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HR & People Operations Expert

$45–$90/hr

Published pay. The final rate depends on your test, experience and country.

Remote · Worldwide 20 openings Language: English Posted 24 Oct 2026

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Role Title: HR & People Operations Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote, global

Opportunity Snapshot

Pay: Up to $90/hour equivalent

Time per task: ~10 hours per task

Location: Fully remote — no geographic restrictions. Strong English required (B2 minimum, C1 preferred)

Next step: Complete the role-specific AI interview — it’s how your expertise gets in front of the client

Your tasks: Design realistic, multi-step HR and people operations tasks with objective criteria for grading the output

our partner is engaging experienced HR and people operations practitioners to design the tasks that measure what AI systems can actually do. Your domain knowledge is what matters here — no prior AI experience required.

The work is to turn real HR workflows into benchmark tasks: realistic, difficult, and gradable against objective criteria. If you’ve written a policy, built a payroll checklist, or trained someone to handle employee cases against a standard, that’s the instinct this needs.

Scope of Work

  • Design multi-step tasks drawn from real HR work — payroll operations, workforce planning, policy application, employee lifecycle processes — with realistic reference files and clear instructions.
  • Define objective grading criteria so two qualified reviewers would reach the same verdict on the same output.
  • Build tasks that require judgment rather than lookup: ones where the right answer depends on reading the materials correctly.
  • Create or source the supporting materials each task needs: policy documents, payroll reports, headcount data, employment agreements.
  • Flag tasks that turn out to be ambiguous or ungradable instead of submitting them anyway.
  • Deliver approved tasks on schedule and at the required quality level.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on responsibility in payroll, workforce planning, HR policy, or employee lifecycle operations — direct ownership of the work, not supervisory-only or adjacent exposure.
  • Experience creating or applying structured standards: HR policies, payroll checklists, process documentation, compliance frameworks, or training assessments.
  • Comfortable working across spreadsheets, reports, and policy documents at the same time.
  • HR certification (SHRM, CIPD, PHR or equivalent) is a plus, but not required.
  • Strong English, written and spoken — B2 minimum, C1 preferred.
  • AI or LLM evaluation experience is a plus, but not required.

How the selection process works

  • Apply and complete the screening questions
  • Complete the AI interview for this role — even if you’ve interviewed with us before, a role-specific interview is how we showcase your domain expertise to the client, and it gives you the strongest shot at being selected
  • Profile review
  • Onboarding — our Talent Ops team will get you set up

This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.

Payroll and Lifecycle OperationsObjective Grading CriteriaTurning Real HR Work Into a Defined TaskPolicy Application in Edge CasesWorking Across Documents

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What to know before you apply

Pay
At the published rate, 10 hours a week would be about $450–$900 and 20 hours about $900–$1,800 before tax. Hours depend on the project, so treat this as a ceiling, not a promise.
Openings
20 openings means this is a high-volume project. You are not competing for one seat: if you pass the test, there is room for you.
Location
Open worldwide in the countries the employer accepts. Payments usually go out through services like PayPal or Wise, so check one of them works in your country.
Credentials
The listing asks for 5+ years of experience. Put it in the first line of your profile: reviewers screen for it before anything else.
Timing
This listing is new today. Projects can close once they have enough people, so it is worth applying while it is open.
Test tips for hr teams
  • Expect a short skills test that checks careful reading, reasoning and clear writing.
  • Read the project guidelines fully before your first task. Accuracy matters more than speed.
  • Explain your judgements in plain, complete sentences. Reviewers look for the reason, not just the answer.
  • Keep a steady weekly schedule. Projects usually prefer contributors they can count on.
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