Retail Finance Director

Overview

Handshake is looking for senior retail finance professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with long-range financial planning and budget management to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand retail finance workflows and strategic planning practices.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Details

• This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required.
• Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.
• Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in senior retail finance leadership, in roles such as:

  • Finance Director, VP of Finance, or CFO

  • Or equivalent roles in the retail industry
• Hands-on experience with strategic finance workflows, including:

  • Long-range financial planning

  • Budget variance analysis
• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously with AI research teams.