What you'll do

Gridnaut Recruiting is hiring a remote Excel Expert — General contractor to support a leading AI lab. You will contribute domain expertise to model training, evaluation, and structured task review. Work is fully remote, hourly, and flexible.

Who we're looking for

Demonstrated advanced, 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 — not single-function specialization — is a strong plus.
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 for 40 hours/week during weekdays through the end of September, then 20 hours/week thereafter.

Compensation

Pay range is $70–$100/hr depending on experience and demonstrated skill. Strong contributors may be promoted based on task quality and throughput.

Commitment

Flexible part-time hours, fully remote. Hourly contractor engagement.