Freelance Finance Experts at AI Startup

Lightly
Lightly

Accounting & Finance, Software Engineering, Data Science

United States

Posted on Jul 18, 2026

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!