformative ways AI is reshaping traditional deal workflows. You will gain practical experience across the entire spectrum, from the initial stages of screening and due diligence to the ongoing processes of portfolio monitoring and the strategic preparation for exits. This is an unparalleled opportunity to be at the vanguard of financial innovation, gaining a competitive edge in an increasingly AI-driven investment world.
• • This part-time engagement is designed for flexibility, requiring a commitment of 15+ hours per week with adaptable scheduling to accommodate your existing professional responsibilities. The residency is fully remote, allowing you to participate from anywhere in the world, or in-person if you are located in London. This is a paid professional engagement, ensuring your valuable contributions are recognized and compensated. We are looking to onboard talented individuals immediately, with a rolling start date, so don't miss this chance to shape the future of finance with AI.