Consultant – Business Report Quality & Strategic Insights Expert

About this role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research company to improve how AI systems generate executive-level business reports and strategic recommendations. We're looking for experienced management consultants to help define what excellent business reporting looks like, create high-quality reports that address complex business questions, and evaluate AI-generated reasoning and outputs. This is a chance to apply consulting rigour to the development of next-generation AI systems that support business decision-making. ## Responsibilities ### Report Framework Development - Define standards for high-quality business reports and executive communications - Establish best practices for argument structure, evidence hierarchy, storytelling, and recommendation development - Help create evaluation rubrics that distinguish exceptional, average, and poor-quality outputs ### Report Writing - Analyse business questions generated by AI systems - Synthesise multiple sources of information into clear, actionable recommendations - Produce decision-ready reports comparable to strategy consulting deliverables presented to executive leadership ### Session Scoring & Evaluation Review AI-generated research and reporting workflows across: - Consistency of reasoning and recommendations - Accuracy of analyses and conclusions - Appropriateness of confidence assessments - Quality of logical reasoning - Executive readiness of final outputs - Provide detailed feedback and scoring rationale. ## Requirements ### Must Have - 3+ years at McKinsey, Bain, BCG, LEK, Oliver Wyman, Strategy&, Kearney, EY-Parthenon, Roland Berger, or a comparable strategy consulting firm - Experience producing executive-facing presentations and reports - Strong analytical problem-solving and structured thinking skills - Experience synthesising qualitative and quantitative research into recommendations - Excellent written communication skills - Availability to commit 40 hours during the first week and approximately 15 hours per week thereafter ### Preferred - Experience in CPG, healthcare/pharma, financial services, retail, or consumer sectors - Experience presenting recommendations directly to senior executives - Experience evaluating analytical work products or mentoring junior consultants ### Engagement Details - Engagement Length: 1 month initially, with potential extension - Commitment: 40 hours during the first week (training, calibration, and framework development), followed by approximately 15 hours per week for the remainder of the engagement ## Why Join - Help shape how future AI systems perform strategic business analysis - Apply consulting expertise to cutting-edge AI evaluation work - Work alongside senior consultants, researchers, and industry leaders

Eligible applicant countries

This role accepts applicants from:

• USA

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Business Operations