Retail Business Operations Manager for AI Research Accelerator

Turing is looking for candidates with strong experience in retail business operations, multi-store management, and team leadership — particularly at the level expected for experienced general or operations managers overseeing store performance, merchandising, and customer experience.

Role Overview:

• In this role, you will be working on projects to help evaluate and improve AI using your business and retail operations expertise.
• No prior AI experience is required.
• These projects will help you learn how to leverage AI to enhance decision-making, improve sales performance, and optimize end-to-end retail operations.

What Does Day-to-Day Look Like:

• Design and solve real-world retail management and operations scenarios to test AI reasoning.
• Write clear, structured solutions covering inventory management, staffing, merchandising, and performance optimization.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for clarity, operational accuracy, and business relevance.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to improve model understanding of leadership communication, supply chain processes, and retail analytics.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience as a General Manager, Operations Manager, or Retail Leader.
• Strong understanding of retail operations, supply chain coordination, and sales execution strategies.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Operations, or Retail Management preferred.
• Excellent English communication and analytical reasoning skills.
• Candidate must be based out of the US.

Perks of Freelancing with Turing & Offer Details:

• Strong compensation (exact amount varies by project).
• Work in a fully remote environment.
• Engagement type: Contractor assignment/freelancer, potentially full-time.
• Duration of projects: approximately 1 month (with possibility for extension).

What Turing is NOT seeking from your expertise:

• Confidential or proprietary information from any employer, university, etc.
• Trade secrets or internal company or university data.
• Specific client information or case details.
• Any information that would violate NDAs, employment agreements or other confidentiality obligations.

Note: As part of assessments you will go through an AI video interview.

About Turing:

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.

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