# Excel Expert - General

> Weekday AI · United States (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-09-17

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** AI Training

## Description

**This role is for one of our clients**

**Compensation: $70 - $100 per hour**

We're seeking **advanced 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 genuine **breadth** — modeling, data analysis, dashboards, and automation applied across multiple domains and business functions.

## Requirements

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

-   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**.
-   Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
-   **United States–based only.**

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/18CE9C4496/apply)

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