Remote Contract HR & People Operations Expert | AI Reasoning Lab

JB USA Recruiting has partnered with leading technical labs to engage an outstanding Remote Contract HR & People Operations Expert | AI Reasoning Lab at $45 - $90/hour. In this position, you will leverage your expertise in Payroll and Lifecycle Operations, Objective Grading Criteria, Turning Real HR Work Into a Defined Task, Policy Application in Edge Cases to ensure high standards of accuracy, logic, and completeness. Set your own hours and work remotely alongside a network of elite subject matter experts.

The Role & Your Daily Impact

• 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.
• 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.

What We Expect from You

• 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.
• 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

Compensation & Schedule Flexibility

• Compensation Rate: $45 - $90/hour (verified contractor remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Payroll and Lifecycle Operations, Objective Grading Criteria, Turning Real HR Work Into a Defined Task, Policy Application in Edge Cases, Working Across Documents
• Hiring Lead: Tyler Hayes (Recruitment Director) at JB USA Recruiting

Direct Application Process: Click the Apply button on this page to submit your profile directly for immediate evaluation.