Fast Facts

Join Handshake as a Labor Relations Specialist AI Trainer and leverage your professional experience to evaluate AI models in labor relations without prior AI expertise. This remote, flexible, hourly contract role allows you to work independently on AI-related projects year-round.

Responsibilities: Evaluate AI models, develop prompts reflective of your field, provide structured feedback, and work on projects related to labor relations without minimum hour commitments, averaging between 5-20 hours weekly.

Skills: At least 4 years of professional experience in labor relations, including negotiating agreements, mediating discussions, and drafting proposals.

Qualifications: Professional experience in labor relations, including tasks such as contract negotiations, compliance assurance, grievance handling, and employee training.

Location: This position is remote, allowing you to work from anywhere; however, it is connected to San Francisco, California.

Compensation: $75 - $75 / Hourly

Overview

Handshake is recruiting Labor Relations Specialist Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.

Details

• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs
• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field
• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.

Qualifications

• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
• Negotiate collective bargaining agreements.
• Investigate and evaluate union complaints or arguments to determine viability.
• Propose resolutions for collective bargaining or other labor or contract negotiations.
• Draft contract proposals or counterproposals for collective bargaining or other labor negotiations.
• Interpret contractual agreements for employers and employees involved in collective bargaining or other labor relations processes.
• Prepare evidence for disciplinary hearings, including preparing witnesses to testify.
• Mediate discussions between employer and employee representatives to reconcile differences.
• Review employer practices or employee data to ensure compliance with contracts regarding wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
• Recommend collective bargaining strategies, goals, or objectives.
• Monitor company or workforce adherence to labor agreements.
• Call or meet with unions, companies, government agencies, or other stakeholders to discuss labor relations matters such as negotiations or grievances.
• Assess risk levels associated with collective bargaining strategies.
• Present the company's or labor’s position during arbitration or other labor negotiations.
• Identify alternatives to proposals made by unions, employees, companies, or government agencies.
• Draft rules or regulations governing collective bargaining activities in collaboration with company, government, or employee representatives.
• Research case law or outcomes of previous hearings.
• Write letters related to labor relations activities, such as contract amendments, disputes, conciliation, or requests for clarification of contract terms.
• Schedule or coordinate grievance hearings or other labor-related meetings.
• Review and approve employee disciplinary actions, including written reprimands, suspensions, or terminations.
• Select mediators or arbitrators for labor disputes or contract negotiations.
• Assess the impact of union proposals on company or government operations.
• Advise management on contract administration, employee discipline, or grievance procedures.
• Train managers or supervisors on labor relations topics such as working conditions, safety, or equal opportunity practices.
• Provide expert testimony in legal proceedings related to labor relations or labor contracts.
• Develop employee health and safety policies.
• Develop methods to monitor employee satisfaction with policies or working conditions, including grievance or complaint procedures.
• Prepare reports or presentations to communicate employee satisfaction or related data to management.
• Prepare and submit required government reports or forms related to labor relations, such as EEO forms, new hire forms, or minority compensation reports.
• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.

Application Process

• Create a Handshake account
• Upload your resume and verify your identity
• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects
• Start working and earning

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.