Principal Consultant - AI Trainer

We’re looking for an experienced Management Consultant to help train AI models. You’ll test the newest models on business problems from your own practice, judge what they produce with a consultant’s eye, and tell us exactly where they hold up and where they fall apart.

This is a new and fast-growing area, focused on teaching AI to think like a top-tier strategy advisor. The models can already generate polished-looking slides and reports. What they can’t yet do reliably is tell a sharp recommendation from a generic one. Your judgment, standards, and written rationale become the signal that shapes the next generation of AI business tools.

What you’ll actually do

• Write client-style briefs from engagements you know well (a market-entry assessment, a competitive landscape, a due diligence memo, a cost-reduction plan) and run them through AI models.
• Review each response like an associate’s work before it reaches a partner: problem framing, structure, analytical rigor, insight, storyline, and whether it answers the client’s question.
• Flag concrete issues such as unsupported claims, faulty numbers, buried recommendations, or vague AI-sounding conclusions, and explain your reasoning.
• Compare responses head-to-head and pick the one you’d put in front of a leadership team.

Problems draw on whatever you know best:

• Strategy: market entry, growth, portfolio, and competitive positioning.
• Market research: sizing, competitor benchmarking, and customer segmentation.
• Leadership communications: board decks, steering-committee updates, and one-pagers.
• Operations and transformation: process redesign, PMO, and program management.
• Transactions: commercial due diligence, deal advisory, and investment theses.

Roles this fits

Common backgrounds: Strategy Consultant, Management Consultant, Deal Advisory Consultant.

What we look for

• Fluency in English (native or bilingual level).
• Professional experience in management consulting, strategy, PMO, or deal advisory.
• Experience at a top strategy firm, Big Four advisory practice, or boutique consultancy is a strong plus.
• Skilled at building and critiquing work for senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• A current, in-progress, or completed MBA or other postgraduate degree is preferred but not required.
• Only applicants based in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States will be considered for this role.

Compensation

Up to $125+/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $100k–$200k a year; some make it their full-time income.

About DataAnnotation

DataAnnotation is where 100k+ experts train the world’s leading AI models. $150M+ paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.