Excel Expert - General

Weekday AI; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI is seeking advanced Excel experts with broad, cross-industry experience to help train the data behind cutting-edge LLMs. This role targets generalists who can apply modeling, data analysis, dashboards, and automation across multiple domains.

You will design realistic Excel tasks, evaluate solutions, and provide clear feedback. The work requires strong teaching ability and a track record across industries, with United States-based availability for 40 hours/week through September, then

Qualifications

• Advanced, professional-level Excel expertise with XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, dynamic arrays
• Breadth of Excel application across multiple industries
• Teaching or training experience and/or a PhD is a strong plus
• Prior AI training, human data annotation, or model evaluation experience
• Demonstrable career progression in your field
• Ability to engage reliably for 40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter
• United States–based only.

Responsibilities

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance on Excel-based tasks across a range of domains.
• Design realistic Excel tasks drawn from your professional experience, and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
• Evaluate Excel tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data modeling

Dashboards

Power Query

Power Pivot

Macros/VBA

PivotTables

XLOOKUP

INDEX/MATCH

Dynamic arrays

Teaching experience

Education

PhD (preferred)

Tools

Mercor platform

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $70 - $100 per hour

We're seekingadvanced Excel experts with broad, cross-industry experience— versatile professionals who have applied Excel at an expert level across a range of functions and industries, rather than in a single niche. Your expertise will directly elevate the quality of the training data behind the most advanced Large Language Models.

This role is for generalists who bring genuinebreadth— modeling, data analysis, dashboards, and automation applied across multiple domains and business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance on Excel-based tasks across a range of domains.
• Design realistic Excel tasks drawn from your professional experience, and write accurate, well-structured solutions.
• Evaluate Excel tasks and solutions and provide clear, written feedback.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Core Qualifications

• Demonstratedadvanced, professional-level Excel expertise, including advanced formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, dynamic arrays), PivotTables, data modeling, dashboards, Power Query, Power Pivot, and macros/VBA.
• Breadth of Excel application across multiple industries and business functions
• Teaching or training experience and/or a PhD is a strong plus.
• Prior experience in AI training, human data annotation, or model evaluation — ideally Rubrics-trained on Mercor or a comparable platform — is a strong plus.
• Demonstrable career progression in your field.
• Ability to engage reliably for40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter.
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem‑solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
• United States–based only.