Scale AI

Role Description The Subject Matter Expert is a specialized role focused exclusively on quality evaluation and standards definition within assigned projects. This role is designed for subject-matter experts who provide high-value insights through audits, quality frameworks, and performance analysis. The Subject Matter Expert does not engage in contributor management, real-time support, or operational task coordination. Instead, the role centers on assessing output quality, identifying systemic issues, and recommending improvements to ensure high standards are consistently met. Key Responsibilities - Quality Audits & Evaluation: - Conduct structured audits of task outputs to evaluate accuracy, consistency, and adherence to project guidelines. - Apply domain expertise to assess nuanced or complex work requiring specialized knowledge. - Identify patterns of quality issues and flag systemic gaps impacting output standards. - Quality Standards & Benchmarking: - Define and refine quality benchmarks, scoring rubrics, and evaluation criteria based on project needs. - Contribute to the development of gold standards and reference materials for high-quality outputs. - Ensure quality frameworks reflect domain-specific rigor where applicable. - Analysis & Insights: - Analyze audit results to generate actionable insights on quality trends and performance gaps. - Provide structured reports with clear recommendations to improve overall output quality. - Partner with internal stakeholders to calibrate on quality expectations and scoring consistency. - Process Improvement (Quality-Focused): - Recommend improvements to workflows, guidelines, and evaluation processes based on audit findings. - Support calibration efforts to ensure alignment across reviewers and quality stakeholders. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives strictly related to quality outcomes. - Out of Scope (Role Boundaries): - No direct interaction with contributors (e.g., no office hours, Slack support, or real-time guidance). - No task assignment, queue management, or operational oversight. - No people management or performance management responsibilities. Qualifications - Deep domain expertise in a specialized field (e.g., medicine, law, engineering, etc.). - Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex outputs against defined standards. - Experience in quality assurance, auditing, or evaluation frameworks is preferred. - Ability to produce clear, structured, and actionable feedback. - High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and consistency. Engagement Expectations - Hourly, project-based work aligned to audit volume and quality needs. - Deliverables include completed audits, calibration input, and quality reports. - Operates independently with minimal oversight, focusing on expertise-driven contributions. Benefits - Flexible work hours based on availability. Company Description At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

Role Description This is an independent contractor opportunity. The role will start as a 3-month contract, with opportunities for extension based on mutual alignment. The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) brings together top researchers and domain experts to collaborate on high-impact work that are shaping the future of AI. As an HFC Fellow, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems—while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers. What You’ll Do - Senior Advisory & Model Governance: Provide elite-level consultancy on model behavior and domain-specific logic, establishing the benchmarks for professional integrity. - High-Impact Research Collaboration: Influence the technical roadmap by partnering with Scale AI's research, delivery, and GTM teams to design sophisticated, small-scale tasks that translate expert-level intuition into rigorous, computable frameworks for frontier model evaluation. - Executive Client Engagement: Represent the Human Frontier Collective as a Subject Matter Expert during pivotal sales cycles, executive meetings, and conferences. - Visionary Creation: Contribute to the creation of premier technical content and strategic GTM assets that ultimately helps position Scale as the definitive leader in the industry. - Contribute to Research Publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers, boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition (e.g., SciPredict, PropensityBench, Professional Reasoning Benchmark). - HFC Community: Become a foundational member of the Human Frontier Collective; a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators. Gain exclusive access to a community of industry leaders and AI researchers dedicated to advancing the frontier of data. Qualifications - 5+ years of relevant industry experience with strong, top-tier domain knowledge. - Proven track record of operating at the top of their field and applying deep expertise in high-impact, real-world environments across finance, legal, medical, or related fields. - Ideal background includes but is not limited to: - Finance Domain: IB/PE/VC C-Suite, VPs, or Directors from Bulge Bracket or Elite Boutiques (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Blackstone), Senior Managers, Senior Associates, or Senior Analysts from top-tier firms. - Legal Domain: Partners or Senior Counsel at V100 firms; former SCOTUS/Federal Clerks, and Senior Associates from Big Law with active bar membership. - Medical Domain: Board-certified MDs from premier academic hospitals (e.g., Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic). Practicing physicians with at least 5 years of post-residency experience from premier hospitals. - Based on your specific expertise, we are looking for candidates who hold advanced degrees (PhD, or Masters, MD/DO, or JD) coupled with significant clinical, legal, or financial practice. - Demonstrated research experience, analytical thinking, proficiency in problem formulation, and an interest in interdisciplinary AI applications. - Self-driven and detail-oriented, with a deep passion for applied AI research. An innovative thinker who pairs intellectual curiosity with a commitment to collaboration within an elite community of researchers and AI professionals. Benefits - Professional Development: High-impact experts expand their influence through review projects, advisory roles, and research—while deepening their AI expertise, strengthening analytical and problem-solving skills, and engaging with pioneering AI applications in science and technology. - Join a Top-Tier Network: Collaborate with a global network of academics and experts to advance responsible AI through impactful, flexible research and training. 80% of our members come from leading institutions. - Flexible Schedule: ~5–20 hours per week, with the ability to set your own schedule around existing commitments. - Competitive Pay: We are offering $300/hr. USD for this role across all three domains; Finance, Legal, and Medical. Application Process - Apply: We review applications on a rolling basis. - Interview: Candidates will get to discuss their research experience, professional background, and alignment with our mission to advance human-centered AI. - Join the Collective: Successful candidates will receive an invitation to join the Human Frontier Collective Program as a Research Advisor.

Role Description This is a fully remote, part-time opportunity open to U.S. based applicants at this time. The role will start as a 3-month contract, with opportunities for extension based on mutual alignment. The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) brings together top researchers and domain experts to collaborate on high-impact work that are shaping the future of AI. As an HFC Fellow, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems—while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers. What You’ll Do - Senior Advisory & Model Governance: Provide elite-level consultancy on model behavior and domain-specific logic, establishing the benchmarks for professional integrity. - High-Impact Research Collaboration: Influence the technical roadmap by partnering with Scale AI's research, delivery, and GTM teams to design sophisticated, small-scale tasks that translate expert-level intuition into rigorous, computable frameworks for frontier model evaluation. - Executive Client Engagement: Represent the Human Frontier Collective as a Subject Matter Expert during pivotal sales cycles, executive meetings, and conferences. - Visionary Creation: Contribute to the creation of premier technical content and strategic GTM assets that ultimately helps position Scale as the definitive leader in the industry. - Contribute to Research Publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers, boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition (e.g., SciPredict, PropensityBench, Professional Reasoning Benchmark). - HFC Community: Become a foundational member of the Human Frontier Collective; a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators. Gain exclusive access to a community of industry leaders and AI researchers dedicated to advancing the frontier of data. Qualifications - 5+ years of relevant industry experience with strong, top-tier domain knowledge. - Proven track record of operating at the top of their field and applying deep expertise in high-impact, real-world environments across finance, legal, medical, or related fields. - Ideal background includes but is not limited to: - Finance Domain: IB/PE/VC C-Suite, VPs, or Directors from Bulge Bracket or Elite Boutiques (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Blackstone), Senior Managers, Senior Associates, or Senior Analysts from top-tier firms. - Legal Domain: Partners or Senior Counsel at V100 firms; former SCOTUS/Federal Clerks, and Senior Associates from Big Law with active bar membership. - Medical Domain: Board-certified MDs from premier academic hospitals (e.g., Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic). Practicing physicians with at least 5 years of post-residency experience from premier hospitals. - Based on your specific expertise, we are looking for candidates who hold advanced degrees (PhD, or Masters, MD/DO, or JD) coupled with significant clinical, legal, or financial practice. - Demonstrated research experience, analytical thinking, proficiency in problem formulation, and an interest in interdisciplinary AI applications. - Self-driven and detail-oriented, with a deep passion for applied AI research. An innovative thinker who pairs intellectual curiosity with a commitment to collaboration within an elite community of researchers and AI professionals. Requirements - High-impact experts expand their influence through review projects, advisory roles, and research—while deepening their AI expertise, strengthening analytical and problem-solving skills, and engaging with pioneering AI applications in science and technology. - Collaborate with a global network of academics and experts to advance responsible AI through impactful, flexible research and training. 80% of our members come from leading institutions. - ~5–20 hours per week, with the ability to set your own schedule around existing commitments. - We are offering up to $300/hr. USD for this role across all three domains; Finance, Legal, and Medical. Application Process - Apply: We review applications on a rolling basis. - Interview: Candidates will get to discuss their research experience, professional background, and alignment with our mission to advance human-centered AI. - Join the Collective: Successful candidates will receive an invitation to join the Human Frontier Collective Program as a Research Advisor.

Scale AI is looking to hire a highly motivated and enthusiastic Global Travel & Expenses Manager to join its Corporate Accounting team. This crucial role will play an integral part in building its global travel and expense operations in a fast-paced environment. This role will be responsible for managing the strategic Travel program and expenses cycle and supporting the month-end close process. You must have strategic thinking, strong analytical skills and an eagerness to learn, as well as be a collaborative team player. You’ll need to not be afraid to roll up your sleeves and pivot between high-level vendor negotiations and hands-on system troubleshooting and also doing tactical work. What you’ll be doing: - Design and execute the global travel category strategy, leading end-to-end supplier selection (RFP), onboarding, and lifecycle management for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation. - Architect high-leverage negotiation strategies to secure preferential rates and corporate benefits, ensuring maximum ROI on the company’s annual travel spend. - Champion "Preferred Supplier" adoption through creating policies, data-driven influence and internal marketing, optimizing corporate leverage and volume-based discounts. - Govern the global Travel & Expense (T&E) ecosystem, overseeing corporate credit card programs and employee reimbursements to ensure 100% alignment with fiscal policy and tax compliance. - Execute rigorous internal controls and audits, identifying leakage or non-compliant spending patterns and implementing corrective action plans. - Pioneer process optimization by auditing existing workflows and designing automated, scalable solutions that reduce friction for the traveler while increasing back-office efficiency. - Serve as the Functional Product Owner for travel-related technologies (e.g., Navan, Brex, etc), managing system integrations, troubleshooting technical hurdles, and leading future-state implementations. - Synthesize T&E data into actionable insights, delivering ad-hoc analysis and executive reporting that informs budgetary decisions and policy shifts. What we’re looking for: - Minimum 4 years of Travel, AP and/or accounting experience. - Experience with OBT software (Navan, Spotnana, Egencia, etc). - Experience with employee expenses systems: Netsuite, Coupa, Brex or other major systems. - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, or related degree. - Strong understanding of full global travel industry. - Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities within deadlines. - Excellent AI, problem-solving skills and high level of attention to detail. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. - Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel. - Remote based in México. - 15% travel, primarily to the USA but potentially also to worldwide Scale travel locations Nice-to-haves: - Experience with S2P software (Brex, Zip, LevelPath and/or Navan). - Prior experience at a fast growing start-up or public company. - Passion for the AI industry. PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants. About Us: At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information. We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision. PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. 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