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Business Operations / Knowledge Work Specialist

50–80/hr

Remote · United States

part-time

15 openings

Posted November 10, 2026

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Key details

Pay: $50–80/hr
Location: Remote · United StatesUnited States
Job type: part-time
Openings: 15
Posted: November 10, 2026

Overview

A leading AI lab needs subject-matter experts in business operations, strategy, and program management to shape the training data behind its large language models. You will join the GenAI team as a W-2 employee of Cincinnatus LLC, placed directly inside the lab's extended workforce. Day to day, you design realistic professional workflows such as planning documents, spreadsheets, and process designs, then write reference outputs that show what strong work looks like. Your Excel and analytical background becomes the benchmark that teaches a model how to reason through business problems. This is part-time, remote work based in the United States, with a commitment of at least 20 hours per week on weekdays.

What You'll Do8

Steer research and engineering teams toward the gaps in model knowledge that matter for operations, strategy, and reporting work.
Build demanding, domain-specific tasks and pair each one with a correct, well-structured solution.
Review solutions written by others and by the model, then deliver clear written feedback on where the reasoning breaks down.
Draft authentic professional artifacts, including planning documents, analyses, spreadsheets, and process designs.
Write high-quality reference answers that demonstrate sound business judgment end to end.
Create rubrics that test accuracy, structure, and commercial sense in AI-generated deliverables.
Compare notes with other subject-matter experts so training data stays consistent across contributors.
Test outputs against your rubrics and flag cases where the scoring criteria need sharpening.

Requirements8

5 or more years of professional experience in business operations, strategy, consulting, or program management.
A track record at a top-tier firm such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, or Accenture, or in an operations and strategy group at a Fortune 500 or leading technology company.
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, covering models, pivot tables, and lookups.
Strong professional writing for documents and presentations.
Direct ownership of processes, programs, or analyses that produced measurable business results.
Visible career growth, for example from Analyst to Manager to Director of Operations.
Availability for at least 20 hours per week during weekday business hours.
Clear written communication, including the ability to explain complex technical decisions to a non-specialist reader.

Who Should Apply

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of operations, strategy, consulting, or program management work at a top-tier firm and can point to programs and analyses that moved real business metrics. You are comfortable building Excel models and writing polished documents, and you can explain your reasoning in clear prose.

Salary Insight

Pay runs from $50 to $80 per hour, which sits well above typical rates for part-time operations and strategy contract work and reflects the seniority of the 5+ years of top-tier experience the lab expects. The range is set by Cincinnatus LLC, which hires you as a W-2 employee and provides payroll, benefits, and compliance for the engagement.

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