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About the Role
Benchmark Task Authoring: Design realistic, complex workplace scenarios—such as market entry frameworks, operational turnaround proposals, geopolitical impact assessments, regulatory analysis memos, and statutory risk models—complete with gold-standard solution sets.
What You'll Do
- Rubric Adherence & Scoring: Apply evaluation rubrics defined by the Functional SME Lead to rigorously audit, score, and critique qualitative frameworks, logical structuring, and data-backed recommendations.
- Review & Quality Calibration (Senior Level): Audit, review, and calibrate submissions from pod members to enforce high quality, resolve strategic or policy edge cases, and escalate rubric ambiguities with actionable recommendations.
- Iterative Refinement: Incorporate structured calibration feedback and peer critiques across sprint cycles to continuously maintain high technical and analytical accuracy.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in any field.
- Experience in AI evaluation, data annotation, content review, quality assurance, or a related analytical role is preferred but not required.
You're a Good Fit If You
- Required skills: Risk Management
- Experience: 3–15+ years of demonstrable professional experience in top-tier management consulting firms, corporate strategy pods, policy think tanks, government affairs units, or multilateral institutions.
- Methodological Rigor: Deep command of qualitative and quantitative synthesis, structured analytical thinking, policy impact modeling, and scenario evaluation.
- Education & Credentials: Advanced degree (Master’s/Ph.D.) in Business Administration (MBA), Public Policy (MPP/MPA), International Relations, Political Science, Economics, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Analytical Precision: Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to identify logical flaws, biased inferences, ungrounded strategic assumptions, or misinterpretations of policy mechanisms.
- Communication: Exceptional written communication and documentation skills, with proven capability in writing concise executive briefs, whitepapers, and objective rubric evaluations.
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