Seeking an experienced finance program coordinator to manage finance-domain AI training operations, coordinate subject matter experts, oversee quality workflows, and support large-scale AI data programs.
Retail Specialist
United States
$60 – $80/hr
July 11, 2026
Job description
Role Overview
Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge Generative AI team and help build the next generation of Large Language Models (LLMs).
This opportunity is designed for experienced Retail professionals with deep industry expertise and hands-on experience evaluating AI model outputs using structured rubrics. You will help improve the retail reasoning capabilities of frontier AI models by designing realistic retail tasks, evaluating model responses, and developing high-quality evaluation frameworks based on real-world retail operations.
This is a W-2 employment opportunity through Cincinnatus LLC, with placement at a leading AI laboratory as part of its extended workforce.
Key Responsibilities
Support AI Retail Reasoning
- Help research and engineering teams improve AI reasoning across merchandising, category management, retail operations, and business decision-making.
- Provide practical retail expertise to improve model performance.
Design Retail Evaluation Tasks
- Create challenging retail scenarios based on real industry experience.
- Develop accurate, well-reasoned solutions reflecting real retail workflows.
Evaluate AI Model Outputs
- Assess AI-generated responses using structured evaluation rubrics.
- Provide detailed written feedback on:
- Accuracy
- Business judgment
- Retail reasoning
- Completeness
Develop Evaluation Guidelines
- Create and refine retail-specific evaluation guidelines.
- Build scoring rubrics that improve consistency and quality across AI training datasets.
Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts
- Work alongside researchers, engineers, and fellow retail experts to maintain high-quality evaluation standards.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of professional experience in retail, including areas such as:
- Merchandising
- Category Management
- Retail Operations
- Buying
- Planning
Experience at a recognized retail organization such as:
- Amazon
- Walmart
- Target
- Nike
- Costco
- Home Depot
- Equivalent enterprise retailer
Prior hands-on experience evaluating LLM or AI model outputs using structured rubrics or scoring criteria (required).
Demonstrated career progression (for example: Category Manager → Senior Manager → Director of Merchandising).
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities.
Available to work at least 35 hours per week during weekdays.
Compensation
- $60–$80 per hour
Work Arrangement
- W-2 employment
- Remote within the United States
- Full-time weekday engagement (35+ hours/week)
About Cincinnatus LLC
Cincinnatus LLC partners with leading technology companies to recruit highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract opportunities.
Successful candidates are employed by Cincinnatus LLC while working directly with leading AI laboratories on high-impact artificial intelligence initiatives. Cincinnatus manages employment, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and compliance for these engagements.
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