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Geopolitical Risk Advisor

You will help improve AI systems that analyze geopolitical developments, strategic reasoning, and government security decisions. The work combines scenario writing, content review, and structured risk analysis.

Field
Generalist
Where
United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
Commitment
part time
Posted
6 days ago

How this pay compares

At $95/hr (the midpoint of $70 to $120), this role pays more than 80% of the 206 open generalist roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $60.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced generalist roles, Alignerr has the highest median ($80/hr across 17 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($50/hr across 54).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$1,425

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,175

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,561 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

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The full listing

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The work

You will help improve AI systems that analyze geopolitical developments, strategic reasoning, and government security decisions. The work combines scenario writing, content review, and structured risk analysis.

You will work with unclassified material and provide clear, evidence-based assessments of complex political and security situations.

  • Create realistic scenarios involving geopolitical risks, international security, and foreign policy.
  • Review geopolitical and government security content for accuracy, relevance, and analytical quality.
  • Evaluate strategic decisions and identify risks, inconsistencies, and unsupported assumptions.
  • Assess regional security dynamics, international relations, and geopolitical developments.
  • Write structured assessments, clear explanations, and evidence-based recommendations.

What it pays and takes

This is a part-time contractor role with flexible, project-based work.

  • Pay: $70 to $120 per hour.
  • Work type: Part-time contract work with flexible project or task-based assignments.
  • Location: Open to candidates in the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, India, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Oman, Peru, the Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Taiwan, the United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and South Africa.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English.
  • Required: Significant professional experience in geopolitical risk analysis, foreign policy, government security strategy, or international security.
  • Required: Strong understanding of geopolitical developments, international relations, and strategic risk assessment.
  • Required: Experience evaluating complex political or security situations and developing strategic recommendations.
  • Required: Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and written communication skills.
  • Helpful: Experience with foreign policy agencies, security institutions, international organizations, think tanks, or geopolitical risk advisory firms.
  • Helpful: Experience advising senior government officials, policymakers, or organizational leaders.
  • Helpful: Knowledge of regional security, great-power competition, international conflict, or geopolitical forecasting.
  • Helpful: Background in intelligence-informed policy analysis, strategic planning, international security research, risk assessments, policy briefs, strategic reports, or executive recommendations.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People write examples, review model responses, and assess whether outputs are accurate, useful, and well reasoned, while subject-matter experts help models handle specialized topics more reliably.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 4

    First payment

    OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has changed the listed pay once since Nov 5, 2026:

  • Nov 11, 2026$50-100 → $70-120/hrraised

Across OpenTrain AI's generalist roles, the median listed pay was $40/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (50 roles) and is $61/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (114 roles).

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