Consulting Specialist (Remote | $150–$350/hr)

Synthires; California; Remote; USD 207,000 - 482,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly projects

Top-tier consulting exposure

Job summary

Synthires, partnering with a leading AI lab, seeks former management consultants for high-impact AI training and evaluation projects. You will apply your consulting toolkit, structured problem-solving approach, business analysis skills, and written communication to evaluate how AI models reason through complex business problems and help improve their performance toward an expert level.

No prior AI experience is required — your consulting expertise and ability to solve complex business problems

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience at a top management consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Strategy&, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman).
• Experience within the past 7 years in a consulting role is preferred.
• Strong capabilities in business strategy, structured problem solving, and business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model responses to business strategy problems.
• Develop prompts, model answers, and detailed feedback.
• Apply structured business and consulting frameworks to assess reasoning quality and identify gaps.
• Analyze complex business scenarios using structured problem solving and business analysis.
• Apply expertise in market research, financial analysis, and stakeholder considerations where relevant.
• Collaborate with the project team as evaluation guidelines and requirements evolve.
• Provide clear, rigorous written feedback to support AI system improvement.

Skills

Consulting toolkit

Structured problem solving

Business analysis

Written communication

Written English

Analytical ability

Reasoning quality

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree from a top-ranked university

Job description

micro1 is partnering with a leading AI lab to engage former management consultants for high-impact AI training and evaluation projects.

In this role, you'll apply your consulting toolkit, structured problem-solving approach, business analysis skills, and written communication to evaluate how AI models reason through complex business problems and help improve their performance toward an expert level.

No prior AI experience is required — your consulting expertise and ability to solve complex business problems are what matter.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model responses to business strategy and consulting-style problems.
• Develop high-quality prompts, model answers, and detailed feedback.
• Apply structured business and consulting frameworks to assess reasoning quality and identify gaps.
• Analyze complex business scenarios using structured problem solving and business analysis.
• Apply expertise in market research, financial analysis, and stakeholder considerations where relevant.
• Collaborate with the project team as evaluation guidelines and requirements evolve.
• Provide clear, rigorous written feedback to support continuous improvement of AI systems.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience at a top management consulting firm, such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Strategy&, L.E.K., Oliver Wyman, or a similar firm.
• At least part of the consulting experience must have been within the past 7 years.
• Strong capabilities in business strategy, structured problem solving, and business analysis.
• Excellent written English and business communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to reasoning quality and business logic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree from a top-ranked university.
• Experience with market research and financial analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and business writing skills.
• Experience evaluating complex business problems or developing structured recommendations.
• Experience working on AI, technology, research, or evaluation projects is beneficial.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation of $150-$350/hour.
• Flexible, project-based remote work.
• Opportunity to apply top-tier consulting expertise to next-generation AI training and evaluation.
• Candidates should be based in an English-speaking country.
• Strong proficiency in written English is required.