Research Associate - AI Validation (Project-based)

Supports Collective Residential's M&A/enablement team by executing AI-assisted research on prospective partner contacts and accounts, then applying independent judgment to validate the accuracy of that AI output before updating Salesforce.

Job Overview:

• This is an hourly, project-based opportunity that should last at least 6 months.
• Payments are in USD and biweekly.
• Completely flexible schedule. No requirement to overlap with U.S. business hours.

Responsibilities

• Run research on target contacts/accounts using provided AI tools (e.g., Claude)
• Critically review AI-generated output for accuracy, completeness, and plausibility — this is a judgment role, not a copy/paste role
• Identify when AI output is incomplete, inaccurate, or needs additional verification, and know how to close that gap
• Update and maintain clean, accurate contact/account records in Salesforce (CRM/Sales side)
• Apply understanding of Collective Residential's business model and target profile (property management company owners/decision-makers) to judge whether a contact/account is correctly identified
• Flag ambiguous or low-confidence findings to the enablement team rather than guessing
• Maintain confidentiality of all company and prospect data per NDA

Requirements

• Hands-on experience using Salesforce as an end user on the CRM/Sales side (not admin, not case/support management)
• Strong English reading comprehension and written communication
• Demonstrated independent judgment — able to spot when information looks wrong or incomplete
• Comfort working with AI research tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
• High attention to detail and consistency across repetitive research tasks
• Reliable internet and own equipment

Nice-to-have

• Prior research, lead-gen, sales ops, or CRM data-hygiene experience
• Familiarity with U.S. real estate, property management, or B2B SaaS