Consulting Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $170/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 135,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor, a UK-based consultancy, seeks experienced professionals to work remotely on high-impact engagements in AI research and strategy consulting.

The role involves creating consulting scenarios, structuring problems, and delivering strategic recommendations while collaborating with AI research teams. Prior McKinsey/BCG/Bain experience is highly valued for this contract position.

Qualifications

• Experience in roles such as Consultant, Senior Consultant, Engagement Manager, Principal, or Partner.
• Strong strategy consulting experience, preferably from McKinsey, BCG, or Bain.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, and simulate realistic consulting engagement scenarios.
• Structure problems, develop hypotheses, and analyze cases.
• Prepare client presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Contribute to high-quality training data for frontier AI systems.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality.

Skills

Consulting experience

Strategy consulting

Engagement management

Independent work

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: UK-Based Consulting Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $130–$170/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Create, review, and simulate realistic consulting engagement scenarios.
• Structure problems, develop hypotheses, and analyze cases.
• Prepare client presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Contribute to high-quality training data for frontier AI systems.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Experience in roles such as Consultant, Senior Consultant, Engagement Manager, Project Leader, Principal, Associate Partner, Partner, or Managing Director.
• Strong strategy consulting experience, preferably from McKinsey, BCG, or Bain .

Interview Process

• Resume + work history screen
• Short assessment evaluating consulting expertise