OpenTrain

Project Manager Expert (English)

Create and evaluate project-delivery scenarios used to assess AI models. Your work draws on practical project management judgment, from planning and prioritization to delivery risks and stakeholder needs.

Field: Business & operations
Where: United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Hours: up to 10/week
Posted: 4 days ago

How this pay compares

At $103/hr (the midpoint of $80 to $125), this role pays more than 87% of the 167 open business & operations roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $68.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced business & operations roles, Mercor has the highest median ($78/hr across 20 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($53/hr across 31).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 4 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

Where in the listed range$103/hrHours a week (listing allows up to 10)10 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,025

Per month, if the work is steady

$4,442

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,123 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

Open business & operations roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
Mercor	21	$78/hr	Payer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy$175-200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	83	$75/hr	Enterprise Operations AI Evaluation Analyst$135/hr
micro1	32	$61/hr	Brand & Creative Strategy Expert$150-350/hr
Alignerr	31	$53/hr	Frontier Data Lead – AI Client Delivery & Growth$85-120/hr
Handshake AI	31	up to $80/hr	Marketing and Sales ProfessionalUp to $120/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

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The work

Write realistic scenarios covering project kickoff, planning, delivery, and retrospectives.
Create reference answers that explain planning and prioritization decisions.
Rate AI-generated plans for realism, completeness, and awareness of stakeholders.
Spot plans that sound polished but would fail under real delivery conditions.
Apply practical judgment about scope, budgets, risks, communication, and execution.

What it pays and takes

Pay: $80 to $125 per hour, paid weekly via Stripe.
Hours: At least 10 hours per week. You can scale your weekly workload up or down.
Work arrangement: Fully remote, asynchronous contract work with an ongoing engagement.
Location: Open to candidates in eligible countries for this role.
Bring experience owning project lifecycles from kickoff through delivery, with practical knowledge of scope, budgets, or stakeholders.
Strong planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication skills are required.
Clear written English is required.
PMP, PRINCE2, or an equivalent certification is helpful, as is experience with both agile and waterfall delivery or with program and portfolio management.

How it works

OpenTrain is a platform for finding AI training work and building a profile of your experience. Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work uses human examples and reviews to help improve how AI systems respond. Experienced project managers contribute valuable judgment by writing realistic scenarios and assessing whether AI-generated plans account for real delivery conditions.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

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Funded milestones
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First payment
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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $80-125/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's business & operations roles, the median listed pay was $60/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (40 roles) and is $75/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (83 roles).

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