Management Consultant (Freelancer)

About Us

Deccan AI Experts is a pioneering AI company founded by IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad alumni, with a strong founding team from IITs, NITs, and BITS. We specialize in high-quality human-curated data, AI-first operations, and advanced AI evaluation systems.

About the Role

We are seeking a Management Consultant (Freelancer) to support advanced AI evaluation initiatives focused on business strategy, commercial due diligence, corporate finance, market research, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated outputs related to market assessments, growth strategies, commercial due diligence, financial analysis, operational improvement, and business transformation. Your expertise will help improve AI systems designed for structured business reasoning, consulting frameworks, financial analysis, and executive decision support.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in management consulting, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, transaction advisory, commercial due diligence, or business transformation.

Responsibilities

• Create deliverables addressing real-world consulting and strategic business scenarios.
• Annotate and evaluate AI-generated business analyses, strategic recommendations, due diligence reports, market assessments, and executive presentations.
• Assess AI outputs for analytical rigor, business relevance, financial accuracy, and logical consistency.
• Read, interpret, and extract key business insights from Confidential Information Memorandums (CIMs), management presentations, business plans, investor decks, and commercial reports.
• Conduct and evaluate market sizing analyses, including Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM).
• Review AI-generated outputs related to financial due diligence, including Quality of Earnings (QoE), working capital analysis, profitability, cash flow assessment, and business performance evaluation.
• Apply hypothesis-driven consulting methodologies to evaluate business problems, identify growth opportunities, assess strategic alternatives, and formulate recommendations.
• Assess commercial strategies considering India-specific industry dynamics, regulatory environments, consumer behavior, competitive landscapes, and sector-specific trends.
• Identify unsupported assumptions, commercial risks, analytical gaps, financial inconsistencies, and strategic weaknesses in AI-generated outputs.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in consulting, strategy, and financial analysis workflows.
• Review peer-developed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency standards.
• Contribute domain expertise to improve AI systems focused on management consulting, strategic planning, and business intelligence.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Commerce, or a related field.
• MBA from a reputed institution is preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Management Consulting, Strategy Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Commercial Due Diligence, Transaction Advisory, or Business Transformation.
• Reading, interpreting, and extracting key information from Confidential Information Memorandums (CIMs).
• Conducting market sizing analyses (TAM, SAM, SOM) using structured research methodologies.
• Reviewing financial due diligence, including Quality of Earnings (QoE) assessments, working capital analysis, and business performance evaluation.
• Applying hypothesis-driven consulting approaches to solve complex business problems and develop strategic recommendations.
• Evaluating businesses within the Indian commercial and sector context, considering market dynamics, regulatory frameworks, competitive positioning, and industry trends.
• Preparing executive presentations, business cases, strategy documents, commercial assessments, and board-ready recommendations.
• Strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and quantitative reasoning skills.
• Excellent written English communication skills.
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for business relevance, financial accuracy, and strategic quality.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with leading management consulting firms, strategy consulting firms, Big Four advisory practices, corporate strategy teams, private equity firms, or investment banks.
• Experience supporting commercial due diligence, growth strategy, market entry, operational transformation, or M&A strategy engagements.
• Familiarity with financial databases such as Capital IQ, PitchBook, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, or FactSet.
• Experience across sectors such as Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, or Energy.
• Experience preparing board presentations, investment committee materials, strategic planning documents, or commercial due diligence reports.
• Professional certifications or advanced qualifications in strategy, finance, or business analysis are an advantage.

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay: ₹1,500/hour
• Fully remote with flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI and business intelligence initiatives.
• Exposure to advanced AI systems focused on strategic consulting, commercial analysis, and executive decision-making.
• Flexible project-based opportunities with global teams.
• Work on next-generation AI solutions supporting management consulting, business strategy, and corporate transformation.