- Location
- United States
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Professional / Experienced
- Source
- JOIN
Description
**Lightly AG** is an ETH and HSG spin-off pioneering in machine learning and computer vision. Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, our technology is used by global leaders in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.
With a small but sharp team in Zurich, we’re looking for analytical and driven **Finance Professionals** to help us **translate complex finance concepts into AI-readable formats.**
This role suits someone with a background in finance, economics, or engineering with **experience in any of the following:**
- **Corporate Finance**
- **Private Equity / Venture Capital**
- **M&A / Investment Banking**
- **Asset Management**
- **Accounting**
Estimated project scope of **approximately 15 hours/week**. Project expected to begin **early July**.
## Tasks
We are launching a project focused on evaluating AI-generated financial analysis and market event reasoning. You'll review AI outputs covering stock price movements, earnings events, commodity dynamics, and cross-market relationships — and assess whether the AI's logic actually holds up.
You'll be a good fit if you have experience in **equity research, financial analysis, or quantitative finance**, and are comfortable with:
- OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) stock data and price-volume relationships
- Earnings-driven price movements and market event analysis
- Commodity markets — energy (crude, natural gas), metals (gold, silver, copper), agriculture (corn, soybeans, wheat, coffee)
- Cross-channel analysis — understanding how price channels and volume interact
- Financial news verification — checking whether cited market events actually happened
## Requirements
You’re a strong candidate if you:
- **Are fluent in English**
- **Have strong analytical and quantitative skills** and are confident working with financial models and valuation frameworks
- **Communicate clearly and precisely**
## Benefits
- Work directly with a YC-backed team on cutting-edge AI evaluation projects
- Competitive compensation tailored to experience and scope of work
Send us your **CV and a short note** about why this role excites you. If you’ve handled similar tasks before, we’d love to hear specific examples.
We look forward to hearing from you!
