Consulting AI Research Contributor

Aptura
Worldwide Remote
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward consulting professionals comfortable with creating Excel-based business models and evaluating AI accuracy.

Best fit for

  • Consulting experts with 3+ years in industry or functional practices who excel in Excel modeling
    — “3+ years in management, strategy or operations consulting, in an industry practice”
  • Professionals who have experienced AI shortcomings in their own consulting work
    — “You have used AI tools on your own work and been frustrated by the mistakes they make”

Things to consider

  • The role requires task-based performance with potential for early project conclusion
    — “Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance”
  • Candidates must commit to creating original, human-built Excel tasks without AI assistance
    — “No AI usage allowed”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to build and refine complex Excel models from real consulting projects
    — “Deep hands-on Excel: market sizing, competitive landscapes, goal seek”
  • Emphasize your experience in crafting clear, structured workbooks and briefs
    — “Writing realistic Excel tasks drawn from your own work”
  • Demonstrate your capability to write precise evaluation rubrics for AI performance
    — “Writing yes-or-no criteria precise enough that a grader can mark any attempt against them”
  • Showcase your domain expertise in industry practices like financial services or healthcare
    — “in an industry practice (e.g. financial services, healthcare, TMT, consumer, energy, public sector)”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · LowAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • realistic Excel tasks for AI evaluation
  • detailed yes-or-no criteria for AI models
Typical background
3+ years in management, strategy or operations consulting

Skills & requirements

Required

ExcelManagement ConsultingMarket SizingCompetitive LandscapesBusiness CasesAI Evaluation

Preferred

Game Development

Stack & domain

ExcelMarket SizingCompetitive LandscapesBusiness CasesGoal SeekData ReshapingWorkbook StructureAI ToolsManagementStrategyOperationsConsultingIndustry PracticesFunctional PracticesWritten English CommunicationAttention To DetailLearning Concepts In AI And Evals

About the role

Original posting from Aptura via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Aptura is looking for Subject Matter Experts from management or strategy consulting, in an industry or functional practice, who build market sizing models, competitive landscapes and business cases in Excel. You have used AI tools on your own work and been frustrated by the mistakes they make. You will turn that experience into realistic Excel tasks that test how well AI does the work of a Consultant.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Writing realistic Excel tasks drawn from your own work: extending existing models, fixing broken ones and building from a brief
  • Working through each task yourself so there is a clear, correct answer
  • Writing yes-or-no criteria precise enough that a grader can mark any attempt against them

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years in management, strategy or operations consulting, in an industry practice (e.g. financial services, healthcare, TMT, consumer, energy, public sector) or a functional practice (strategy, operations, pricing, due diligence)
  • Deep hands-on Excel: market sizing, competitive landscapes, goal seek, data reshaping and clear workbook structure
  • Strong written English communication skills.
  • Attention to detail, and willingness to learn concepts in AI and Evals

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Start Date : Immediate
  • Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks
  • Payment: task-based. Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to do multiple tasks for the remainder of the project.

CONTRACT AND PAYMENT TERMS

  • You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
  • This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
  • Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
  • Your work at Aptura will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
  • Payments will be weekly following task completion.

GETTING STARTED

  • Apply with your details and CV. Choose an available 30-minute group walkthrough call.
  • Attend the walkthrough and create one original task from your own work. Submit the brief, the actual input workbook(s) needed to complete it. Input-file uploads are compulsory.
  • Write the brief yourself. Input workbooks must also be human-built. Use real data that has been sanitised, or public data with the source named. No AI usage allowed.
  • We run your task against current frontier AI models. If the models get it wrong, you then write a detailed yes-or-no rubric, and a reviewer signs off on the task with you.
  • Completing onboarding does not guarantee a job offer; selection remains subject to written approval of the task proposal.

ABOUT APTURA

Aptura is an applied AI and data company working with frontier labs to train AI systems on real professional work. We do this by building high-quality evaluation and training environments that teach AI agents to produce work that can be used in daily workflows.

Source: Aptura careers (Ashby)

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